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Welcome to the homepage of Ramón Valle. Here you can find his
concertschedules, pictures, music, video and more! Please enjoy!
Latest news:
- New review in Jazzenzo
Jazzmagazine of the concert of the Ramon Valle Trio, February 23,
Middelburg (NL): "Valle wil zich niet profileren als een speler
van latin, of meer specifiek, Cubaanse jazz. Zijn idioom is jazz, in
brede(re) zin. Maar natuurlijk is zijn Cubaanse achtergrond te horen
in zijn stukken. In ‘Cinco Hermanas’ bijvoorbeeld, dat hij
schreef voor zijn vijf zussen en waarmee hij “Cuba altijd bij
zich draagt, waar hij ook is”. Zoals in bijna alle stukken laaide
hier het vuur weer flink op. Percussief en met een enorme vingervlugheid
reeg hij loopjes, tweeklanken en akkoorden over het hele register aan
elkaar, zelfs in de hectiek en complexiteit van stukken als ‘El
reto’ en ‘Laberinto’. Maar gas terugnemen kan Valle
ook." >>read
the full article
- We are very proud to present new promotional images of Ramon Valle
and trio by the Dutch photographer Hans Speekenbrink. Go to our pictures
page on this site!
- For the people who can read Dutch: I have a new review of my latest cd 'Playground' on our website from the magazine Pianowereld. Please check it out on our review page.
- On Youtube you can watch two songs and a very personal
interview for the Dutch National TV programme called 'Vrije Geluiden'
live from the famous Bimhuis in Amsterdam. Check out the songs from
the new album 'Playground': Siboney
and Fabio.
'
The sensation of a new life, the feeling of a new start, new ideas and
new hope'. Ramon Valle got inspired by the birth of his son Fabio. His
emotions and experiences were recorded on his newest album Playground..........
read more reviews >.
Soon you will find here more information about PLAYGROUND', for now you can already hear parts of some songs in the player on this website, please enjoy these new songs.
Buy PLAYGROUND now!
- More new concerts with Ramón Valle: check the concert schedule on this site>>
- Documentary on Ramón Valle at Dutch
Television: A portrait of a musician pur sang.
Come
and share the fascinating musical world of Cuban pianist and composer
Ramón Valle. We see and hear him play during his spectacular
debut at North Sea Jazz Festival 2000, his 2003 appearance with his
Quintet, with special guest Roy Hargrove and we get a scintillating
preview of Valle’s performance at this year’s edition of
North Sea Jazz: music from his latest album ‘No Escape’,
where he reaffirms himself once again as an eloquent storyteller with
a very individual style. Director Marlou van den Berge has been following
Ramón since 2000. She travelled with him to Cuba, where she met
his family, visited the conservatory where he studied classical music,
and where she witnessed his return at the Havana Jazz Festival. A portrait
of a musician pur sang.
"The greatest talent among our young pianists." Chucho Valdes, prominent musician and founder of Irakere, used these words to introduce Ramón Valle on his debut album Levitando (1993). On this first CD, Valle revealed himself as a pianist with a sound of his own. Although the influence of classical music and especially of the triumvirate Jarrett-Corea-Hancock can be heard, the remarkable thing about Valle's music is his ability to weld these diverse influences to create a unique style that eludes traditional categories. Rather than being a pianist who plays Latin Jazz or Cuban Jazz, Valle is a Cuban jazz pianist. He produces pure, contemporary jazz. Although clearly present, his Cuban roots never form the basis of his pieces. In his own words, "I am a Cuban musician who falls within the category called 'jazz', but my music borders on many other musical forms. Sometimes I feel like a troubadour, because I tell stories, stories without words."
His first European tour in 1998 Ramón Valle has elicited unanimous praise in the press:
Valle is pure energy... a whirlwind that drags along everyone and everything... Valle is risk, challenging the audience with unbounded creativity that refuses to bow to the slightest concession... Valle is Jazz... Valle demonstrates that the world of jazz needs to reserve a separate chapter just for him.