Hilario Durán

Hilario Durán (born 1953, Havana) is a Cuban-Canadian jazz pianist.

Durán studied at Conservatorio "Amadeo Roldán" Amadeo Roldan Music Institute in Havana, studying tumbao with Evaristo Aparicio, composition and conducting from German Pifferrer, and orchestration from Guillermo Barreto.

He formed a group in the 1970s called Los D'Siempre, which melded traditional Cuban elements with those of modern jazz.

He also worked with Dizzy Gillespie's United Nation Orchestra and Michel Legrand.

From 1995 he worked as a solo artist in Toronto, Canada, and has collaborated over the course of his career with Tata Güines, Changuito, Horacio "El Negro" Hernandez, Jorge Reyes, Roberto Occhipinti, Larry Cramer, John Patitucci, Michael Brecker, Regina Carter, Dave Valentin, Juan Pablo Torres, John Benitez, Dafnis Prieto, Hugh Marsh, Carlos "Patato" Valdés, Lenny Andrade, Quartetto Gelato, Jane Bunnett, Alexis Baro and the Gryphon Trio.