Michel Camilo

Artist: Michel Camilo

Genre: Jazz

Total Albums: 24

Michel Camilo (born April 4, 1954) is a pianist and composer from Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. He is known as a great jazz, latin and classical pianist with superb technical ability, and has played and recorded with many world-famous musicians. Michel lists some of his main influences as Chick Corea, Keith Jarrett, Oscar Peterson, Bill Evans, and Art Tatum. Michel was born into a musical family and as a young child showed great aptitude for the accordion that his parents gave him.