Paquito D'Rivera
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Paquito D'Rivera is a Cuban
alto saxophonist, clarinetist and soprano saxophonist. The winner of multiple Grammys and other awards, D'Rivera has lived in the United States
since the early 1980s. He has worked in a variety of contexts, but is perhaps best known for playing Latin jazz
.
D'Rivera grew up in Cuba, playing both saxophone and clarinet and performing with the National Symphony Orchestra of Cuba
at a young age.
When he was seven, became the youngest artist ever to endorse a musical instrument, when he signed on with the music company Selmer
.
By 1980, D'Rivera was dissatisfied about the constraints placed on his music in Cuba for many years. In an interview with ReasonTV, D'Rivera notes that the Cuban communist government described jazz and rock and roll as "imperialist" music that was officially discouraged in the 1960s and '70s, and that a meeting with Che Guevara
sparked his desire to leave Cuba. In early 1981, while on tour in Spain, he sought asylum with the American Embassy, and left his homeland, wife and child behind in search of a better life with a promise to get them out.
Upon his arrival in the United States, D'Rivera found help from many people for him and his family. His mother Maura and his sister Rosario had left Cuba in 1968 and had become US citizens. Many notables who reached out to help Paquito were Dizzy Gillespie
, David Amram, Mario Bauza and Bruce Lundvall, who gave him first solo recording date. D'Rivera quickly earned respect among American jazz musicians and was introduced to the jazz scene at some of the most prestigious clubs and concert halls in New York. He became something of a phenomenon after the release of his first two solo albums, Paquito Blowin (June 1981) and Mariel (July 1982).
Throughout his career in the United States, D'Rivera's albums have received reviews from critics and have hit the top of the jazz charts. His albums have shown a progression that demonstrates his extraordinary abilities in bebop, classical and Latin/Caribbean music. D'Rivera's expertise transcends musical genres as he is the only artist to ever have won Grammy Awards in both Classical and Latin Jazz categories.
D'Rivera also plays with "crossover" artists such as the Ying Quartet
, Turtle Island String Quartet, cellist
Mark Summer
, pianist
Alon Yavnai
, and Yo-Yo Ma
. He has performed in venues such as Carnegie Hall
and played with the National Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra
, London Philharmonic Orchestra
, Florida Philharmonic Orchestra
, Bronx Arts Ensemble, Puerto Rico Symphony Orchestra
, YOA Orchestra of the Americas
, Costa Rican Symphony Orchestra, American Youth Philharmonic, and Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra.
D'Rivera is an Artist in Residence at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center
and artistic director of the Festival International de Jazz en el Tambo in Uruguay
. He is also a member of the Alon Yavnai-Paquito D'Rivera Duet
and the Jazz Chamber Trio.
He has also written a memoir entitled My Sax Life.
In 2005, D'Rivera wrote a letter criticizing musician Carlos Santana
for his decision to wear a t-shirt with the image of Che Guevara
on it to the 2005 Academy Awards
, citing Guevara's role in the execution of counter-revolutionaries in Cuba, including his own cousin.
D'Rivera was a judge for the 5th and 8th annual Independent Music Awards
to support independent artists.
Cubans
Cubans or Cuban people are the inhabitants or citizens of Cuba. Cuba is a multi-ethnic nation, home to people of different ethnic and national backgrounds...
alto saxophonist, clarinetist and soprano saxophonist. The winner of multiple Grammys and other awards, D'Rivera has lived in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
since the early 1980s. He has worked in a variety of contexts, but is perhaps best known for playing Latin jazz
Latin jazz
Latin jazz is the general term given to jazz with Latin American rhythms.The three main categories of Latin Jazz are Brazilian, Cuban and Puerto Rican:# Brazilian Latin Jazz includes bossa nova...
.
Biography
Paquito was a child prodigy. He started learning music at the age of 5 with his father Tito Rivera, a well-known classical saxophonist and conductor in Cuba.D'Rivera grew up in Cuba, playing both saxophone and clarinet and performing with the National Symphony Orchestra of Cuba
National Symphony Orchestra of Cuba
National Symphony Orchestra of Cuba is Cuba's National Symphony Orchestra founded in October 1959.On November 11, 1960, the national symphony orchestra realized its first public performance with a concert in the Teatro Auditórium de La Habana of that time, now the Teatro Amadeo Roldán...
at a young age.
