Carrera Quinta: Traslaciones
Ever since I can remember it has become commonplace for any music that combined Afro-Caribbean rhythmic tempi with the improvisational aspect of Jazz to...
Raquel Cepeda: Passion – Latin Jazz
There is a breathtaking array of music on this album Passion by Raquel Cepeda – music from an array of South American traditions as...
Michele Rosewoman’s New Yor-Uba: Hallowed
Of all of the utterly unique aspects of the music of Michele Rosewoman’s New Yor-Uba, some are more breathtaking than everything else. Firstly, to...
Remembering Jerry González on his 70th Birthday
Not long ago, I was interviewing two important contributors to the world of American music and letters – Eddie Palmieri and the other was...
One on One with Drummer, Composer, Educator Marlon Simon
DN: Hi Marlon, welcome back to the musical scene, we at latinjazznet.com are very excited about...
Best Recordings of 2018 – Part 3
2018 was a very prolific year in terms of music being released. It was a year of excellency, in terms of great new music...
Yaíma Sáez Brings a Burst of Sunshine from Cuba to Canada
As part of the Cuban Focus Series (2018-2019 Diamond Season) Cuban singer Yaíma Sáez y su Grupo made their debut appearance at the intimate...
Feel The Heat: Arturo Sandoval at Flato Markham Theatre
Arturo Sandoval - Cuban Focus Series - March 23, 2019
Spring had arrived but you wouldn’t know it by the temperature outside. Only the billboard...
Best Recordings of 2018 – Part 2
2018 was a very prolific year in terms of music being released. It was a year of excellency, in terms of great new music...
Josean Jacobo & Tumbao Release New Album: “Cimarrón”
Josean Jacobo & Tumbao Integrate Afro-Descendant Folkloric Idioms on New Jazz Album, Cimarrón
Hailed as “The Ambassador of Afro-Dominican Jazz”, pianist, composer and arranger Josean...
Diego Figueiredo meets “Chuchito” Valdés at Flato Markham Theatre
Brazil meets Cuba, a time for Markham and GTA residents to come in from the cold for what was promised to be some hot...
Hilario Durán Latin Jazz Big Band at Koerner Hall (Concert Review)
On the evening of Saturday, February 9, 2019, Cuban-Canadian piano master Hilario Durán and his Latin Jazz Big Band returned to Koerner Hall in...
Various Artists: The Complete Cuban Jam Sessions
There is much anecdotal evidence – some of it apocryphal – that the Cubans brought a diabolical complexity to Jazz when the musicians among...
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...
Best Recordings of 2018 – Part 1
2018 was a very prolific year in terms of music being released. It was a year of excellency, in terms of great new music...
An Interview with Lizt Alfonso
Conversation with Lizt Alfonso: Dancer, Company Founder, Director, Choreographer Extraordinaire
By Patricia Bell-Newson
According to the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), Cuban dancer and choreographer Lizt Alfonso...
Paquito D’Rivera | Harlem Quartet: Music in the Rarefied Realm
The triumphant journey through music by the inimitable Paquito D’Rivera brought him to Koerner Hall at the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto on...
Etienne Charles – Carnival: The Sound of a People (Concert Review)
On the evening of November 16, 2018, Trinidadian native, amazing trumpet player, recording artist, bandleader, composer, arranger and educator Etienne Charles brought to Toronto...
An Evening with Jane Bunnett and Maqueque in Toronto
The curtain rose on all the polite decorum of Koerner Hall and when the evening exploded it was as if we were swept up...
