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 that was attributed to Miles Davis’ most famous “electric period”. In reality that aspect of...
“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 up in the inimitable fabric of Brazilian magic.” Of the...
“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 travel south to one of...
The Interamerican University Jazz Festival is the newest out of all the Jazz fests in Puerto Rico. Report/Photographs by Wilbert Sostre The 1st edition took place in October 2012, presenting the music of some of...
Déjame Así is a rich, syncopated and moving production, full of taste and talent. Any one song you pick on this CD...
Leave a pianist to his own devices and he is likely to lose himself in the keyboard of the grand instrument. Leave Jovino Santos alone with a piano and there is no telling where that...
Since around the mid 90s, the influx of fresh Latin American talent in Canada has grown exponentially. Cuban-Canadian singer-songwriter Adonis Puentes is one of those artists who settled in Victoria, British Columbia in 1998. Born...
“When music works in such a glorious manner the individual songs leave their mark not just on the mind, for this would be just intellectual. In fact the music is deeply wrought with emotion that...
“Of all the Festivals celebrating the wonderful music of Jazz in Puerto Rico, the Puerto Rico Music Conservatory Jazz Fest is maybe my favorite.” Festival Report and Photos by Wilbert Sostre There are a few...
Bassist, violinist Yunior Terry is an artist for all seasons. He hails from Camagüey, Cuba where he is the...