Francisco Nicasio Jiménez Explained

Francisco Nicasio Jiménez was a Cuban orchestra conductor and dance band director.

Life and career

Francisco Nicasio Jiménez worked in Trinidad, Las Villas, Cuba, in the early 19th century. He was the father of violinist José Julián Jiménez^[1] and grandfather of cellist Nicasio and pianist Lico Jiménez.^{[2] [3]} His granddaughters Inés and Arcadia Jiménez were singers.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: A Liszt of Cuban Ebony. 27 January 2011.
2. Helio Orovio Cuban Music from A to Z - Page 116 2004 "Jiménez, José Julián ... As an adolescent, José Julián Jiménez traveled to Leipzig, Germany, where he studied piano, violin, and harmony. He was a violinist with the Gewandhause Orchestra in that city. As a soloist and also with his sons, he gave concerts in Cuba"
3. Book: Enciclopédia brasileira da diáspora africana. Lopes, Nei. 2004. Page 360 "JIMÉNEZ. Família de ilustres músicos cubanos naturais de Trinidad, entre os quais destacam-se: José Julián Jiménez (1823-80), falecido em Havana, pianista, violinista, compositor, chefe de orquestra e autor de numerosas danzas .."
4. Book: Historia de la música cubana. Sanjurjo, Elena Pérez. 1986.