It is easy to appreciate the elegance and glorious virtuosity that Roger Glenn displays across the range of instruments. Like his illustrious father he is a...
The legendary collaboration between Celia Cruz and Willie Colón is back where it belongs—on vinyl. In 1981, Celia Cruz and Willie Colón reunited to record Celia...
Dave Bass has every reason to flip the “trio” script. He means to change his musical language and dialect subtly but forcefully, into the southern half...
Do not be fooled by the seemingly casual nature of the title of this album – Passing By – the song itself is an eminently graceful...
Nearly fifty years after his only solo outing (Reachin’, 1976), master multi-instrumentalist Roger Glenn finally steps into the spotlight with My Latin Heart (Patois Records, 2025)....
It is – and always be – perplexing why in cultural topography as vast and variegated as Brasil is, why contemporary musicians seem to gravitate towards...
Having seen Isaiah Collier and The Chosen Few last year in San Francisco, I foolishly thought he would be doing much the same show in Berkeley,...
When Metiendo Mano! arrived in 1977, it marked more than a new partnership for Willie Colón. It introduced a different sensibility into salsa — one grounded...
While scrolling through YouTube recently I happened upon Mr. Flute – The Art Webb Documentary (2022) directed by Omar J. Pineda. I first heard about Webb...
Those of us who have – with wide open ears – listened consistently to Adrien Brandeis have witnessed the rise of one of the truly individual...
There is extraordinarily little, by way of anticipation, that can prepare one for the ferocious energy of Odyssey Mixtape from the pianist and composer José Luiz...
In her latest album, Stories, Swiss pianist and composer Manon Mullener delivers a stunningly crafted narrative suite that intertwines jazz, Latin rhythms, and spoken word in...
With the release of Bossa+ the carioca musician Sergio Pereira has added six atmospheric charts [and one resurrected from the catalogue of Harry Warren – and...
Every time that the inimitable Mafalda Minnozzi produces a new Brasilian recording she sets the bar higher – putting that bar so much higher that only...
Craft Recordings’ 50th-anniversary vinyl reissue of Tremendo Caché by Celia Cruz and Johnny Pacheco is a vibrant and beautifully preserved testament to the golden era of...
