Michel Camilo Releases Solo Piano Album: What’s Up?
11-Track Project Spotlights a Collection of Originals, Latin and Jazz Standards OKeh releases GRAMMY®, Emmy®, and Latin GRAMMY® Award winning pianist and composer Michel Camilo’s new album, What’s Up?, on...
Chucho Valdés and the Afro-Cuban Messengers – Border-Free
The connotation of the music of Chucho Valdés being Border-Free, from soul to finger-tips, is that idiom and metaphor melt—one into the other—and that lines are blurred; so much so...
Juan Tizol – His Caravan Through American Life and Culture
In the opening pages of his enlightening and informative book, Juan Tizol- His Caravan through Life and American Culture the author makes no bones about the fact that his purpose...
Harold López–Nussa Duo at the Jazz Standard
The son of drummer Ruy López–Nussa and nephew of pianist Ernan López–Nussa, 29–year-old pianist Harold López-Nussa is one of the brightest lights on Havana’s thriving jazz scene. Harold gained international...
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Chucho Valdés and the Afro-Cuban Messengers – Border-Free
The connotation of the music of Chucho Valdés being Border-Free, from soul to finger-tips, is that idiom and metaphor melt—one into the other—and that lines...
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Nilson Matta’s Black Orpheus
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Gema Corredera – Derramando Luz
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Paolo Fresu Devil Quartet – Desertico
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Jaimeo Brown – Transcendence
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Maite Hontelé and Her Son Trumpet Sound – Déjame Así
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Yunior Terry y Son de Altura – Mi Bajo Danzón