Author Archive
Alex Brown – Pianist (Sunnyside Records – 2010)
Even for a pianist with as prodigious a talent as Alex Brown, having a heavyweight in the music pantheon such as Paquito D’Rivera produce his debut album, must have largely been a dream. However, to pull off a debut as fine a...
Oscar Valdés, founder of Irakere and now band leader of Diákara
Irakere was Cuba’s invention to enable the Cuban scene to compete with the international rock music development. The innovative band became a great success and won a Grammy in the 70s. The Cuban state cut the success tour whe...
Spanish Harlem Orchestra – Viva la Tradición
Latin Jazz Network and Concord Picante are giving away two copies of "Viva la Tradición", the newest release of Spanish Harlem Orchestra. All you have to do to participate in this contest is subscribe to our mailing list. Sign...
Latin Jazz Network Radio – Jukebox – October 2010 Playlist
Jukebox - October 2010 Playlist: Benjamin Taubkin, Chucho Valdés, Conrad Herwig, Craig Russo, Curtis Brothers, Dave Holland & Pepe Habichuela, Fabiana Cozza, Gabriel Alegria, Gabriel Palatchi, Greg Burk & Vicente Lebron, Guill...
2010 Puerto Rico Heineken Jazz Festival
Photographer Carlos Haddock has been documenting the culture and music of New York and Puerto Rico for nearly three decades. His photographs have been exhibited at the Manners of Fine Art Gallery in New York and the Bienal de F...
Glenda del E’s Q-Ban Mixology CD Release Fiesta
Glenda Del Monte Escalante, aka Glenda del E, released her first CD entitled Q-Ban Mixology. It was an electrifying night at the Mod Club Theatre on College Street in Toronto, on September 23, 2010. Featuring a string quartet a...
PBS presents the documentary “Cachao: Uno – Más”
The Grammy-winning bassist Israel “Cachao” Lopez died in Coral Gables, Florida in March 2008, almost 90-years old. A maestro of legendary status and ultimately considered one of the greatest Afro-Cuban musicians of all time...
Luis Damian Güell: The Man Behind The Sound
Luis Damian Güell was born on September 28th, 1953 in the provincial city of Cienfuegos, in Cuba, where he attended the Marist Primary School between 1958 and 1960. The Marist Brothers are a Catholic religious order of brot...
The Black Butterflies -1 de Mayo (Self Produced – 2010)
A delightful whimsy surrounds the room where 1 de Mayo descends, like a diaphanous sheet of sound amid its celestial wail. So extraordinary is the musical ensemble fronted by the hypnotic sound of Mercedes Figueras’ ...
Pedro Bermudez – No Limits (Self Produced – 2010)
The energy contained in the body and soul of pianist Pedro Bermudez far exceeds that which may normally be given mere mortals. For his hands and arms are infused with a surfeit of tumbao. In his heart, the echoes of the timbale...
