Trombonist, composer and arranger Papo Vazquez is more than thirty-five years into a career spanning the jazz, Latin, Afro-Caribbean and classical music and recording worlds. His Mighty Pirates Troubadours band is a seven piece Afro Puerto Rican Jazz group. Last...
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 of Afro-Cuban music, which he...
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 to more than 40 venues,...
Lulaworld 2013 – Presented by Lula Music and Arts Centre May 10 to 31: 16 Concerts! 5 CD Releases! More than 120 artists representing more than a dozen countries. Each May, the annual LULAWORLD festival...
“This piece is based on my concept called three-dimensional music that combines jazz, Pan-American folklore, and classical music. It has melodic references to traditional Panamanian folklore mixed with North American blues and improvisations, fused with...
“There are two periods in Latin music and jazz: before Puente and after Puente.” — Bobby Sanabria Tito Puente Quattro – The Definitive Collection Honors Latin Jazz Legend with 5-CD, 5-LP and Digital Box Sets...
NEW DIMENSIONS in LATIN JAZZ presents: Cuban pianist/composer OSMANY PAREDES in concert for the release of his solo piano album P A S S A G E S at Jazz Standard Tuesday, April 23rd “A leading figure...
April is Jazz Appreciation Month (named by the Smithsonian Institution), culminating on the 30th with International Jazz Day (a project of UNESCO, organized by the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz). In Toronto, we have another reason to...
Filosofía Caribeña 2 is the culmination of a recording/performance project begun in 2010 that resulted in major performances in 2011 at the Smithsonian in Washington DC, the Monterey Jazz Festival, and at the San Francisco...
Grammy Award-winning conguero and bandleader Poncho Sanchez commemorates one of jazz music’s most influential collaborations. In 1947, Dizzy Gillespie and the great Cuban drummer Chano Pozo came together...