When he was seven, became the youngest artist ever to endorse a musical instrument, when he signed on with the music company Selmer
Selmer
Selmer can refer to:People*Elisabeth Schweigaard Selmer, Norwegian judge and politician*Ernst S. Selmer, Norwegian mathematician*Ernst W. Selmer, Norwegian phoneticist*Christian August Selmer, Norwegian lawyer and statesmanOther...
.
By 1980, D'Rivera was dissatisfied about the constraints placed on his music in Cuba for many years. In an interview with ReasonTV, D'Rivera notes that the Cuban communist government described jazz and rock and roll as "imperialist" music that was officially discouraged in the 1960s and '70s, and that a meeting with Che Guevara
Che Guevara
Ernesto "Che" Guevara , commonly known as el Che or simply Che, was an Argentine Marxist revolutionary, physician, author, intellectual, guerrilla leader, diplomat and military theorist...
sparked his desire to leave Cuba. In early 1981, while on tour in Spain, he sought asylum with the American Embassy, and left his homeland, wife and child behind in search of a better life with a promise to get them out.
Upon his arrival in the United States, D'Rivera found help from many people for him and his family. His mother Maura and his sister Rosario had left Cuba in 1968 and had become US citizens. Many notables who reached out to help Paquito were Dizzy Gillespie
Dizzy Gillespie
John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie was an American jazz trumpet player, bandleader, singer, and composer dubbed "the sound of surprise".Together with Charlie Parker, he was a major figure in the development of bebop and modern jazz...
, David Amram, Mario Bauza and Bruce Lundvall, who gave him first solo recording date. D'Rivera quickly earned respect among American jazz musicians and was introduced to the jazz scene at some of the most prestigious clubs and concert halls in New York. He became something of a phenomenon after the release of his first two solo albums, Paquito Blowin (June 1981) and Mariel (July 1982).
Throughout his career in the United States, D'Rivera's albums have received reviews from critics and have hit the top of the jazz charts. His albums have shown a progression that demonstrates his extraordinary abilities in bebop, classical and Latin/Caribbean music. D'Rivera's expertise transcends musical genres as he is the only artist to ever have won Grammy Awards in both Classical and Latin Jazz categories.
D'Rivera also plays with "crossover" artists such as the Ying Quartet
Ying Quartet
The Ying Quartet is an American string quartet. The Ying siblings from Winnetka, Illinois, formed the quartet in 1988 while studying at the University of Rochester's Eastman School of Music. The quartet began performing in the farm town of Jesup, Iowa, as the first artists involved in the National...
, Turtle Island String Quartet, cellist
Cello
The cello is a bowed string instrument with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is a member of the violin family of musical instruments, which also includes the violin, viola, and double bass. Old forms of the instrument in the Baroque era are baryton and viol .A person who plays a cello is...
Mark Summer
Mark Summer
Mark Summer is the Turtle Island Quartet's cellist; he is a founding member and has performed with Turtle Island since its founding in 1985.-Biography:...
, pianist
Piano
The piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
Alon Yavnai
Alon Yavnai
Alon Yavnai is an Israel-born jazz pianist.-Biography:Born in Israel, Yavnai began playing piano at the age of four. He has professionally accompanied singers since the age of thirteen. He graduated from the Thelma Yalin High School for Arts and subsequently the Givatayim Conservatory, both in...
, and Yo-Yo Ma
Yo-Yo Ma
Yo-Yo Ma is an American cellist, virtuoso, and orchestral composer. He has received multiple Grammy Awards, the National Medal of Arts in 2001 and the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2011...
. He has performed in venues such as Carnegie Hall
Carnegie Hall
Carnegie Hall is a concert venue in Midtown Manhattan in New York City, United States, located at 881 Seventh Avenue, occupying the east stretch of Seventh Avenue between West 56th Street and West 57th Street, two blocks south of Central Park....
and played with the National Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra
London Symphony Orchestra
The London Symphony Orchestra is a major orchestra of the United Kingdom, as well as one of the best-known orchestras in the world. Since 1982, the LSO has been based in London's Barbican Centre.-History:...
, London Philharmonic Orchestra
London Philharmonic Orchestra
The London Philharmonic Orchestra , based in London, is one of the major orchestras of the United Kingdom, and is based in the Royal Festival Hall. In addition, the LPO is the main resident orchestra of the Glyndebourne Festival Opera...
