Ramón Valle
Luis Ramón Valle Sánchez (born December 29, 1964) is a Cuban jazz pianist and composer.
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Ramón Valle
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- Name
- Ramón Valle
- Birthplace
- Holguín, Cuba
- Born
- 29 December 1964
- Occupation
- Musician, composer
- Nationality
- Cuba
- Fields
- jazz · hard bop
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Luis Ramón Valle Sánchez (born December 29, 1964) is a Cuban jazz pianist and composer.
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Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Ramón Valle • Birthplace — Holguín, Cuba • Born — 29 December 1964 • Instrument — Piano • Genre — Jazz • Occupation — Musician, composer • Website — ramonvalle.com
Life and career
Life and career
Valle was born on December 29, 1964, in Holguín, Cuba. He left Cuba in the 1990s.
Playing style
Playing style
An NPR reviewer of Valle's Take Off commented that "When Ramon Valle keeps it crisp, he can hardly go wrong, with percolating bass and drums at his back. But the pianist also has a more romantic, even schmaltzy side, where he tries to wow you with a ballad. Then he may show off his technique in a way that doesn't help".
As leader/co-leader
As leader/co-leader
• Year recorded — Title — Label — Notes • 2001 — Danza Negra — ACT — Quintet, with Perico Sambeat (alto sax, soprano sax), Carlos Puig (trumpet), Omar Rodriguez (bass), Horacio 'El Negro' Hernandez (drums) • 2004* — No Escape — ACT — Trio, with Omar Rodríguez Calvo (bass), Liber Torriente (drums) • 2005 — Piano Works IV: Memorias — ACT — Solo piano • 2008 — Fabulas — Budapest Music Center — With Eric Vloeimans (trumpet), Gabor Winand (vocals) • 2009* — Playground — RVS — Trio, with Omar Rodríguez Calvo (bass), Owen Hart, Jr. (drums) • 2011 — Flashes from Holland — RVS — Quartet, with Jesse van Ruller (guitar), Omar Rodríguez Calvo (bass), Owen Hart, Jr. (drums) • 2015* — Take Off — In + Out — Trio, with Omar Rodríguez Calvo (bass), Ernesto Simpson (drums) • 2017* — The Time is Now — In + Out — Trio, with Omar Rodríguez Calvo (bass), Jamie Peet (drums)
As sideman
As sideman
• Year recorded — Leader — Title — Label • 2014–15 — Gerardo — Jazzpaña Live — ACT
Discography
An asterisk (*) after the year indicates that it is the year of release.
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- 1.Ramón Valle Biography. AllMusic.
- 2.Ramon Valle Musician. All About Jazz. 2017-10-03.
- 3.‘In Europa is ruimte voor verrassende jazz’. NRC. 2016-11-24.
- 4.Een kasteel met veel kamers waar zijn muzikale bagage rondslingert, zo ziet de Cubaanse Ramón Valle zijn muziek. Trouw. 2004-04-30.
- 5.Concertverslag: Ramón Valle en Maite Hontelé in Leiden. Jazzism. 2025-09-23.
- 6.Ramon Valle Inner State. Jazz Thing. 2020-10-22.
- 7.Ramon Valle Trio, Pizza Express Jazz Club, London. The Independent. 2004-02-13.
- 8.Valle: volwassen en onbevangen. Trouw. 2012-03-06.
- 9.Dit zijn de 25 beste Nederlandse albums van 2025. NRC. 2025-12-17.
- 10.Gábor Winand, Ramón Valle, Eric Vloeimans - Fabulas - Jazzenzo. jazzenzo.nl. 2009-09-19.
- 11.Ramón Valle: Take Off. Jazzwise. augustus 2015.
- 12.Krachtige jazz van Cubaans pianowonder. Trouw. 2002-05-25.
- 13.Regen spelbreker Music Meeting, maar muziek overwint. jazzenzo.nl. 2022-06-07.
- 14.Ramon Valle - Pizza Express Jazz Club, London. The Guardian. 2004-02-12.
- 15.Ramón Valle Trio, Ronnie Scott’s, London — mind-boggling dexterity. Financial Times. 2018-08-30.
- 16.Ramón Valle: Take Off review – bravura technique with a subtly Cuban flavour. The Guardian. 2015-05-03.
- 17.Pianist Ramón Valle brengt ode aan 20 jaar Nederland. Jazzism. 2021-11-08.
- 18.Ramon Valle, No Escape. The Guardian. 2004-02-20.
- 19.No Escape Review by Scott Yanow. Allmusic.
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