Chucho Valdés & The Afro-Cuban Messengers: Border-Free
Cuba’s foremost pianist Chucho Valdés – winner of five Grammy Awards and three Latin Grammy Awards – has developed a brand new repertoire. Boasting a new line-up for his band,...
Chucho Valdés Releases “Border-Free”
Following the success of Chucho’s Steps and a series of world tours, Cuba’s foremost pianist has developed a brand new repertoire, the culmination of his ceaseless explorations within the world...
Puerto Rico – Ponce Jazz Festival 2013
“There are several reasons why I like the Ponce Jazz Festival. One reason is that it gives me the opportunity to get out of the Puerto Rico Metropolitan area and...
TD Toronto Jazz Festival 2013
From its modest beginnings with only three official venues, the Toronto Jazz Festival has grown in 26 years to become the city’s largest music festival attracting over 500,000 people annually...
Album of the Week
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Nilson Matta’s Black Orpheus
“Nilson Matta’s Black Orpheus tells the story of Orpheus and Eurydice with monumental skill, great intellect, great joy and elemental sadness; all of this wrapped...
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Jovino Santos Neto – Piano Masters Series Vol. 4
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Pedrito Martínez – Rumba de la Isla
Pedrito Martínez and his Rumba de la Isla, A Tribute to Maestro Camarón Rumba de la Isla is the new album that Pedrito Martínez, the...
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Jerry González & Miguel Blanco – Music for Big Band
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Paolo Fresu Devil Quartet – Desertico
If Paolo Fresu is quickly becoming one of the most sought after trumpet players it might easily be because he calls to mind a sound...
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Jaimeo Brown – Transcendence
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Maite Hontelé and Her Son Trumpet Sound – Déjame Así
Déjame Así is a rich, syncopated and moving production, full of taste and talent. Any one song you pick on this CD...
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Yunior Terry y Son de Altura – Mi Bajo Danzón