
Maite Hontelé & Ramón Valle
Pianist Ramón Valle and trumpeter Maite Hontelé perform an intimate dialogue between flugelhorn and piano, rooted in Cuban jazz. Their programme ranges from warm melodies to expressive improvisations.
Ramón Valle (Holguín, Cuba, 1964) is a Cuban jazz pianist and composer who has been based in Amsterdam for over two decades. He trained at the Escuela Nacional de Arte in Havana and built an international reputation as a soloist and trio leader, weaving Cuban musical traditions together with modern jazz and classical influences. Chucho Valdés introduced him on his debut album Levitando (1993) as 'the greatest talent among our young pianists'. In 2018 Valle won the Cubadisco Award for Best Instrumental Album with The Art Of Two.
Ramón Valle performed in September 2025 at the Bimhuis Amsterdam together with trumpeter Maite Hontelé, as part of their joint European tour.
On 20 September 2025, Valle performed on the stage of De Gelderlandfabriek in a duo concert with Maite Hontelé.
In March 2024, Valle re-released the album Flashes from Holland via IN+OUT Records, this time with guitarist Jesse van Ruller.
In December 2024, Valle performed a concert at the Melkweg in Amsterdam.
Valle won the Cubadisco Award in 2018 - Cuba's most prestigious music prize - for his album The Art Of Two in the Best Instrumental Album category.
😴 Nothing scheduled with this artist in the near future.