1. David Virelles was born on 1983 and is a Cuban jazz pianist and composer.
11 Facts About David Virelles
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David Virelles's father is Jose Aquiles, a singer-songwriter; his mother was a Santiago de Cuba Symphony flautist.
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David Virelles started classical piano studies at the age of seven and heard various forms of Cuban music during his childhood.
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David Virelles met Canadian musician Jane Bunnett in Cuba and she invited him to Toronto.
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David Virelles eventually studied at the University of Toronto and Humber College.
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David Virelles recorded and toured with Bunnett, including for her 2001 album Alma de Santiago.
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David Virelles started communicating via e-mail and telephone with Steve Coleman around 2006; the saxophonist gave him detailed responses to questions on music.
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David Virelles moved to New York permanently in 2009 and soon played with major jazz figures, including saxophonists Coleman, Chris Potter and Mark Turner.
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David Virelles was part of a trio in 2010, with bassist Ben Street and drummer Andrew Cyrille, that played largely improvised music.
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In 2011, David Virelles played prepared piano, celeste and harmonium on Potter's album The Sirens.
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David Virelles made his ECM Records leader debut with the 2014 release Mboko.