My moon app announces that in 14 hours the Supermoon of May will be here. During a full moon I often get inspired to write about...
Pedro Juan Rodríguez Ferrer, better known as Pete “El Conde” Rodríguez, was a consummate sonero (vocalist), dancer, and showman. His good looks, coiffed hair, chic attire,...
Boricua Jazz Pioneer Joseph Estevez Jr. aka Joe Loco (1921-1988) How did the pianist JOE LOCO (Crazy Joe) acquire the nickname? Theories abound. According to Jose...
Remembering The Giant of the Keyboards Charlie Palmieri (1927-1988) was a pianist, organist, composer, arranger, bandleader, educator, and Eddie Palmieri’s elder brother. In 1926, Isabel and...
Renowned Violinist Alí Bello Premieres First Video From His New Album Inheritance The song “Caracas” is dedicated to the capital city of Venezuela. In the 60’s and 70’s Caracas was...
Barretto Power: A Celebratory Reissue on its 50th Anniversary It was 1970 when Fania Records released Barretto Power, one of a series of seminal albums by...
When my parents bought their home in 1968, Sunset Beach was just another sleepy little beach town It spanned about one mile in length, sandwiched between...
Early Sunday morning… I awoke to the pleasant surprise of a Google Alert in my email. I clicked to find Variety Magazine had published an article...
Francisco Fellové Valdés (October 7, 1923 – February 15, 2013), also known as El Gran Fellové (The Great Fellove), was a Cuban songwriter and singer. A...
Grammy-nominated pianist and composer Manuel Valera (Paquito D’Rivera, Arturo Sandoval, Steve Smith) presents the dynamic debut of his New Cuban Express Big Band. Inspired by José...
Bobby Paunetto was an unforgettable composer, arranger, musician and recording artist. Latin Jazz Network honors him on the tenth anniversary of his death (8.10.10). His real...
Tony Succar, Pablo Gil and RJO continue their ascending path with the release of their latest single and video, Raices Jam . Succar and Gil deliver...
Join Berlin Philharmonic horn player Sarah Willis in Havana for a unique musical collaboration combining classical music with Cuban rhythms! “Mozart should have really been born...
Chapter four [final] of our series: 35th Jazz Plaza International Festival in Havana In recent months I found myself in profound reflection of the term “Ancient...
Sometime in the very near future, several of the jazz world’s best known writers and musicologists will meet in some obscure conclave to pool their extensive...
