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Paquito D'Rivera

1948 - Today

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Francisco de Jesús Rivera Figueras (born 4 June 1948), known as Paquito D'Rivera, is a Cuban-American alto saxophonist, clarinetist and composer. He was a member of the Cuban songo band Irakere and, since the 1980s, he has established himself as a bandleader in the United States. His smooth saxophone tone and his frequent combination of Latin jazz and classical music have become his trademarks. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Paquito D'Rivera is the 1,381st most popular musician (down from 1,205th in 2019), the 110th most popular biography from Cuba (down from 102nd in 2019) and the 11th most popular Cuban Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Paquito D'Rivera ranks 1,381 out of 3,175. Before him are Maynard James Keenan, Jorma Kaukonen, Jonny Greenwood, Ralph Towner, Renée Fleming, and Parov Stelar. After him are Moriz Rosenthal, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Christian Ferdinand Abel, George Jones, Bobby Keys, and Ola Brunkert.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1948, Paquito D'Rivera ranks 457. Before him are Karen Wetterhahn, Ron Asheton, Jozef Čapkovič, Susanna Kaysen, Pedro Artola, and Nikola Šainović. After him are Vera Nikolić, Marc Okrand, Jeffrey Evans, 4th Baron Mountevans, Lyudmila Karachkina, Marleen Gorris, and Ștefan Birtalan.

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In Cuba

Among people born in Cuba, Paquito D'Rivera ranks 110 out of 300. Before him are Antonio Maceo Grajales (1845), José Tapia (1905), Desi Arnaz (1917), José María Heredia y Heredia (1803), Mariela Castro (1962), and Alfredo Zayas y Alfonso (1861). After him are Carlos Mendieta (1873), Pedro Bergés (1906), Alina Fernández (1956), Orlando Martínez (1944), Héctor Socorro (1912), and Carmen Herrera (1915).

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Among MUSICIANS In Cuba

Among musicians born in Cuba, Paquito D'Rivera ranks 11. Before him are Chucho Valdés (1941), Pío Leyva (1917), Rico Rodriguez (1934), Jorge Bolet (1914), Eliades Ochoa (1946), and Dave Lombardo (1965). After him are Rudy Sarzo (1950), Arturo Sandoval (1949), Aurelio Voltaire (1967), and Armando Peraza (1924).

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