LATEST CD REVIEWS
Ray Barretto: Standards Rican-ditioned
This album Standards Rican-ditioned by Ray Barretto has a very special – albeit tragic – place in the history and in the everlasting...
Felipe Salles: The Lullaby Project
When you are so perfectly attuned to your ancestry and your culture as Felipe Salles is then you are halfway to producing the most...
Gastón Joya: Mama Ina
A fierce energy leaps out of the opening notes of Mama Ina, the exquisitely-crafted debut album by the prodigiously-gifted bassist Gastón Joya. It is...
LATEST CD REVIEWS
Omar Sosa & NDR Big Band: es:sensual
Everything about the music of Omar Sosa seems not only to say that “Tradition is a wonderful reality,” but also something else: “not understanding...
Joaju Cuarteto: Ahoraite
Few recordings that have come out of the pen of (and performances by) Paraguayan musicians have captured the frenetic effervescence of Ahoraite by the...
Espontáneo: The Abdala Sessions
Espontáneo or spontaneity is the key reason why the world falls in love with Afro-Cuban music. From the trova tradition through to performances of...
LATEST NEWS
Hilario Durán Awarded the Louis Applebaum Composers Award
Toronto, February 6, 2019 – Jazz Pianist and Composer, Cuban born Hilario Durán is this year’s recipient of the Louis Applebaum Composers Award. This...
Oscar Peñas Jazz Quartet in Concert at Aaron Davis Hall
City College Center for the Arts presents the Oscar Peñas Jazz Quartet
with special guest the Mivos Quartet
Acclaimed jazz guitarist’s Almadraba offers audiences a glimpse...
Inside Latin Jazz Featuring Eddie Montalvo
The Inside Latin Jazz series continues to offer fascinating and penetrating onstage interviews with leading Latin Jazz artists
Presented by the Ruth B. Shannon Center...
UPCOMING EVENTS
Arturo Sandoval in Concert at Flato Markham Theatre
Ten-time Grammy Award winner and trumpet master Arturo Sandoval makes his return to Markham! A protégé of the legendary jazz master Dizzy Gillespie, Sandoval...
Diego Figueiredo and Chuchito Valdés: Brazil Meets Cuba
Combining two of the most exciting artists in Latin jazz creates an explosion of music and crazed fans. Diego Figueiredo is considered one of...
Lizt Alfonso Presents “Made in Cuba” at Flato Markham Theatre
Lizt Alfonso Dance Cuba is back in Canada to warm our spirits in the heart of winter! The company of 17 beautiful and technically...
FEATURED VIDEOS
Kiki Sanchez: Praise and Worship con Tumbao
The extraordinary Peruvian producer, composer, arranger, educator and pianist Luis Enrique “Kiki” Sanchez can capture the hearts of many through his skillful rhythmic pianism,...
Que Vola? video series episode 1: Ramón, percussionist, son of Changó
Ramón Tamayo Martinez, barely thirty years old has been around sacred drums for as long as he remembers. Son of Changó, god of lightning...
Orquesta Akokán – Un Tabaco para Elegua
From the self-titled debut album Orquesta Akokán, out now on Daptone Records. Recorded in Havana, Daptone Records taps into the soul of Cuba with...
ARTIST PROFILES
Artist Profile: Yaíma Sáez
Yaima Sáez Bejarano, is an outstanding singer of Cuban music originally from the Cuban province of Camagüey. University Graduate in Physical Culture, comes to...
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...
CONCERT REVIEWS
Arturo O’Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra in Toronto
There's something truly striking about experiencing live music interpreted by a large ensemble, a big band orchestra. Even more if it is a band...
Diego El Cigala Pays Tribute to the Soul and Spirit of Salsa Music
"Diego Ramón Jiménez Salazar (born in Madrid, on December 27, 1968), known as El Cigala (Spanish for 'Norway Lobster', a popular crustacean in Spain),...
Emilie-Claire Barlow at Koerner Hall – Dec 17, 2017
A Class Act
Another first for me, a Christmas holiday show to see a Canadian jazz chanteuse. A debut concert at the Royal Conservatory in...
FEATURED YOUTUBE VIDEOS PLAYLIST
Que Vola ? Series I Ramon, percussionist, son of Chango (Episode 1/5)
08:05
Que Vola ? - Calle Luz (Official Video)
04:09
Chucho Valdés “Jazz Batá 2” @Tourcoing Jazz Festival Ochún Montage Final
08:25
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