Juan Pablo Torres (musician)
Juan Pablo Torres | |
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| Birth name | Juan Pablo Torres Morell |
| Born | August 17, 1946 Puerto Padre, Cuba |
| Died | April 17, 2005 (aged 58) Miami, Florida |
| Genres | Songo, Afro-Cuban jazz, descarga |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, bandleader, composer, arranger, producer |
| Instrument | Trombone |
| Years active | 1966-2005 |
| Labels | EGREM, TropiJazz, RMM; Pimienta, Timba |
Juan Pablo Torres Morell (August 17, 1946 – April 17, 2005) was a Cuban trombonist, bandleader, arranger and producer. He was the director of Algo Nuevo and a member of Irakere, two of the leading exponents of songo and Afro-Cuban jazz in the 1970s and 1980s. He has also directed various Cuban supergroups such as Estrellas de Areito and Cuban Masters. He has been called "one of the best trombone players in the Latin-jazz community of the 1990s".