About
Founded Valdes Music Productions and created Latin Jazztet, Mambo Allstars, Jazz Facets, and The International VMP Orchestra.
Before Fame
He took weekly piano lessons from a nun at a local parochial school, but his parents did not have a piano, so he would use a table to practice his fingerings.
Trivia
He was a fan of such bands as Sly and the Family Stone, Grand Funk Railroad, and The Brecker Brothers, while he was in high school.
Family Life
His father, also named Jose, was a fan of jazz, bebop, and Mexican music, while his mother Elena was a fan of classical music, especially the waltzes of
Associated With
His primary exposure to music as a child came from watching the TV shows of Steve Allen, Jimmy Durante, and Lawrence Welk.