, Florida Philharmonic Orchestra
Florida Philharmonic Orchestra
The Florida Philharmonic Orchestra was a symphony orchestra based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and serving the South Florida metropolitan area...
, Bronx Arts Ensemble, Puerto Rico Symphony Orchestra
Puerto Rico Symphony Orchestra
The Puerto Rico Symphony Orchestra is Puerto Rico’s foremost musical ensemble, and one of the most renowned orchestras of the Americas...
, YOA Orchestra of the Americas
YOA Orchestra of the Americas
Led by Artistic Advisor, Plácido Domingo, YOA Orchestra of the Americas is a multicultural symphony orchestra of 100 musicians, ages 18 to 30, from more than 20 countries of the Western Hemisphere. Musicians are selected through a rigorous audition process at local, national and international...
, Costa Rican Symphony Orchestra, American Youth Philharmonic, and Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra.
D'Rivera is an Artist in Residence at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center
New Jersey Performing Arts Center
The New Jersey Performing Arts Center , in downtown Newark, New Jersey, United States, is the sixth largest performing arts center in the United States...
and artistic director of the Festival International de Jazz en el Tambo in Uruguay
Uruguay
Uruguay ,officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay,sometimes the Eastern Republic of Uruguay; ) is a country in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to some 3.5 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area...
. He is also a member of the Alon Yavnai-Paquito D'Rivera Duet
Alon Yavnai-Paquito D'Rivera Duet
The Alon Yavnai-Paquito D'Rivera Duet is a piano-saxophone jazz duo consisting of noted artists Paquito D'Rivera and Alon Yavnai....
and the Jazz Chamber Trio.
He has also written a memoir entitled My Sax Life.
In 2005, D'Rivera wrote a letter criticizing musician Carlos Santana
Carlos Santana
Carlos Augusto Alves Santana is a Mexican rock guitarist. Santana became famous in the late 1960s and early 1970s with his band, Santana, which pioneered rock, salsa and jazz fusion...
for his decision to wear a t-shirt with the image of Che Guevara
Che Guevara
Ernesto "Che" Guevara , commonly known as el Che or simply Che, was an Argentine Marxist revolutionary, physician, author, intellectual, guerrilla leader, diplomat and military theorist...
on it to the 2005 Academy Awards
77th Academy Awards
The 77th Academy Awards honored the best films of 2004 and were held on February 27, 2005, at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, California. They were hosted by comedian Chris Rock.The nominees were announced on January 25, 2005...
, citing Guevara's role in the execution of counter-revolutionaries in Cuba, including his own cousin.
D'Rivera was a judge for the 5th and 8th annual Independent Music Awards
The Independent Music Awards
The Independent Music Awards is an international program that honors top-ranked independent artists and releases in more than 50 Album, Song, Music Video and Design categories....
to support independent artists.
Awards and nominations
- 1979 "Irakere" Best Latin RecordingGrammy Award for Best Latin RecordingThe Grammy Award for Best Latin Recording was presented from 1976 to 1983. Starting from 1984 the Latin field was expanded to Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album, Best Tropical Performance and Best Mexican/Mexican American Performance....
- 22nd Annual Grammy AwardsGrammy Awards of 1979The 21st Grammy Awards were held in 1979, and were broadcast live on American television. They recognized accomplishments by musicians from the year 1978.- Award winners :*Record of the Year**Phil Ramone & Billy Joel for "Just the Way You Are"... - 1996 Portraits of CubaPortraits of CubaPortraits of Cuba is an album by Cuban musician Paquito D'Rivera, released through Chesky Records in 1996. In 1997, the album won D'Rivera the Grammy Award for Best Latin Jazz Performance.-Track listing:# "La Bella Cubana" – 5:14...
won Best Latin Jazz PerformanceGrammy Award for Best Latin Jazz AlbumThe Grammy Award for Best Latin Jazz Album was an award presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards, to recording artists for quality works in the Latin jazz music genre...
- 39th Annual Grammy AwardsGrammy Awards of 1997The 39th Grammy Awards were held on February 26, 1997. They recognized accomplishments by musicians from the previous year.- Award winners :*Record of the Year**Babyface & Eric Clapton for "Change the World"*Album of the Year... - 2000 "Music of Two Worlds" nominated Best Classical AlbumGrammy Award for Best Classical AlbumThe Grammy Award for Best Classical Album was awarded from 1962 to 2011. The award had several minor name changes:*From 1962 to 1963, 1965 to 1972 and 1974 to 1976 the award was known as Album of the Year - Classical...
