LATEST CD REVIEWS
Eddie Daniels: Heart of Brazil
Eddie Daniels has become, without a doubt one of the finest clarinetists in the past fifty years or so. In fact, apart from Paquito...
Zemog El Gallo Bueno: YoYouMeTú – Trilogy Vol. 3
The music of Abraham Gomez-Delgado, otherwise made here (and elsewhere) under the name of Zemog El Gallo Bueno has always maintained its life on...
David Virelles: Igbó Alákọrin The Singer’s Grove Vol. I & II
Listeners – simple and sophisticated – who have, by now become used to the music of David Virelles might come to expect that with...
Flavio Lira: Coffee Gold Sugar Cane
Flavio Lira is one several young Brasilian musicians who has a wider world-view of music than most of his countrymen and the bassist shows...
Eddie Palmieri: Mi Luz Mayor
The spiritual nature of Mi Luz Mayor, with its metaphor of "The Light" is a magnificent big band recording by Eddie Palmieri and may...
Magos Herrera & Brooklyn Rider: Dreamers
You can now declare Magos Herrera to be one of the greatest contemporary interpreters of song. Her consummate and sultry contralto is pitch-perfect and...
LATEST CD REVIEWS
JLCO with Wynton Marsalis: Una Noche con Rubén Blades
The prospect of Rubén Blades performing with the mighty Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra during the 2014-15 concert season must surely have had music...
Miguel Zenón: Yo Soy la Tradición
It takes but a few bars of “Rosario”, the first chart of Yo Soy la Tradición, by composer and alto saxophonist Miguel Zenón to...
Carlos Franzetti and Allison Brewster Franzetti: Buenos Aires Noir
The album Buenos Aires Noir by Carlos Franzetti and Allison Brewster Franzetti is being celebrated for its being considered as Best Classical Album for...
Gabriel Palatchi Trio: Made in Canada
Gabriel Palatchi has been touring the world, but found time about a year ago to stop by in his new home-base, Canada, to perform...
Armando Romeu: 1er Concierto de la Orq Cubana de Música Moderna
The Orquesta Cubana de Música Moderna was one of the early swing bands that rocked Cuba and it’s hardly surprising why. The big band...
Mike Freeman ZonaVibe: Venetian Blinds
Mike Freeman and ZonaVibe pay wonderful homage to two of great vibraphone masters of musicians on Venetian Blinds; Tito Puente and Bobby Hutcherson. Tongue...
LATEST NEWS
Alfredo Rodríguez and Pedrito Martínez To Release New Album
Grammy® nominated artists Alfredo Rodríguez and Pedrito Martinez first worked together on Alfredo’s 2012 release The Invasion Parade. Since that initial recording session, they...
David Virelles’ New Album: Igbó Alákorin (The Singer’s Grove) Vol. I & II
Igbó Aláko?rin (The Singer’s Grove) Vol. I and II by David Virelles
Igbó Alákorin (a phrase in Yoruba which can be loosely translated as The...
Craft Recordings to Release “The Complete Cuban Jam Sessions”
Craft Recordings is proud to announce the release of The Complete Cuban Jam Sessions 5-LP and 5-CD box sets on November 9, 2018. Compiled...
UPCOMING EVENTS
MSM Afro-Cuban Jazz Orchestra with special guest Paquito D’Rivera
The Manhattan School of Music has long been a fixture of the New York music scene and was one of the first United States...
Paquito D’Rivera with the Harlem Quartet at Koerner Hall
Living legend and multiple Grammy Award winner, Paquito D’Rivera, returns to Koerner Hall. On this occasion, he is joined by the Harlem Quartet, praised...
Jane Bunnett & Maqueque All Stars at Koerner Hall in Toronto
Jane Bunnett once again brings the soul of Cuba to the hearts of Canadian music lovers with current and former Maqueque band members, including...
ARTIST PROFILES
Artist Profile: Carlos Henriquez
Carlos Henriquez was born in 1979 in the Bronx, New York. He studied music at a young age, played guitar through junior high school and...
Artist Profile: Sebastian Schunke
For 15 years, Sebastian Schunke has been an energetic part of the international jazz scene. Schunke is one of the young leading Jazz composers...
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...
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