The Latin Side of Jazz is a curated playlist that showcases selected tracks from the best Latin jazz, Cuban, Brasilian, Flamenco, Ibero-American, Afro-Caribbean, Afro-Latin jazz music....
This month on The Latin Side of Jazz we feature music with the following artists: Alonso González & Jazz Latino, Kenny Garrett, Enrico Rava, Alfredo Rodríguez...
Both Alfredo Rodríguez and Pedrito Martinez are musicians known for great virtuosity on their respective instruments – Mr Rodríguez on the piano and Mr Martinez as...
There is, quite simply, no trumpeter in the world today who sounds like Ibrahim Maalouf. This has everything to do with his instrument, which is reported...
To say that you can never know what to expect from pianist Alfredo Rodríguez would no longer be a surprising observation even if the cues are...
Alfredo Rodriguez ambles onto stage, but that’s all the ‘ambling’ he would do for the rest of the night. Once he sits at the piano he...
ALfredo Rodriguez in his new music video, “Yemaya,” gives us a glimpse into what Cuba is really like in 2017. Produced by Brock Lefferts, “Yemaya” is...
Editor’s Pick · Featured Album As a pianist, Alfredo Rodriguez is a rare bird, the very epitomé of the one he celebrates on Tocororo. He creates...
Alfredo Rodríguez [born October 7, 1985] is a Grammy-nominated Cuban composer and Cuban Jazz Pianist. He was trained at Manuel Saumell Conservatory, then at the Amadeo...
Of all the musicians to come out of Cuba in recent times, to be repatriated to the United States or Canada, Alfredo Rodriguez is one of...
“Rodríguez came to the world of modern music via Havana, Cuba. At that time his life, by his own...
As part of the Royal Conservatory 2012-2013 Season, ¡Qué Rica Cuba! Series, the Alfredo Rodríguez Trio makes an appearance at Koerner Hall in Toronto on Saturday,...
The artistic goldmine that is Cuba continues to give up its riches. Even before Machito was “discovered” by Dizzy Gillespie (and much later, Gonzalo Rubalcaba) there...