Hilario Durán is ranked among the greats, as one of the most important contemporary Cuban pianists and arrangers today. His Latin Jazz Big Band album, “From The Heart”, featuring Paquito D’Rivera, was nominated for a Grammy in 2007, and won a Contemporary Jazz Album of the Year Juno Award. He has collected three Juno awards (his second on the day he became a Canadian citizen) and over a dozen National Jazz Awards. Hilario was also honoured with the prestigious Chico O’Farrill life time achievement award in Miami.

The Hilario Durán Trio, featuring Hilario and two of Canada’s finest jazz musicians, Roberto Occhipinti on bass and Mark Kelso on drums, will be touring Canada, the US and Internationally in 2010 in support of their new exciting Alma Records release, “Motion”.

LATEST NEWS

Hilario Durán named one of the Top Hispanic Canadians of 2009!

On a Ceremony held on Friday, November 20, 2009 at the Pantages Hotel in Toronto, Hilario Durán received an award recognizing him as one of the “10 MOST INFLUENTIAL HISPANIC CANADIAN.”

UPCOMING EVENTS - GIGS, CONCERTS:

Jane Bunnett and Hilario Durán Duet - December 13, 2009 - University of Toronto

Hilario Duran Latin Jazz Band with Special Guests Jane Bunnett, Phil Dwyer and Changuito - Performance Works Series - Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games - 1218 Cartwright Street, Granville Island, Vancouver. March 19 and 20, 2010 at 8:00 pm.

Art of Jazz presents Jane Bunnett and the Cuban Piano Masters - Featuring 3 generations of Cuban piano - Hilario Durán, Elio Villafranca and Guillermo Rubalcaba - Koerner Hall, Toronto - Saturday, April 17, 2010 at 8:00 pm.