Hilario Durán

A Juno-Award winning Cuban-born/Canada-based pianist, Hilario Durán brings together Afro-Cuban musical traditions with his harmonically nuanced ear for contemporary and post-bop jazz. Durán initially gained fame in the '70s succeeding Chucho Valdés as the pianist in Cuba's Orquesta Cubana de Música Moderna. He also spent a decade with Arturo Sandoval's band, playing with Dizzy Gillespie, Michel Legrand, and others before settling in Canada. He has worked closely with flutist/saxophonist Jane Bunnett and released acclaimed albums like 1999's Habana Nocturna, the Juno Award-winn...