Nestor Torres: Jazz Flute Traditions
This album Jazz Flute Traditions is infinitely more than just a sweeping review of the flute in Jazz. It also lets the listener into...
JLCO with Wynton Marsalis: Una Noche con Rubén Blades
The prospect of Rubén Blades performing with the mighty Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra during the 2014-15 concert season must surely have had music...
Yissy & Bandancha · Última Noticia
Yissy García was one of the girls who were brought out of Cuba by the renowned soprano saxophonist and flutist “Havana” Jane Bunnett to...
Michel Camilo – What’s Up?
The impish name of his album, What’s Up? would seem to suggest that Michel Camilo is having more fun on his second solo album...
Enrique Rodríguez: Enriquito – Me Quito El Sombrero
Conventional wisdom might suggest that there can be no Spanish music—especially that, which derives from traditional Flamenco sounds—without the lead voice being a Spanish...
Mark Weinstein: In Jerusalem
At a time when virtually everything is available on CD, many musicians – flutists, in this instance – search for something both different and...
Sammy Figueroa & Glaucia Nasser: Talisman
It is not unusual today for the music of any idiom to collide with another and produce a seismic event in both idioms. Music...
Bill O’Connell Latin Jazz All-Stars: Imagine
Bill O’Connell is a fine pianist. He is underrated and seems to dwell in the shadows of New York musicians with a higher profile than his. Many of these so-called high profilers may be, in fact, far less talented than Mr. O’Connell. He is blessed with ...
Negroni’s Trio – On The Way
José Negroni’s piano playing is unique. Although he can be lithe and delicate in his expression his touch is generally heavier, almost like the...
Jane Bunnett and Maqueque
The celebrated Canadian soprano saxophonist is embracing voices again. But these voices are of a slightly different sort. The Creole Choir...
Brenda Navarrete: Mi Mundo
The Afro-Cuban percussionist and singer, Brenda Navarrete is one of the best-kept secrets of her generation. However, now, thanks to producer extraordinaire and Alma...
TjaderAid – Cal Tjader Tribute: ¡Viva Cal!
This extraordinary recording by a group, ostensibly put together by the conguero Frankie Piñeiro, was meant to celebrate the music of the legendary Latin-Jazz...
Catina DeLuna: Lado B Brazilian Project
As if shepherding her brilliant vocals through a Brasilian soundscape were not enough, Catina DeLuna has turned the charms of her voice of longing...
Rebeca Vallejo: Azucar Canela
It is the vivacity of Rebeca Vallejo that is evident from the first lines that she sings on Azucar Canela, a refreshing foray into...
Menduvia Music Presents: Osmany Paredes – Trio Time
The lineage of Cuban pianists is long and illustrious. It has been brimful with lofty musical intellect, dazzling virtuosity and celebrated repertoire.
The league of...
Bobby Carcassés Y AfroJazz · Blues Con Montuno
For the many lovers of music, who often tend to forget about the treasures we have among us, here’s a timely reminder from one...
Wayne Wallace Quintet’s Latin Jazz/Jazz Latin
For the Latin jazz scene it is a pleasure to have a new piece from the brilliant composer and musician Wayne Wallace. This time...
Eva Cortés: In Bloom
Ms. Cortés is a Spanish language singer but on this album she also steps out as a highly skilled singer of English language songs equal to or even perhaps even better than her performances on the Spanish...
Emilio Teubal – Música Para Un Dragón Dormido
"When music works in such a glorious manner the individual songs leave their mark not just on the mind, for this would be just...
Clare Fischer Latin Jazz Big Band: ¡Ritmo!
Here is a truly special compendium of charts that pays homage to the human flow of sound and silence...
