With the help of Danilo Navas, my wife and I were able to witness an outstanding concert on our recent trip to Puerto Rico featuring the...
When you hear that there is something such as The Latin Side of McCoy Tyner, some thoughts of incongruency do creep in. After all McCoy Tyner...
Following two intriguing albums with his group Nu Sanga [and as featured trumpeter on numerous albums by leading lights of Latin Jazz – Eddie Palmieri and...
Jonathan Powell’s Mambo Jazz Party showcases his 20-year career as a trumpeter in NYC’s salsa and Latin jazz scene. As a former member of Eddie Palmieri’s...
Although he does not say it outright – in his brief note to his album Cubop Lives! – Zaccai Curtis rightly references both Dizzy Gillespie and...
When musicians with strong personalities and voices collide, it is often the case that the communal importance of music is forgotten. But not with these fine...
You can always count on Doug Beavers – one of the creative mainstays of the formidable Spanish Harlem Orchestra – to surprise you with every album...
The spiritual nature of Mi Luz Mayor, with its metaphor of “The Light” is a magnificent big band recording by Eddie Palmieri and may appear as...
When Alex Conde turns up the power at any given time, he’s like an orchestra all by himself. Now magnify that several times on Origins, a...
As part of his 80th Birthday Celebration Tour, Piano Master Eddie Palmieri came to Toronto with his Latin Jazz Septet. It was actually a sextet, integrated...
Eddie Palmieri’s influence on the world of modern music is often celebrated, but just as often underestimated. As he completes his 80th year with us, his...
Truth Revolution Records Presents Bassist, Composer, Arranger, Andy González – “Entre Colegas/Among Colleagues” – His First Album As A Leader “Entre Colegas, a flatteringly beautiful album...
The González brothers are a Puerto Rican dynasty, much like the Jones brothers of Pontiac, Michigan. While trumpeter and conguero Jerry González might have a higher...
Andy González On “Entre Colegas/Among Colleagues Interview Conducted by Truth Revolution Recording Collective TRR: Who did you choose for Entre Colegas and why? Andy González: I...
Live in Concert at the Kaiser Permanente Main Stage – #SJZSummerFest I’ve been listening and dancing to Eddie Palmieri’s music for more years than I care...