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Elio Villafranca
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Pinar del Río, Cuba
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| Nationality | Cuban-American |
| Occupation | Jazz musician |
| Years active | 1990s - Present |
| Website | eliovillafranca |
Elio Villafranca is a Cuban jazz pianist and composer. He was born in the Cuban province of Pinar del Río, and studied in the faculty of music of the Instituto Superior de ArteinHavana.[1] He worked on Things I Wanted to do by Chembo Corniel, which was nominated for Best Latin Jazz Album at the 2010 Grammy Awards;[2] his album Cinque was nominated in 2020.[3] In 2014 he received the first JALC Millennium Swing Award.[4] He teaches at the Manhattan School of Music,[5]atTemple University,[6] and at the Juilliard School of Music, where he specializes in jazz ensemble.[7]
He has received awards including the 2017 Sunshine Award, the 2018 Downbeat Critic's Poll "Rising Stars Keyboard" and the 2019 Downbeat Critic's Poll "Rising Stars Pianist". In 2021 he received a Guggenheim Fellowshipinmusic composition.[8]
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