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Dave Valentin performing at the Blue Note in New York City in 2000.
Steve Berman
Dave Valentin
Died on March 8, 2017 at age 64
Mr. Valentin was a Grammy Award-winning Latin jazz flutist who recorded dozens of albums and performed on six continents.
Notable Deaths 2017
Remembering Mary Tyler Moore, Chuck Berry, Jerry Lewis, David Rockefeller, Trisha Brown, Glen Campbell, Dick Gregory, Edith Windsor, Sam Shepard, Tom Petty and many others who died this year.