DAFNIS PRIETO
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Dafnis Prieto (born July 31, 1974) is a Cuban-American drummer, composer and educator. He is a 2011 MacArthur Fellow.
Dafnis Prieto was born in Santa Clara, Cuba. "His arrival in the U.S. has been compared by to that of an asteroid hitting New York." Indeed, within a short period of time Dafnis Prieto's revolutionary drumming techniques had a powerful impact on the Latin and jazz music scene, locally and internationally. Various awards include “2011 MacArthur Fellowship Award”, “Up & Coming Musician of the Year” by the Jazz Journalists Association in 2006, a Grammy Award Nomination for ”Dafnis Prieto Absolute Quintet” as Best Latin Jazz Album, and a Latin Grammy Nomination for “Best New Artist” in 2007. He has also received new works commissions, grants, and fellowships from Chamber Music America, Jazz at Lincoln Center, East Carolina University, Meet the Composer and Doris Duke Foundation. Also a gifted educator, Prieto has conducted
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