The year “1958” in Havana ‘58 by Bahama Soul Club has rather risqué connotations – raising the spectre the dying days of the Batista regime in...
The archetype of an Afro-Cuban jazz drummer would probably be Chano Pozo, the pioneering “conguero” whose influence on jazz was heard around the world. He wrote...
Fidel Morales is a Cuban Drummer, Percussionist, Composer, Producer, Arranger, Author, and Educator As a drummer, Fidel Morales has played with musicians such as Giovanni Hidalgo,...
Of all the new generation of drummers playing in America today, Francisco Mela is probably the only musician who combines the most visceral polyrhythmic aspect of...
When the album Jane Bunnett and Maqueque was released in 2014 it seemed to suggest that the celebrated soprano saxophonist and flutist Jane Bunnett, already at...
If you have heard Alfredo Rodriguez’s latest album, Tocororo then you will certainly be familiar with the work of the extraordinary drummer, Michael Olivera, who played...
While almost no one was looking the bassist Yoser Rodriguez has slipped in his maiden album as leader. Rodriguez is not simply another Cuban musician naturalised...
If there is anyone who communicates through music and life it could be said that few people do it better than Paquito D’Rivera. If you have...
We hear so much big band music these days that we may be at risk of forgetting where the priceless modern day markers really are, not...
Introducing Cuban Pianist, Composer, Bandleader Iván ‘Melón’ Lewis Born in Cuba, Iván ‘Melón’ Lewis received extensive training in classical music and graduated from the prestigious National...
The musical and theatrical finery of Panamericano is going to be quite the sensation in the weeks and months to come, and several years after the...
Palacio de la Rumba Big Band is an exceptional ensemble formed by Australian composer and saxophonist Gai Bryant On a trip to Cuba to research...
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...
Ignacio Berroa has been recognized by many as one of the greatest drummers of our times. His numerous contributions to the American music scene have earned...
Although much of the world was welcoming of Cuba after the Revolution and although many artists did flee the country for a new world of freedom...