Julio Javier Valdes Fuentes.
Born on June 2, 1987 in Havana Cuba.
He studied violin at the Manuel Saumell and Amadeo Roldan Conservatories of Music, where he graduated with the title of Violinist, Professor of Violin and Ensemble Practice in 2006, under the tutelage of her Russian teacher Alla Taran.
He is studying at a higher level at the Real Conservatorio Superior de Musica de Madrid, Spain....
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Julio Javier Valdes Fuentes.
Born on June 2, 1987 in Havana Cuba.
He studied violin at the Manuel Saumell and Amadeo Roldan Conservatories of Music, where he graduated with the title of Violinist, Professor of Violin and Ensemble Practice in 2006, under the tutelage of her Russian teacher Alla Taran.
He is studying at a higher level at the Real Conservatorio Superior de Musica de Madrid, Spain. 2010. He receives master classes from the teacher Mijail Vosessenky, professor of chamber music at the Julliard School in New York, as well as from the dutch teacher Alex Cifra and also from Yuri Volguin, teacher of the "Reina Sofía" school.
Violinist, Pianist, Composer, Arranger, Pedagogue. He has ventured into the interpretation of the most universal genres of classical and popular music.

Professional experience
-Awarded in the JoJazz competition 2003, chaired by the teacher Chucho Valdes.
-Founder and director of his musical group PENTAJAZZ, 2004
-He was a member of the Charanga de Oro de Cuba, 2005, directed by maestro José Loyola, accompanying relevant figures of Cuban culture such as Omara Portuondo, Ibrahim Ferrer.
-Iis at member of the Cuban Symphony Orchestra, 2006
-Violin teacher at the Ernesto Lecuona Conservatory of Music, Cuba 2006 2009.
-Concerts in Cuba with the Puerto Rico musician German Wilkins, 2009/2010.
-Since 2006 he has participated in the Jazz Plaza Festival in Havana Cuba. In 2015, he was a special guest of the Los Angeles MONGORAMA Orchestra at this Jazz Festival.
-Invited artist to the Congress of Physicians of Alicante Spain 2012.
-He was a member of the Madrid Philharmonic Orchestra.
-He was a member of the accompanying Orchestra of the Cameroonian singer Justin Tchahona.
-He worked in Slovenia with the TerraFolk and La Tin Ten Orchestras.
-He toured the United States with Grupo Mezcla de Cuba, in 2013-2014, 2016.
-He participated in the Cubadisco 2013 event, with his group Pentajazz. He has also presented a regular program at the Jazz Club La Zorra y el Cuervo of Cuba. He has also participated in live television and radio programs, as well as workshops and máster classes.
-Pianist and Violinist of the Santo Tomás Connection Quintet.
-Guest of Grupo Canela de Cuba to presentation in Paramaribo, Suriname, for 3 months during 2015.
-In 2016 he was invited to Tampas with the Havana Compás Dance Company. With this company he made presentations in Turkey 2018, Mexico and Trinidad and Tobago 2019. As well as important presentations in Cuba.
-Special guest at the Concert for the 55 years of Radio Enciclopedia, in the San Francisco de Asís convent 2017.
-Integrates the Danza y Percusión community project, with children and young people from the community

Discography
CD Julio Valdes and Pentajazz (2013)
CD De medio lao (Grupo Canela de Cuba 2009, Colibri)
CD Segunda Cita (Silvio Rodríguez, Ojalá Producciones 2009, nominated for Granmy Awards)
CD Sella Finde (Guinea 2009)
CD I feel good (Pentajazz, 2014)
CD Pa'que te enteres (Grupo Canela de Cuba, Egrem 2017)
CD of the Fosmea Group (Fabricio Pereira 2019)
CD A lo Canela (Grupo Canela de Cuba, Egrem 2019, Honor Award Cubadisco)

Member of the Union of Writers and Artists of Cuba since 2007.
Since 2008 he has been a member of the Cuban Copyright Agency.
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