Posts Tagged ‘Cuba’
Emiliano Salvador and his Music on Video
On August 19, 1951, Emiliano Salvador was born in Puerto Padre, a municipality and city in the Las Tunas Province of Cuba. On a day like today, he would be celebrating his 60th birthday. One of the most influencial musicians of...
Celebrating Emiliano Salvador and his Musical Legacy
Talk to anyone about Cuban piano players and invariably the name EMILIANO SALVADOR will pop up. Most will agree that Emiliano was in a class by himself. His personality and individualism as a soloist were strong enough to assur...
Jane Bunnett & Hilario Durán – Cuban Rhapsody
Both reeds and woodwinds maestro Jane Bunnett and piano virtuoso Hilario Durán have released enormously successful albums lately. Bunnett made Embracing Voices (EMI, 2009) with the celebrated Cuban a capela choir, Gru...
Chico & Rita – The Full Movie
Chico & Rita's love story (written by Trueba along with Ignacio Martínez de Pisón) begins in La Habana of the late 40's, and then jumps to New York, taking place during a magnificent era of artistic creation. It's the time of...
Concord Picante Releases “Ninety Miles”
Stefon Harris, David Sánchez and Christian Scott go the distance on collaborative recording NINETY MILES. Special 2-Disc CD/DVD Package, Ninety Miles, unites North American, Puerto Rican and Cuban jazz artists. Release date: J...
The Ninety Miles Project
Critically acclaimed jazz musicians vibist Stefon Harris, saxophonist David Sánchez and trumpeter Christian Scott have collaborated to create a distinctly unique collection of songs, Ninety Miles. Recorded over the span of a w...
Jane Bunnett & Hilario Durán: Cuban Rhapsody
When two of the most acclaimed modern explorers of Cuban music combine their prodigious talents on the music they love, musical magic happens. That is demonstrated in truly enchanting fashion on Rhapsody Cubana, the debut duet ...
Celebrating Mario Bauzá and his Legacy
100 years ago, on April 28, 1911, Mario Bauzá was born in La Habana. Today, he would be celebrating his 100th Anniversary. His musical legacy is enormous. Marrying Afro Cuban rhythms and Jazz, he is a founding Father of Afro C...
Arturo O’Farrill: Carrying the O’Farrill legacy into the 21st century
Arturo O'Farrill is a self-proclaimed chatterbox and an interviewer's fantasy. In this, my second interview with the piano master and bandleader we discuss his family, his art, his philosophy and his mission to bring music educ...
Bringing Chico Home
When the steel door to Kennedy Airport's Gate 8 slammed shut, Arturo O'Farrill was on the wrong side. With his wife, sons, and mother in tow one Monday in December, he was bound for Miami, then for Havana via charter flight. An...
