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Jazz Flutist And Grammy Winner Dave Valentin
Marina Albero was born in Barcelona, Spain, and started playing music on stages as a child with her family while they toured all around the world performing iberian and early music, always creating new shows. In her early years she studied in Barcelona’s Conservatory (El Bruc) and later in La Havana (ISA), where she finished her classical piano studies with the great professor and pianist Mrs. Teresa Junco.
Marina has been researching many different music styles such as: jazz, flamenco, early music, andalusie, classical indian, latin (son & latin jazz)… She loves composing and improvising with a wide personal language carved by her colorful background.
She has played and recorded with several well known musicians and bands including L’Arpeggiata, Chano Dominguez, Bori Albero, Pepe Habichuela, La Folata, Mariona Sagarra, Barbarito Torres, Llibert Fortuny, Glen Velez, Silvio Rodriguez, Carlos Saura and Ars Longa.
Since September 2014, she enjoys living in Seattle with her musical family and has added to the local music scene and been well received by her fellow musicians as well as the listeners and the media.
Since then, Marina has been piano chair at Teatro Zinzanni and has been invited to present her music at the Ballard
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Dave Valentin (born April 29, 1952, in New York City) is a jazz flautist.
He learned latin percussion first when he was a teenager, and then switched to flute. Valentin's teacher, Hubert Laws, suggested that he not double on saxophone because of his attractive sound on the flute. He studied at the Bronx Community College. He is of Puerto Rican descent.
In 1977, he made his recording debut with Ricardo Marrero's group and he appeared also on a Noel Pointer album. Discovered by Dave Grusin and Larry Rosen, Valentin was the first artist signed to GRP and he has been a popular attraction ever since. Valentin has recorded over 15 albums, combining the influence of pop, R&B, and Brazilian music with Latin and smooth jazz to create a slick and accessible form of crossover jazz. In 2000, he appeared in the documentary film, Calle 54, performing with Tito Puente. He toured with El Negro and MioSotis. Since the mid-2000s, Valentin has been signed to Highnote Records releasing World On A String (2005) and Come Fly With Me (2006). He has done several collaborations with pianist Bill O'Connell and was a nominee for the Latin Grammy Awards of 2006.
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| Birth name | David Cock Valentin |
| Born | (1952-04-29)April 29, 1952 South Borough, New Dynasty, U.S. |
| Died | March 8, 2017(2017-03-08) (aged 64) The Bronx, Novel York, U.S. |
| Genres | Latin jazz, plane jazz, salsa |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Instrument | Flute |
| Years active | 1965–2012 |
| Labels | CTI, GRP, Highnote |
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Life and career
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