Gonzalo Rubalcaba

Jazz

The next Gonzalo Rubalcaba concert is scheduled for Friday, July 18, 2025 at Teatro Pérez Galdós in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain. See all 4 upcoming concerts

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Top Songs By Gonzalo Rubalcaba

Listen to Here's That Rainy Day by Gonzalo Rubalcaba, see lyrics, music video & more!

Here's That Rainy DayGonzalo Rubalcaba

Listen to Mi Gran Pasion by Gonzalo Rubalcaba, see lyrics, music video & more!

Mi Gran PasionGonzalo Rubalcaba

500 Miles High (Live)Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Larry Grenadier, Eric Harland & Chris Potter

Listen to Supernova 1 by Gonzalo Rubalcaba, see lyrics, music video & more!

Supernova 1Gonzalo Rubalcaba

First SongGonzalo Rubalcaba

Listen to En La Orilla del Mundo by Charlie Haden & Gonzalo Rubalcaba, see lyrics, music video & more!

En La Orilla del MundoCharlie Haden & Gonzalo Rubalcaba

Listen to El Manisero (The Peanut Vendor) by Gonzalo Rubalcaba, see lyrics, music video & more!

El Manisero (The Peanut Vendor)Gonzalo Rubalcaba

Listen to De Miami a la Habana (feat. Issac Delgado, Mayito Rivera, Pedrito Calvo, Manolín, El Médico de La Salsa, Havana D´Primera, Braily, Ivan "Melón" Lewis & Gonzalo Rubalcaba) by Timbalive, see lyrics, music video & more!

De Miami a la Habana (feat. Issac Delgado, Mayito Rivera, Pedrito Calvo, Manolín, El Médico de La Salsa, Havana D´Primera, Braily, Ivan "Melón" Lewis & Gonzalo Rubalcaba)Timbalive

State of the Union (Live)Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Larry Grenadier, Eric Harland & Chris Potter

Listen to Bésame Mucho (Instrumental) by Gonzalo Rubalcaba, see lyrics, music video & more!

Bésame Mucho (Instrumental)Gonzalo Rubalcaba

Upcoming Concerts for Gonzalo Rubalcaba

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ALBUMFirst Meeting (Live at Dizzy's Club)Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Larry Grenadier, Eric Harland & Chris Potter

More albums from Gonzalo Rubalcaba

Listen to China Afro Cuba by Gonzalo Rubalcaba & Dongfeng Liu

ALBUMChina Afro CubaGonzalo Rubalcaba & Dongfeng Liu

Listen to COLLAB by Hamilton de Holanda & Gonzalo Rubalcaba

ALBUMCOLLABHamilton de Holanda & Gonzalo Rubalcaba

Listen to Borrowed Roses by Gonzalo Rubalcaba

ALBUMBorrowed RosesGonzalo Rubalcaba

ALBUMTurning Point / Trio D'eteGonzalo Rubalcaba

ALBUMSkylineRon Carter, Jack DeJohnette & Gonzalo Rubalcaba

ALBUMOh, Vida!Esperanza Fernández & Gonzalo Rubalcaba

Listen to Minione by Anna Maria Jopek & Gonzalo Rubalcaba

ALBUMMinioneAnna Maria Jopek & Gonzalo Rubalcaba

ALBUMCharlieGonzalo Rubalcaba

Listen to Tokyo Adagio by Charlie Haden & Gonzalo Rubalcaba

ALBUMTokyo AdagioCharlie Haden & Gonzalo Rubalcaba

ALBUMSuite CaminosGonzalo Rubalcaba

ALBUMGonzalo Rubalcaba Live FaithGonzalo Rubalcaba

Listen to XXI Century by Gonzalo Rubalcaba

ALBUMXXI CenturyGonzalo Rubalcaba

ALBUMFéGonzalo Rubalcaba

Listen to Latin Nights (Original Soundtrack) by Ramiro’s Latin Orchestra, Cocada, Banda Brava, Dario Domingues, Fantasia, Hugo Torres Group, Memo Acevedo’s Quintet, Nazaka, Onda Latina, Romula Larrea Tango Ensemble, Dave Valentin, Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Memo Acevedo & Tito Puente