- 42nd Annual Grammy AwardsGrammy Awards of 2000The 42nd Grammy Awards were held on February 23, 2000. During the show, Santana won 8 Grammys, tying Michael Jackson's record for most awards won in a single night. Santana's album Supernatural was awarded a total of nine awards.... - 2000 "Tropicana Nights" won Best Latin Jazz Album - 1st Annual Latin Grammy Awards
- 2001 "Paquito D'Rivera Quintet, Live at the Blue Note" won Best Latin Jazz Album - 2nd Annual Latin Grammy Awards
- 2001 "The Clarinetist Vol. 1" nominated Best Classical Crossover AlbumGrammy Award for Best Classical Crossover AlbumThe Grammy Award for Best Classical Crossover Album was awarded from 1999 to 2011.The award will be discontinued from 2012 in a major overhaul of Grammy categories. Basically, the Best Classical Crossover Album category will disappear. If a classical crossover release is a non-classical artist...
- 43rd Annual Grammy AwardsGrammy Awards of 2001The 43rd Grammy Awards were held on February 21, 2001. Steely Dan was the biggest winner winning three awards including Album of the Year for Two Against Nature. U2 was also a big winner winning three awards as well; including Record of the Year and Song of the Year for Beautiful Day. Dr... - 2003 "Brazilian Dreams" won Best Latin Jazz Album - 4th Annual Latin Grammy Awards
- 2003 "Historia del Soldado" won Best Classical Album - 4th Annual Latin Grammy Awards
- 2003 Doctorate Honoris CausaHonorary degreeAn honorary degree or a degree honoris causa is an academic degree for which a university has waived the usual requirements, such as matriculation, residence, study, and the passing of examinations...
in Music, Berklee College of MusicBerklee College of MusicBerklee College of Music, located in Boston, Massachusetts, is the largest independent college of contemporary music in the world. Known primarily as a school for jazz, rock and popular music, it also offers college-level courses in a wide range of contemporary and historic styles, including hip... - 2004 "Merengue" won Best Instrumental CompositionGrammy Award for Best Instrumental CompositionThe Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition has been awarded since 1960. The award is presented to the composer of the music.There have been several minor changes to the name of the award:...
- 47th Annual Grammy AwardsGrammy Awards of 2005The 47th Grammy Awards were held on February 13, 2005 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. They were hosted by Queen Latifah , and televised in the United States by CBS. They recognized accomplishments by musicians from the previous year... - 2004 Jazz Journalists AssociationJazz Journalists AssociationThe Jazz Journalists Association is an international organization of all types of media professionals who document, promulgate, or appreciate jazz. As of 2011, it has approximately 500 members, primarily in North America but also on other continents...
, Clarinet of the Year Award - 2005 National Medal of ArtsNational Medal of ArtsThe National Medal of Arts is an award and title created by the United States Congress in 1984, for the purpose of honoring artists and patrons of the arts. It is the highest honor conferred to an individual artist on behalf of the people. Honorees are selected by the National Endowment for the...
recipient - 2005 National Endowment for the ArtsNational Endowment for the ArtsThe National Endowment for the Arts is an independent agency of the United States federal government that offers support and funding for projects exhibiting artistic excellence. It was created by an act of the U.S. Congress in 1965 as an independent agency of the federal government. Its current...
- Jazz MastersNEA Jazz MastersThe National Endowment for the Arts , every year honors up to seven jazz musicians with Jazz Master Awards. The National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Masters Fellowships are the highest honors that the United States bestows upon jazz musicians...
recipient - 2008 Funk TangoFunk TangoFunk Tango is an album by the Paquito D'Rivera Quintet?, released through Sunny Side Records in 2007. In 2008, the album won the group the Grammy Award for Best Latin Jazz Album.-Track listing:# "Pere" – 6:35# "What About That!" – 6:56...
won Best Latin Jazz AlbumGrammy Award for Best Latin Jazz AlbumThe Grammy Award for Best Latin Jazz Album was an award presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards, to recording artists for quality works in the Latin jazz music genre...
- 50th Annual Grammy Awards
Discography
- 1978-79 IrakereIrakereIrakere is a Cuban band founded by Armando de Sequeira Romeu Music Director and composer, and by pianist Chucho Valdés in 1973...
