There has always been a healthy restlessness to Elio Villafranca. When I spoke to him in February 2015 he was about to debut a new suite...
Editor’s Pick · Featured Album The record package itself for Cinque is modest, but oddly impressive; its black cover has the title and Mr Villafranca’s name...
Cuban-born bandleader/composer/reeds player extraordinaire Paquito D’Rivera returns to 92Y for an evening of sizzling Latin jazz. Winner of 14 Grammy Awards, Paquito began his musical career...
The concept of a collision between jazz and classical music is not new. The fantasy has been driving composers and performers as early as the turn...
It is three days before my scheduled interview with the musician and pianist Elio Villafranca. I have long been fascinated by his ferocious talent...
Jazz Meets The Classics by Paquito D’Rivera The border between classical and jazz music has always been a fluid one, with composers from each camp finding...
Part 2 of a 2 Part Performance Review Arturo Stable Presents Cuban Crosshatching Live at the Leonard Nimoy Thalia (Symphony Space) When Arturo Stable set out...
Arturo Stable Presents a Concert in two parts, featuring Dos y Más Leonard Nimoy Thalia, New York City – Saturday, January 12, 2013 Part 1 of...
Best CDs of 2012 - Editor's Picks - Papo Vazquez: Oasis; Chico Alvarez: Country Roots/Urban Masters; Clarice Assad: Home; Elio Villafranca & Arturo Stable: Dos y...
Elio Villafranca is one of the most exciting young trio of pianists to come out of Cuba in recent years; the other two being David Virelles...