ALBUMLatin Nights (Original Soundtrack)Ramiro’s Latin Orchestra, Cocada, Banda Brava, Dario Domingues, Fantasia, Hugo Torres Group, Memo Acevedo’s Quintet, Nazaka, Onda Latina, Romula Larrea Tango Ensemble, Dave Valentin, Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Memo Acevedo & Tito Puente

ALBUMAvatarGonzalo Rubalcaba

ALBUMSoloGonzalo Rubalcaba

Listen to Solos by Jon Secada & Gonzalo Rubalcaba

ALBUMSolosJon Secada & Gonzalo Rubalcaba

Listen to Land of the Sun by Charlie Haden & Gonzalo Rubalcaba

ALBUMLand of the SunCharlie Haden & Gonzalo Rubalcaba

ALBUMPaseoGonzalo Rubalcaba

Listen to Nocturne by Charlie Haden & Gonzalo Rubalcaba

ALBUMNocturneCharlie Haden & Gonzalo Rubalcaba

Listen to Supernova by Gonzalo Rubalcaba

ALBUMSupernovaGonzalo Rubalcaba

Listen to Inner Voyage by Gonzalo Rubalcaba

ALBUMInner VoyageGonzalo Rubalcaba

Listen to Pedron Rubalcaba by Gonzalo Rubalcaba & Pierrick Pedron

ALBUMPedron RubalcabaGonzalo Rubalcaba & Pierrick Pedron

Listen to Flying Colors by Joe Lovano & Gonzalo Rubalcaba

ALBUMFlying ColorsJoe Lovano & Gonzalo Rubalcaba

Listen to The Blessing by Gonzalo Rubalcaba

ALBUMThe BlessingGonzalo Rubalcaba

Listen to Gonazalo Rubalcaba Mi Gran Pasion by Gonzalo Rubalcaba

ALBUMGonazalo Rubalcaba Mi Gran PasionGonzalo Rubalcaba

Gonzalo Rubalcaba's Popular Music Videos

Conversación en Tiempo de Bolero (with Gonzalo Rubalcaba)

Diego El Cigala

Manteca 2.0 (feat. Pedrito Martinez, Gonzalo Rubalcaba & Yissy García) [An Homage to Chano Pozo, Dizzy Gillespie & Cayo Hueso]

Yerba Buena, Los Van Van & Alain Pérez

Irmã de Neon

Hamilton de Holanda & Gonzalo Rubalcaba

Winters of Yesterday (feat. Gonzalo Rubalcaba)

Joey Calveiro

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Gonzalo Rubalcaba Essentials

A technical master transforms the sound of old Cuba.

About Gonzalo Rubalcaba

Hometown

Havana, Cuba

Born

May 27, 1963

Genre

Jazz

Since emerging on the international scene in the late 1980s, pianist, composer, and bandleader Gonzalo Rubalcaba has plotted several divergent strands of Cuban jazz in the modern era, whether pushing wildly virtuosic strains of fusion or colliding his improvisational fluency with the structural rigor of classical music. Born in Havana in 1963, Rubalcaba benefited from his homeland’s sophisticated musical education tradition, learning classical music in school while absorbing the complex richness of Cuban music through a kind of osmosis, taking in the sounds that pulsed all around him. He moved to the Dominican Republic in 1991 before settling in the U.S. in 1996. From the start of his international career he toggled between collaborative projects with some of America’s greatest improvisers (including bassist Charlie Haden, drummer Jack DeJohnette, and saxophonist Joe Lovano) and purely Cuban-oriented projects, including expansive solo recitals and technically dazzling small-group Cuban jazz excursions. Skyline, his 2021 trio recording with DeJohnette and bassist Ron Carter, and a newer combo with younger-generation players Matt Brewer and Eric Harland, have reinforced his impeccable commitment to jazz history.

Gonzalo Rubalcaba has also released music as a member of Gonzalo Rubalcaba Trio, Grupo proyecto, and The Monterey Quartet.