David Valdez

Introduction: David Valdez is an internationally recognized recording artist who has leading bands for 35 years. He has appeared at major music Jazz festivals across the US, Europe, Japan, India, Mexico and Canada, including seven appearances at Monterey Jazz festival, also Montreaux, North Sea, Boston Globe, San Jose. Since relocating to the KC from the West Coast in 2016 he has established himself as one of KC’s most dynamic saxophonists, leading a wide range of different musical projects (Jazz, Latin-Jazz, Boogaloo, Jazz Fusion, Chamber-Jazz). He has recorded a dozen CD, his most recent CD receiving radio airplay in 14 countries.