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Centro Cultural Cubano de Nueva York Presenta: XIV CONGRESO ANUAL: CUBA Y SU MÚSICA Sunday, October 4, 2015 ~ 9 am to 8 pm Join us at...

Since he emigrated from Cuba in 1993, Omar Sosa has forged a distinctive musical path, fusing an array of jazz, world music, hip-hop, and...

On a day like today (February 28, 1934), 80 years ago, the great timbalero and bandleader Willie Bobo was born. And on a day...

WHO: The Afro Latin Jazz Alliance presents GRAMMY winners Arturo O’Farrill and the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra...

Extraordinary All-Female Cuban Sextet Jane Bunnett & Maqueque Set To Release New Album "Oddara" On October 14, 2016 Buy MP3 Album - CD Available for...

Two-Time GRAMMY Award-Winning Spanish Harlem Orchestra Releases New Full-Length Studio Album on September 16, 2014, Featuring Jazz Stars Chick Corea & Joe Lovano "...they're the...

The late Paco de Lucía once said, "Diego has one of the most beautiful flamenco voices of our time, a voice of sweetness that...

Oscar Castro-Neves, the celebrated Brazilian guitarist, arranger, and composer, died from complications of gastric cancer on Friday, September 27 in Los Angeles, California. He...

On May 8, 2012, Arturo Sandoval Pays Tribute to Dizzy Gillespie with Dear Diz (Every Day I Think of You) Co-produced by Latin Grammy "Producer...

12th Annual Panama Jazz Festival Led by Artistic Director Danilo Pérez Announces 2015 Lineup Festival Dates: January 12 - 17, 2015 Uniting internationally acclaimed jazz artists,...

20th Anniversary by Ralph Irizarry Street Date: October 5, 2015 “His style on the instrument is inventive, engaging, and musical, with flawless technique to spare. Irizarry...

Arturo Sandoval has just released his second album on Concord Jazz, "Dear Diz (Every Day I Think of You)." This is Sandoval's tribute to...

The National Jazz Museum Celebrates Bebo Valdés Bebo Valdés Exhibit - National Jazz Museum in Harlem September 16th Opening - Screening & Listening Sessions The National Jazz...

Cuban Piano Phenom Alfredo Rodríguez Releases Tocororo (Mack Avenue). A musical representation of the exuberance and colors of the world, through Rodríguez's special lens. Out March 4,...

Clarinetist-Saxophonist Anat Cohen Sings and Swings as She Explores a Glowing World of Music on “Luminosa” Anat’s seventh album as a leader – to be...

Cuban-Canadian Grammy nominee teams up with Cuban legend for a tribute to a Trova icon. Adonis Puentes and Pancho Amat release Veinte Años: Homenaje...

“What’s up, San Francisco? Are you ready to have a good time?” asks timbales player and band leader Pete Escovedo at the beginning of...

Honduran/Spanish Artist Eva Cortés Releases NEW JAZZ RECORD For The First Time in America. EVA CORTÉS BRILLIANTLY FUSES LATIN AMERICAN RHYTHMS AND A FLAMENCO...

100 years ago, on April 28, 1911, Mario Bauzá was born in La Habana. Today, he would be celebrating his 100th Anniversary. His musical legacy is enormous. Marrying Afro Cuban rhythms and Jazz, he is a founding Father of Afro Cuban Jazz (which over the years would evolve into what we now know as Latin jazz). He continues to influence musicians around the world. Being April Jazz Appreciation Month, let's celebrate Mario Bauzá [...]

Nominations for the 15th Annual Latin Grammy Awards were announced on Wednesday, September 24. For Best Latin Jazz Album (Mejor Álbum de Jazz Latino)...