Dayramir González
Dayramir González | |
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| Born | Dayramir González Vicet October 18, 1983 |
| Origin | South Bronx, New York City, U.S. |
| Genres | Afro-Cuban jazz, Latin jazz, jazz fusion, contemporary Cuban |
| Occupations | Pianist, composer, arranger, producer, educator |
| Instrument | Piano |
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Labels | Colibrí, EGREM, Bis Music, Jazz Revelation Records, Machat Records |
| Website | dayramirgonzalez |
Dayramir González Vicet (born October 18, 1983) is a Cuban-American jazz pianist, composer, arranger, and producer. A proponent of the danzón tradition in contemporary jazz, he is recognized for blending Afro-Cuban rhythms with modern jazz composition.[1]
González was the first Cuban national to receive the Presidential Scholarship at Berklee College of Music, where he graduated summa cum laude and won the Wayne Shorter Award for Most Outstanding Jazz Composer.[2] His debut album Dayramir & Habana enTRANCé (2007) won three Cubadisco Awards, and his 2018 album The Grand Concourse was named among DownBeat magazine's Top 40 Albums of the year.[3]
In 2012, while still a Berklee student, González was selected by Chucho Valdés to perform at Carnegie Hall's Voices of Latin America series, representing the young generation of Afro-Cuban jazz pianists alongside Aldo López-Gavilán.[4] He currently resides in the South Bronx, New York City, and is a Yamaha Artist.[2]
Awards and recognition
Featured in the award-winning book Danzón: Circum-Caribbean Dialogues in Music and Dance, he is considered a main proponent of continuing the tradition of Cuban music as he combines "formal elements of standard jazz practice...with elements of the danzón."[5] He is among the few Cuban jazz artists rescuing the danzón and "reinventing the genre on the basis of diverse constructions of identity."[6]
Discography
- 2007: Dayramir & Habana enTRANCé (Colibrí Productions)
- 2008: Solo tú y yo – Giraldo Piloto & Klimax (EGREM)
- 2009: Todo Está Bien – Giraldo Piloto & Klimax (Bis Music)
- 2011: Octave (Jazz Revelation Records)
- 2018: The Grand Concourse (Machat Records)
References
- ^ Madrid, Alejandro L. and Moore, Robin D. (2013). Danzón: Circum-Caribbean Dialogues in Music and Dance, p. 241. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0199965823.
- ^ a b "Dayramir Gonzalez". Yamaha Corporation. Retrieved January 28, 2025.
- ^ "Artist Profile: Dayramir González". Latin Jazz Network. Retrieved January 28, 2025.
- ^ Blumenfeld, Larry (November 19, 2012). "Cuban Exports Fill the Hall". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved September 2, 2015.
- ^ Madrid, Alejandro L. and Moore, Robin D. (2013). Danzón: Circum-Caribbean Dialogues in Music and Dance, p. 241. OUP USA, New York. ISBN 978-0199965823.
- ^ Shepherd, John and Horn, David (2014). Bloomsbury Encyclopedia of Popular Music of the World, Volume 9, p. 276. Bloomsbury Academic, New York. ISBN 1441141979.
