Hilario Durán and his Latin Jazz Big Band – JUNO Awards Winner 2024
Awards
2024: JUNO Awards Winner. “Cry Me A River” (Alma Records/Universal). Hilario Durán and his Latin Jazz Big Band featuring Paquito D’Rivera, Horacio “El Negro” Hernández, OKAN. Jazz Album of the Year (Group).
2023: Special Recognition for Achievements in Music. City Council of Cleveland, Ohio.
2020: Winner of the Latin Awards Canada.
2018: Recipient of the Louis Applebaum Composers Award by the Ontario Arts Foundation
2013: Musician of the Year. Toronto Musicians’ Association
2013 Vision Awards: Premio a la Trayectoria.
2009: One of the 10 Most Influential Hispanic Canadians.
2008: World Group Artist of the Year. Hilario Durán as Special Guest of Odessa/Havana.
2007: Honoured with prestigious Chico O’Farrill Lifetime Achievement Award in Miami for his outstanding contributions to Afro-Cuban Jazz and Latin Jazz.
2007: Latin Jazz Artist of the Year. Canadian National Jazz Awards.
2007: Big Band of the Year. Canadian National Jazz Awards.
2006: Latin Jazz Award of the Year. Canadian National Jazz Awards.
2006: Canadian JUNO winner. “From the Heart” (Alma Records/Universal). Hilario Durán and his Latin Jazz Big Band. Contemporary Jazz Album of the Year.
2005: Canadian JUNO Winner. “New Danzón” (Alma Records/Universal). Hilario Durán Trio. Contemporary Jazz Album of the Year.
2005: Excellence in Music. Eleventh Annual Canadian Big Big Band Celebration. Hilario Durán and his Latin Jazz Big Band.
1982-83: Premio EGREM for Best Arranger of the Year—one of Cuba’s most prestigious music prizes.
Nominations
2024: Grammy Nomination. 66th Annual Grammy Awards. Best Arrangement, Instrumental or a Capella. Track: “I Remember Mingus.” Hilario Durán, arranger. Hilario Durán and his Latin Jazz Big Band featuring Paquito D’Rivera.
Finalist of the 2023 Toronto Arts Foundation Awards (Murriel Sherrin Award).
2021: Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television. Canadian Screen Awards. Best Achievement in Music: Original Song. Two nominations for the songs “El Milagro” and “Mambo Dominante” from the Soundtrack of the movie “The Cuban.”
2018 Louis Applebaum Composers Award by the Ontario Arts Foundation.
2018: JUNO Awards nomination for “Contumbao” (Alma Records/Universal). Hilario Durán. Jazz Album of the Year (Solo).
2010: Two JUNO Awards nominations for “Motion” (Alma Records/Universal). Hilario Durán Trio. Best Contemporary Jazz Album of the Year and Recording Engineer of the Year (John “Beetle” Bailey).
2010: “Motion” Named #1 Latin Jazz Best Recording by Latin Jazz Network.
2010: Eight nominations by the National Jazz Awards: Keyboardist, Pianist, Instrumentalist, Arranger, SOCAN Composer, Big Band, Jazz Album.
2007: Latin Jazz Artist of the Year. Canadian National Jazz Awards.
2007: Grammy nomination. Best Solo for the song “Paq Man.” “From The Heart” (Alma Records/Universal). Hilario Durán and his Latin Jazz Big Band featuring Paquito D’Rivera and Horacio “El Negro” Hernández.
2006: JUNO Awards nomination for “Encuentro en La Habana” (Alma Records/Universal). Hilario Durán & Perspectiva. Contemporary Jazz Album of the Year.
2006: Six nominations by the National Jazz Awards: Musician of the Year, Pianist of the Year, Acoustic Group, Big Band of the Year, Arranger of the Year, Latin Jazz Artist of the Year.
2005: JUNO Awards nomination for “New Danzón” (Alma Records/Universal). Hilario Durán Trio. Contemporary Jazz Album of the Year.
2002: Hilario Durán & Havana Remembered: Best Global Album.
