Archive for May, 2012
Mario Adnet – More Jobim Jazz (Adventure Music – 2011)
Of all the musicians who have contributed to keeping the repertoire of great Brazilian composers alive, Mario Adnet may be making the greatest contribution here. Like trombonist Roswell Rudd, soprano saxophonist Steve Lacy and ...
Jovino Santos Neto Quinteto – Corrente (Adventure Music – 2011)
From the first notes of the lilting, swaggering Afro-Caribbean melody of “Corrente” it is clear that Jovino Santos Neto is on his surreptitious way to making his Quinteto album, Correnteone of his most memorable to...
Grammy Travesty Continues: John Santos
Well, it's that time of year again - Grammy fever. CBS ramps it up with a constant barrage of mega-bucks commercials of all lengths and even specials leading up to the February 12th telecast that is expected to produce multi-ga...
David Murray Cuban Ensemble Plays Nat King Cole (Motema 2011)
Nat King Cole’s Latin influenced recordings of 1958 and 1962 were performed in both Spanish and Portuguese. Cole spoke neither, but sang the lyrics phonetically, maintaining his signature phrasing style. Although it sounded o...
Grupo Falso Baiano – Simplicidade (Massaroca Records – 2011)
Unlike Bossa Nova, a widely recognized style in the US, Brazilian choro is relatively unknown outside Brazil. The members of Falso Baiano with their refined and gorgeous sound are trying to change that. Falso Baiano is a choro ...
Paoli Mejias – De Jazzambia A Mi Tambor – El Concierto
Master percussionist Paoli Mejias belongs to a generation of artists who are redefining puertoricanness in musical terms with their artistry. Mixing diverse Afro-Caribbean styles with global rhythms, based upon traditional/popu...
Peter MacDonough – The Woo (Self produced – 2010)
The whole concept of Peter MacDonough's album The Woo: A Latin Jazz Suite for Soprano Saxophone, from the cover art to the name of the songs is based on the movie The Wizard of Oz. Reinterpretations of movie songs is n...
A Tribute to Carlos Garnett at the Panama Jazz Festival 2012
For nine consecutive years the Danilo Perez Foundation has celebrated the Panama Jazz Festival with the best of the jazz world. Precisely this week people in Panama City are celebrating the ninth edition of this festival which ...
Rick Arroyo – Mr. P (Arroyando Music – 2011)
Born in Bronx, NY, multi instrumentalist Rick Arroyo began playing piano at the age of 9, drums at age 11, congas, vibraphone at the age of 14 and has worked with some of the best Latin jazz musicians in the US. All that experi...
Spanish Harlem Orchestra in Toronto
Directly from "El Barrio" - New York
The Spanish Harlem Orchestra
A Salsa Christmas
Toronto, December 9, 2011
at the Koerner Hall
Photographs by Atael Weissman.
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