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Manuel Valera is a Cuban-American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger. He is a three-time Grammy Award nominee and has released nine albums as a leader. He has performed with a variety of jazz artists, including Dave Liebman, John Patitucci, and the Mingus Big Band. Valera was born in Havana, Cuba, and began playing piano at the age of five. He studied classical music at the National School of Arts in Havana and later attended the Amadeo Roldan Conservatory. In 2000, he moved to the United States and attended the Manhattan School of Music, where he earned a master's degree in jazz performance. Valera has released nine albums as a leader, including New Cuban Express (2008), Urban Landscape (2010), and New Cuban Express Ensemble (2012). He has also released two albums with his trio, Forma Nueva (2014) and Interplay (2016). He has been nominated for three Grammy Awards, including Best Latin Jazz Album for New Cuban Express (2008) and Best Instrumental Composition for "Urban Landscape" (2010). Valera is currently based in New York City and is a professor at the Manhattan School of Music. He has performed with a variety of jazz artists, including Dave Liebman, John Patitucci, and the Mingus Big Band. As of 2021, Manuel Valera's net worth is estimated to be approximately $1 million.

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Occupation Musician
Age 44 years old
Zodiac Sign Libra
Born 17 October, 1980
Birthday 17 October
Birthplace Havana, Cuba
Nationality Cuba

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2012

After a hiatus as a leader, to focus on sideman work, in 2012 Valera released New Cuban Express with Yosvany Terry on saxophone, John Benitez on bass, Tom Guarna on guitar, Eric Doob on drums, and percussionist Mauricio Herrera. This recording earned him a nomination for a 2013 Grammy Award in the category "Best Latin Jazz Album".

2004

Valera's first CD as a leader Forma Nueva was released in 2004. It features bassist John Patitucci, drummers Bill Stewart and Horacio "El Negro" Hernandez and saxophonist Seamus Blake. Historia, Melancolia and Vientos were released between 2005–2007, featuring drummers Antonio Sanchez and Ernesto Simpson, saxophonist Seamus Blake and Joel Frahm, bassists Ben Street and James Genus and percussionist Luis Quintero. 2009 marked the release of Currents, a trio recording with Genus and Simpson and it was also Valera's debut on the Maxjazz label.

2000

Valera was born in Havana, Cuba. Since 2000 he has lived in New York City, where he attended New School University. His playing is influenced by Bill Evans, Chick Corea and Keith Jarrett, and he has worked extensively in the groups of Dafnis Prieto, Arturo Sandoval, Paquito D'Rivera, Brian Lynch, Yosvany Terry, Jeff "Tain" Watts and Lenny White.

1980

Manuel Valera (born October 17, 1980) is a Cuban pianist and composer.