Jesús Valdés Rodríguez, better known as
Chucho Valdés (born October 9, 1941), is a Cuban pianist, bandleader, composer and arranger whose career spans over 50 years. An original member of the Orquesta Cubana de Música Moderna, in 1973 he founded the group
Irakere, one of Cuba's best-known
Latin jazz bands. Both his father,
Bebo Valdés, and his son, Chuchito, are pianists as well. He has won five
Grammy Awards and three
Latin Grammy Awards.