LATEST CD REVIEWS
Carlos Henriquez: Dizzy con Clave
Carlos Henriquez may not be the first to (rightfully) pay tribute to Dizzy Gillespie nor will he be the last. But his is a...
Alfonso Fuentes: Plena – Improvisaciones Para Piano
Alfonso Fuentes is better known for his classical work that has been performed – and recorded – by musicians of some of the most...
Vocal Universo: Música Universal
Even in the #MeToo era it is still hard for women in music to attract the spotlight. Add to that the fact that it’s...
Jovino Santos Neto Quinteto: Por Causa de Você
This music is collected from a stage performance at the Triple Door in Seattle, Washington in 2015, held by the distinguished Brasilian composer and...
Chucho Valdés: Jazz Batá 2
When Old Man Bebo first disappeared from music in Europe and before he was re-discovered again by Paquito D’Rivera, his son Chucho Valdés began...
Adriano Clemente: Cuban Fires
Continuing from where he left off in his journey through the ritual magic of the Afro-Cuban musical experience some two years ago Adriano Clemente...
LATEST CD REVIEWS
Etienne Charles: Carnival – The Sound of a People Vol. 1
Etienne Charles has added an important opus to the literature of contemporary music with the release of Carnival – The Sound of a People...
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...
LATEST NEWS
Dafnis Prieto To Make Historic Return To Cuba in 2019
Continuing Banner Year in 2018/19, Dafnis Prieto Big Band Earns Grammy Nomination
2018/19 is shaping up to be an extraordinary year for Cuban-born drummer, composer,...
Big news for the 2019 Montreal International Jazz Festival!
In 2019, the Festival International de Jazz de Montréal, presented by TD Bank Group in collaboration with Rio Tinto, will celebrate its 40th birthday...
globalFEST 2019 festival returns to Copacabana Times Square
Jumpstarting the Conversation: global musical perspectives reverberate at globalFEST 2019
The showcase festival of global artists returns for...
UPCOMING EVENTS
Live in Concert: Armenia Meets Cuba Jazz Project
Armenian culture meets Cuban spirit for a knock-out Folk Jazz project featuring world renowned pianist Hilario Durán
Music expresses the emotions, culture and ideas of...
Omar Sosa and Seckou Keita with Gustavo Ovalles – Québec Tour
For more than 20 years now, Omar Sosa – Cuban composer and pianist and seven-time Grammy nominee – is constantly expanding his exciting discography. Transparent Water, released...
Hilario Durán & His Big Band Return to Koerner Hall on Feb 9 2019
Pianist Hilario Durán’s 20-piece Latin Jazz Big Band is joined for this Koerner Hall concert by special guests, drummer Horacio “El Negro” Hernández, and...
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
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