CBS Records LP35655 - 1979 Havana Jam LP PC2/36053 (incorrectly "P. Rivera" on label)
- 1981 God Rest Ye Merry Jazzmen CBS Records LP37551 D’Rivera appears as Guest Artist in “God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen”
- 1981 Paquito D’Rivera Blowin' CBS Records FC37374
- 1982 Mariel CBS Records FC38177
- 1983 The Young Lions Elektra/Musicians 60*196 D’Rivera appears as Guest Artist
- 1983 Paquito D’Rivera Live at the Keystone Korner CBS Records FC38899
- 1984 Paquito D’Rivera Why Not! CBS Records FC39584
- 1985 Explosion CBS Records JZ*20038
- 1987 Paquito D’Rivera Manhattan Burn CBS Records FC40583
- 1988 Paquito D’Rivera Celebration CBS Records C44077
- 1989 If Only You Knew Victor Mendoza L&R Records CDLR450*19 D’Rivera appears as Guest Artist
- 1989 Libre-Echange Free Trade/Gerald Danovitch Saxophone QuartetGerald Danovitch Saxophone Quartet-References:*Rowland, Hilary. 'Meet the man behind all that campus jazz,' Montreal Gazette, 27 Oct 1984*McLean, Eric. 'Sax quartet makes strange mix,' ibid, 12 Mar 1988*Tanner, David. 'Gerald Danovitch,' Saxophone Journal, vol 14, Jul-Aug 1989...
CBC JazzImage 2-0118 - 1989 Paquito D’Rivera Tico Tico Chesky Records JD34
- 1989 Return to Ipanema Town Crier TCD516 (Re-issued by Town Crier as Paquito D’Rivera)
- 1989 Live at Royal Festival Hall Dizzy Gillespie & The United Nation Orchestra Enja RZ 79658 (USA: Mesa/Blue Moon 79658) D’Rivera appears as Guest Artist
- 1990 Live at Birdland Claudio Roditi Candid 79515
- 1991 Reunion/Paquito D’Rivera Featuring Arturo Sandoval Messidor CD-15805-2 re-released *2004 Pimienta Records 245 360 610-2
- 1991 Havana Cafe Chesky Records JD60
- 1992 Paquito D’Rivera Who's Smokin’?! with James Moody Candid CCD79523
- 1992 La Habana-Rio Conexión (The Havana-Rio Connection) Messidor 158*20-2
- 1993 Paquito D’Rivera Presents 40 Years of Cuban Jam Session Messidor 15826-2
- 1994 Paquito D’Rivera & The United Nation Orchestra/A Night in Englewood Messidor 15829-2
- 1995 The Caribbean Jazz Project Artists: Paquito D’Rivera/Dave Samuels/Andy Narell Heads Up International HUCD 3033/HUMC 3033
- 1996 Messidor's Finest Volume 1 Paquito D’Rivera Messidor 15841-2 Compilation
- 1996 First Take (Groovin’ High) Ed Cherry (France) A Division of Polygram D’Rivera performs in “Achango’s Dance”
- 1996 Portraits of CubaPortraits of CubaPortraits of Cuba is an album by Cuban musician Paquito D'Rivera, released through Chesky Records in 1996. In 1997, the album won D'Rivera the Grammy Award for Best Latin Jazz Performance.-Track listing:# "La Bella Cubana" – 5:14...
Paquito D’Rivera Chesky Records JD145 - 1997 Paquito D’Rivera Chamber Music from the South featuring Pablo Zinger and Gustavo Tavares Recorded in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Mix House MH0002
- 1997 Pixinguinha 100 Años/Alfredo da Rocha Vianna Filho Recorded Live at Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil January, *1997 D’Rivera performs as Guest Artist in “Naquele Tempo” and “Um A Zero”
- 1997 Caribbean Jazz Project Island Stories/Paquito D’Rivera/Dave Samuels/Andy Narell Heads Up HUCD3039
- 1997 Baksa for Winds Bronx Arts Ensemble D’Rivera performs “Alto Sax Sonata” Newport Classic NPD85624
- 1997 Paquito D’Rivera & The United Nation Orchestra Live at MCG Recorded live at Manchester Craftsmen's GuildManchester Craftsmen's GuildManchester Craftsmen's Guild is a nonprofit multi-discipline art, education and music organization established in 1968 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, with the address of 1815 Metropolitan St. 15233...
, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, February 14, *1997 Jazz MCG1003 (Blue Jackel) - 1998 Paquito D’Rivera 100 Years of Latin Love Songs Heads Up International Ltd. INAK 30452
- 1998 Musica de Dos Mundos/Music from Two Worlds Paquito D’Rivera/Brenda Feliciano/Aldo Antognazzi Recorded December, *1998 in Argentina Acqua Records aq 012
- 1999 Paquito D’Rivera - Habanera Absolute Ensemble/Kristjan Jarvi Enja Records ENJ-9395 2 Recorded September, *1999 at Clinton Studio, NYC features D’Rivera compositions and appears as Guest Artist
- 1999 Paquito D’Rivera Cubarama Termidor Musikverlag Recorded May, *1999 Compilation
- 1999 Paquito D’Rivera Tropicana Nights/Un Paraíso Bajo Las Estrellas De Cuba Chesky Records JD186 Recorded April *20-21, *1999
- 2000 Paquito D’Rivera Quintet Live at the Blue Note Half Note Records 516*20 Recorded New York, August *20, *1999
- 2001 Jazz Latino/A Collection of Latin Inspirations Chesky Records JD212 Features D’Rivera compositions “Peanut Vendor” and “Chucho” and appears as Guest Artist
- 2001 Turtle Island String Quartet/Danzon Koch International Classics KIC-CD-7529 Features D’Rivera compositions and appears as Guest Artist
- 2001 Mexico City Woodwind Quintet/Visiones Panamericanas Urtext Digital Classics JB CC051 performing D’Rivera composition “Wapango”
- 2001 Calle 54Calle 54Calle 54 is a 2000 documentary film about Latin jazz by Spanish director Fernando Trueba. With only minimal introductory voiceovers, the film consists of studio performances by a wide array of Latin Jazz musicians. Artists featured include Chucho Valdés, Bebo Valdés, Cachao, Eliane Elias, Gato...
OST, from Fernando TruebaFernando TruebaFernando Trueba is a Spanish book editor, screenwriter, film director and producer.Between 1974 and 1979 worked as a film critic for Spain's leading daily newspaper EL PAIS. In 1980, founded the monthly film magazine CASABLANCA, which he edited and directed during its first two years...
's film - 2002 Paquito D’Rivera & The WDR Band/Big Band Time Termidor Musikverlag & Timba Records 59773-2
- 2002 Historia Del Soldado (L’ Histoire du Soldat) DD&R CB R014 Distributed by KARONTE Impresión: A.G.S ISBN 84-95561-15-8
- 2002 Paquito D’Rivera/Brazilian Dreams Featuring the New York Voices and Claudio Roditi Manchester Craftsmen's Guild MCGJ 1010
- 2002 Paquito D’Rivera/The Clarinetist Universal Records 160523
- 2002 The Best of Paquito D’Rivera Legacy/Sony Records International SICP 5044 Compilation
- 2002 The American Saxophone Quartet with Paquito D’Rivera The Commission Project (Paquito D’Rivera/Franco D’Rivera) Sons of Sound Recorded Music SSPCD009
- 2004 Riberas/Paquito D’Rivera Cuarteto de Cuerdas Buenos Aires EpsaMusic 0500-02
- 2004 Paquito D’Rivera The Jazz Chamber Trio with Mark Summer, cello and Alon Yavnai, piano Chesky Records JD293
- 2005 Amazon River - Hendrik Meurkens Blue Toucan Music D’Rivera appears as Guest Artist in “Lingua de Mosquito” and “The Peach”
- 2006 Musica Para Los Amigos/ Paquito Para Los Amigos Sony/ BMG 828768*19032 Compilation
- 2006 Caribbean Jazz Project/ Mosaic Concord Music Group, Inc. CCD 30033-2 D’Rivera appears as Guest Artist on numerous tracks
- 2008 Sebastian Schunke/ Paquito D´Rivera Back in New York with Antonio Sanchez, John Benitez, Pernell Saturnino, Anders Nilsson (Connector)
- 2009 Paquito D'Rivera/Chano DomínguezChano DomínguezChano Domínguez is a Latin jazz, post bop and flamenco jazz pianist. He began in the progressive rock group CAI before moving on to jazz...
- Quartier Latin, lky records