1991:  PALME D’OR, Music Academy Paris, France

1991:  BEST INSTRUMENTALIST and Keys

            to the City, Lugano, Switzerland

1992:  BEST PERFORMER AWARD for his album

            SUITE 4y20, The Art Critics Association,

            Japan

1993:  BEST PERFORMER AWARD for his album

            RAPSODIA, The Art Critics Association, Japan

2001: GRAMMY- BEST LATIN JAZZ ALBUM for his album

            NOCTURNE, National Academy of Recording Arts &

            Sciences, Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Producer

2001:  LEADER CIRCLE LAUREATE, Leaders Circle of

            the San Francisco Jazz Festival Organization

            in recognition of his extraordinary contributions

2002:  LATIN GRAMMY for his album TRIO, Latin Academy

            of Recording Arts & Sciences  

             LATIN GRAMMY for his album SUPERNOVA, Latin

             Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences

2004:  GRAMMY- BEST LATIN JAZZ ALBUM for his album

             LAND OF THE SUN, National Academy of

             Recording Arts & Sciences, as Producer           

2006:   LATIN GRAMMY for his album SOLO, Latin 

             Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences,

             Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Producer

2007:  LATIN PRIDE NATIONAL AWARD , PREMIO A LA  

            EXCELENCIA

2008:  VANGUARD AWARD from The ASCAP Foundation

             for charting new directions in jazz.

2009:   JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR for AVATAR,

             Critic’s Choice (TOP 10 Best Jazz Albums).

GRAMMY NOMINATIONS:

1995:   BEST JAZZ INSTRUMENTAL PERFORMANCE 

              INDIVIDUAL OR GROUP for Rapsodia

1997:    BEST JAZZ INSTRUMENTAL SOLO for Agua De Beber

2001:    BEST LATIN JAZZ PERFORMANCE for Antiguo

2001:    BEST JAZZ INSTRUMENTAL PERFORMANCE

               INDIVIDUAL OR GROUP for Inner Voyage

2002:    BEST LATIN JAZZ ALBUM FOR Supernova

2002:    BEST LATIN JAZZ ALBUM for Nocturno as Producer

2002:    BEST INSTRUMENTAL ARANGEMENT for En la Orilla

               del Mundo

2002:    BEST INSTRUMENTAL COMPOSITION for Oren 

2004:    BEST LATIN JAZZ ALBUM  for Land of The Sun 

               as producer

LATIN GRAMMY NOMINATIONS:

2002:     MEJOR INTERPRETATION DE JAZZ por Supernova

2005:     MEJOR ALBUM INSTRUMENTAL por Paseo

2006:     MEJOR ALBUM DE JAZZ LATINO por Solo

2007:     MEJOR ALBUM TROPICAL TRADICIONAL por

                Con el Permiso de Bola

2008:     MEJOR ALBUM INSTRUMENTAL por Avatar