There is much anecdotal evidence – some of it apocryphal – that the Cubans brought a diabolical complexity to Jazz when the musicians among them bewitched...
Craft Recordings is proud to announce the release of The Complete Cuban Jam Sessions 5-LP and 5-CD box sets on November 9, 2018. Compiled here in...
No matter where you look this year – at least in the realm of Latin-Jazz – you are unlikely to find a recording where the bass...
While being interviewed after he was rediscovered by Andy Garcia, the bassist Cachao let it slip that even the great Dizzy Gillespie didn’t always have his...
Essential Albums Revisited (5 Stars – Editor’s Pick)Cachao’s Cuban Jam Sessions in Miniature “Descargas” Depending on who you talk to, Cachao ‘invented’ the Descarga – the...
Israel “Cachao” López is one of those larger-than-life figures, a monumental Cuban musician. Although not as famous as Bebo Valdés, he was still one of Cuba’s...
This is the recording that Maraca’s fans have been waiting for. Recorded live at the Grand Theater in Havana, Cuba (2010), it presents Maraca’s collaboration with...