D'Rivera is a best-selling jazz artist with more than thirty solo albums to his credit. He has performed at the White House and the Blue Note. ""My Sax Life"" is the English-language edition of D'Rivera's memoirs, published to acclaim in 1998. D'Rivera recalls his early nightclub appearances as a child, performing with clowns and exotic dancers, as well as his search for artistic freedom in communist Cuba and his hungry explorations of world music after his defection.
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D'Rivera is a best-selling jazz artist with more than thirty solo albums to his credit. He has performed at the White House and the Blue Note. This memoir presents his early nightclub appearances as a child, performing with clowns and exotic dancers, and his search for artistic freedom in communist Cuba.
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ISBN
9780810125247
Publisert
2008-12-01
Utgiver
Northwestern University Press; Northwestern University Press
Vekt
720 gr
Høyde
226 mm
Bredde
158 mm
Dybde
26 mm
Aldersnivå
G, UU, UP, 01, 05
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
398

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Paquito D'Rivera was born in 1948 in Havana, Cuba. His celebrated recordings include the Grammy-winning Historia del Soldado (2003), Brazilian Dreams (2003), Live at the Blue Note (2001), and Portraits of Cuba (1996). He lives in North Bergen, New Jersey.