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
