LATEST CD REVIEWS
Ark Ovrutski: Journey Moments
Although by its suggestion of relative fragmentation the structural plan of Journey Moments by the contrabassist Ark Ovrutski follows a familiar enough trajectory encompassing...
Sergio Pereira: Nu Brasil
For the carioca, Sergio Pereira, playing on the Portuguese word “Nu” as the title of his album Nu Brasil and then following it up...
Harold López-Nussa: Un Día Cualquiera
Harold López-Nussa is a dynasty not only in Cuba, and ever since Ninety Miles (Concord, 2011), a recording that was facilitated by vibraphonist Stefon...
Charlie Sepúlveda and The Turnaround: Songs For Nat
Forget other tributes to Nat Adderley. It’s not that this one by Charlie Sepúlveda and The Turnaround is just better, but it is that...
Maria Cangiano: Renaceré (Piazzolla X Cangiano)
It has been some time since we have heard from Maria Cangiano. But the sultry-voiced Argentinean contralto has returned with a new recording of...
Dongfeng Liu: China Caribe
We are very familiar with the slew of prodigiously gifted Chinese pianists (and other instrumentalists) who have become renowned all over the world for...
LATEST CD REVIEWS
Carlos Averhoff Jr: iQba – Jazz Meets Cuban Timba
Carlos Averhoff Jr. has lineage. The son of the incomparable Carlos Averhoff Sr. better known as “Carlos Averhoff Sax”, Mr Averhoff Jr. is also...
Hendrik Meurkens | Bill Cunliffe: Cabin in the Sky
The most striking aspect of the music of Hendrik Meurkens has always been the refined elegance of its melodies. This has always been carried...
Itai Kriss and Telavana: Telavana
Itai Kriss together with Hadar Noiberg is one of New York’s worst-kept secrets. Both flutists wear their Middle Eastern heritage just as well as...
Bobby Ramirez: Yo Soy Ritmo! Danzón – Homenaje a Miguel Faílde
The celebrated Spanish composer Manuel de Falla posited that “in popular song the spirit is more important than the letter”, but sometimes –especially in...
Duende Libre: Drift
All but two of the songs heard on Drift have been composed by Alex Chadsey. They are attractive, alluring miniatures, often written in a...
Sebastian Schunke | Diego Pinera: Elusive Beauty
The album Elusive Beauty by Sebastian Schunke and Diego Pinera – together with reedsmeister Benjamin Weidekamp, violist Yodfat Miron and cellist Boram Lie –...
LATEST NEWS
Blue Engine Records announces “Una Noche con Rubén Blades”
Blue Engine Records announces the release of Una Noche con Rubén Blades from the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis featuring Rubén Blades....
Omar Sosa & Yilian Cañizares To Release New Album: “Aguas”
Pianist Omar Sosa and violinist-vocalist Yilian Cañizares have come together to create Aguas, a beautiful and very personal album. Featuring their compatriot, percussionist Inor...
Koerner Hall’s 10th Anniversary Concert Season Opening Festival
Three free concerts open the festival during Culture Days, including the popular Koerner Hall Free for All. American soprano Kathleen Battle makes her Koerner...
UPCOMING EVENTS
Poncho Sánchez to Headline Tucson Downtown Jazz Fest 2019
TUCSON, AZ, August 16, 2018 - The line-up for the 5th annual Tucson Jazz Festival, scheduled for Jan. 11-21, 2019, continues to take shape...
Toronto Jazz Fest 2018 – Five Free Concerts You Shouldn’t Miss
Macy Gray
At the start of 2009 and ten years into her career, Macy Gray found herself a free agent and on the verge of...
Toronto Jazz Fest 2018 – Five Paid Concerts You Shouldn’t Miss
Seal featuring music from his new cd "Standards"
Much like the legends who originally popularized them, Seal sounds right at home singing the classics that...
ARTIST PROFILES
Artist Profile: Harold López-Nussa
For more than a half-century, the embrace between Cuba and the United States has been subject to an odd dance of politics, including a...
Artist Profile: Yilian Cañizares
Before she picks up her violin and walks onstage, Yilian Cañizares pays homage to her ancestors. Candles are lit. Prayers are said, and offerings...
Artist Profile: Alex Conde
Alex Conde is a vibrant, Flamenco and Jazz pianist, improviser, composer and music educator living in New York City. A Spaniard, Alex is a...
FEATURED SOUNDCLOUD TRACKS
FEATURED YOUTUBE VIDEOS PLAYLIST
Harold López-Nussa Trio - Conga Total | Live at Fraser
05:27
YISSY & Bandancha - Universo Videoclip
03:59
Los Soñadores/Dreamers - El Violín Latino (Official Video)
09:12
Yilian Cañizares - Laïla
07:37
Eliel Lazo & Friends perform Descarga Habana - Santo Domingo
05:58
Spanish Harlem Orchestra performs La Salsa Dura
07:36
Eleggua - Daymé Arocena - Cubafonía (Official Video)
03:14
Roy McGrath Remembranzas Quartet - Plena Julia
09:42
Rachel Therrien - Pensamiento: Proyecto Colombia - Porque me pegas
08:00
Maite Hontelé ft. Orquesta Aragón - Casi Muero [Video oficial]
04:20
Cuerdas y Tumbao
10:05
Anat Cohen Quartet "In The Spirit of Baden" | Live Studio Sessions
07:38
Maureen Choi Quartet - "Ida y Vuelta"
07:39
Misty - Andy Gonzalez - Entre Colegas
08:09