Gonzalo Rubalcaba

Gonzalo Rubalcaba (born May 27, 1963) is a Grammy Award-winning Afro-Cuban jazz pianist and composer.^{[1]  [2][3]}

Early life

Rubalcaba was born Gonzalo Julio González Fonseca in Havana, Cuba into a musical family. He adopted his great grandmother name for professional use, just as did his father Guillermo Rubalcaba (born Guillermo González Camejo) and his grandfather Jacobo Rubalcaba (born Jacobo González Rubalcaba).^[4]

Later life and career

With Orquesta Aragón, Rubalcaba toured France and Africa in 1983.^[1] He formed his own Grupo Projecto in 1985.^[1]

Discography

As bandleader

• Concierto Negro (1987)
• Mi Gran Pasion (1987)
• Live in Havana (1989)
• Giraldilla (1990)
• Discovery: Live at Montreux (1990)
• The Blessing (1991)
• Images: Live at Mt. Fuji (1991)
• Suite 4 y 20 (1992)
• Rapsodia (1992)
• Imagine (1993)^[5]
• Diz (1993)
• Concatenacion (1995)
• Flying Colors (1997) with Joe Lovano
• Antiguo (1998)
• Inner Voyage (1999) with Michael Brecker
• Supernova (2001)
• Inicio (2001)
• Nocturne (2001) with Charlie Haden
• Paseo (2004)
• Land of the Sun (2004) with Charlie Haden
• Solo (2006)
• Avatar (2008)
• Fé (2010)
• XXI Century (2011)
• Volcan (2013)
• Live Faith (2014)
• Suite Caminos (2015)

As sideman

With Ignacio Berroa

• Codes

With Ron Carter

• Mr. Bow-tie

With Francisco Céspedes

• Con el Permiso de Bola

With Chick Corea

• Rendezvous in New York (Stretch, 2003)

With Al Di Meola

• Flesh on Flesh
• Pursuit of Radical Rapsody

With Richard Galliano

• Love Day

With Charlie Haden

• The Montreal Tapes: with Gonzalo Rubalcaba and Paul Motian (Verve, 1989 [1997])
• Nocturne (Verve, 2001)
• Land of the Sun (Verve, 2004)
• Tokyo Adagio (Impulse 2015)

With Katia Labèque

• Shape of My Heart

With Tony Martinez

• Habana Vive
• Mafarefun

With Pat Martino

• Think Tank

Awards

Grammy Awards

Year	Recipient/Nominated work	Award	Result
2000	Antiguo	Best Latin Jazz Album[6]	Nominated
2002	Supernova	Best Latin Jazz Album[7]	Nominated
2002	Nocturne (as producer)	Best Latin Jazz Album[8]	Won
2002	"Oren"	Best Instrumental Composition[9]	Nominated
2005	Land of the Sun (as producer)	Best Latin Jazz Album[10]	Won

Billboard Music Awards

Year	Recipient/Nominated work	Award	Result
2002	Supernova	Latin Jazz Album of the Year[11]	Nominated
2007	Solo	Latin Jazz Album of the Year[12]	Nominated

Latin Grammy Awards

Year	Recipient/Nominated work	Award	Result
2002	Supernova	Best Latin Jazz Album[13]	Won
2005	Paseo	Best Instrumental Album[14]	Nominated
2006	Solo	Best Latin Jazz Album[15]	Won
2008	Avatar	Best Instrumental Album[16]	Nominated

References

1. Huey, Steve. "Biography: Gonzalo Rubalcaba". AMG. Retrieved 14 May 2010.
2. JazzTimes April 1996 - Page 72 "Gonzalo Rubalcaba, now barely 33, has shown world audiences from Montreux to Toronto to Tokyo ... exquisitely concentrated, introspective solos (Lennon's "Imagine," his "Circuito II" and "Mima")"
3. Billboard - 17 Feb 1996 - Page 87 GONZALO RUBALCABA Imagine: Gonzalo Rubalcaba In The USA PRODUCER: Gonzalo Rubalcaba Blue Note 30491 Despite his seeming ubiquity on the traditional jazz scene, Cuban pianist Gonzalo Rubalcaba was barred from these shores..."
4. Rubalcaba, Gonzalo (Gonzalo Julio Gonzalez Fonseca). Encyclopedia of Jazz Musicians. Retrieved on July 31, 2015.
5. El malpensante 1998- Page 108 "El título rezaba Imagine: Gonzalo Rubalcaba in the USA (Blue Note 30491); y aunque el término "Imagine" se refiere a la famosa composición de Iohn Lennon —de la cual hay una versión interesantísima allí incluida.. "
6. "The Nominees for the Grammy Awards". San Francisco Chronicle. January 5, 2000. p. 3. Retrieved November 4, 2010.
7. "Complete List Of Grammy Nominees". CBS News. January 4, 2002. Retrieved November 4, 2010.
8. "The 2002 Grammy winners". San Francisco Chronicle. February 28, 2002. p. 1. Retrieved November 3, 2010.
9. "Final Nominations for the 44th Annual Grammy Awards". Billboard (Nielsen Business Media, Inc.) 114 (3): 91. January 19, 2002. Retrieved April 12, 2013.
10. McDermott, Tricia (February 13, 2005). "2005 Grammy Award Winners". CBS News. Retrieved November 3, 2010.
11. "2002 Billboard Latin Music Awards". Billboard (Prometheus Global Media). 2002. Retrieved April 11, 2013.
12. "2007 Billboard Latin Music Awards Finalists". Billboard (Prometheus Global Media). 2007. Retrieved April 16, 2013.
13. "The List of Winners". Los Angeles Times (Tribune Company). September 19, 2002. Retrieved April 9, 2013.
14. "Complete list of 6th annual Latin Grammy nominations". USA Today (Gannett Company). November 2, 2005. Retrieved January 28, 2011.
15. "Latin Grammy awards Thursday". USA Today (Gannett Company). November 3, 2006. Retrieved April 20, 2013.
16. "9th Annual Latin Grammy Awards". Los Angeles Times (Tribune Company). September 10, 2007. Retrieved January 28, 2011.

External links

• Gonzalo Rubalcaba Official Website
• RadioRuba! Official Internet Radio Station
• 5Passion Official Label Website
• 5Passion Artist Blog Official Label Website