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Bobby Carcassés: Luna de Miel en Nueva York. Un eterno romance entre lo cubano y el jazz demuestra que la cosa va en serio. Por...

The sky darkens, Lorca-like and a primordial wail rips through it. “Ai…leh leh leh…/No sé qué tendrá mi pecho/no sé qué tendrá mi pecho…/que...

First of all my apologies for taking so long to publish the second part of my Best Latin Jazz Albums of 2013. Some of...

Day 2 of the 92nd Street Y’s Latin on Lex series celebrated “a snapshot of a musical movement that could only have taken place...

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...

“There are only three Afro-Horns in the world. They were forged from a rare metal found only in Africa and South America. No one...

“…The good that men do is oft interred with their bones…” wrote William Shakespeare in his famous dramatic eulogy for Julius Caesar, made by...

The 17th Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards returns to Las Vegas The big event will take place at the T-Mobile Arena on Thursday, Nov. 17, 2016,...

Julián Cabrera's style on the conga drum was rock-solid, never flashy, he preferred to keep the rhythm simple but lively, and, because he was...

ARVITO: THE HARVEY AVERNE STORY FROM THE CATSKILLS TO THE GRAMMYS AND BEYOND! by CHICO ALVAREZ PERAZA Preamble: "Montuno Meets the Blues" - A Prelude to Salsa Sometime...

"Listening to it now, it’s clear: Spirits of Havana was twenty-five years ahead of its time — Ned Sublette, June 2016 Tempis Fugit! Twenty-five years since...

Sunfest, Canada's Premier World Music Festival Presents: Van Merwijk's Music Machine with Ramón Valle at The Jazz Village Stage on July 6, 2013 at...

This is the recording that Maraca’s fans have been waiting for. Recorded live at the Grand Theater in Havana, Cuba (2010), it presents Maraca’s collaboration with the Havana Chamber Orchestra and includes standout contributions from pianist Harold Lopez-Nussa, Japanese violinist Sayaka, saxophonist David Sanchez, drummer Horacio “El Negro” Hernandez, percussionist Giovanni Hidalgo and others. The recording takes the listener on a musical journey [...]

The Jazz Singer - TD Toronto Jazz Fest - Koerner Hall - June 21, 2017 Gregory Porter in concert. What a delightful way to kick...

Conrad Herwig and the Latin Side All-Stars Pay Tribute to Horace Silver Conrad Herwig is no stranger to reimagining the work of seminal jazz musicians...

New York Report by Tomas Peña - Album of the Week - The Solo Concert: Sam Newsome Plays Monk and Ellington (Some New Music, 2014) What...

Mexican-American, singer, songwriter and actress, Lila Downs debuted at Jazz at Lincoln Center as part of National Hispanic Heritage Month, which takes place from...

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...

Septiembre es el mes del jazz en Colombia, Suramérica. Seis eventos convocan anualmente a músicos locales e internacionales en el noveno mes del año...

2018 was a very prolific year in terms of music being released. It was a year of excellency, in terms of great new music...