The stamp that Oscar Hernández has put on music – not simply Afro-Cuban, Afro-Caribbean music and the often-seamless mélange of all of those ensuing rhythms into...
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...
3x Grammy Winner Spanish Harlem Orchestra Honor Tradition with Swing Forever, Their Ninth Album, Due Out August 23, 2024 via Ovation Records On the cusp of...
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....
The one thing you can be assured when you listen to music – new or re-interpreted – by Doug Beavers, is that it’s going to be...
Oscar Hernández and the Spanish Harlem Orchestra [SHO] have set the bar so high for the kind of Afro-Caribbean ensemble musicianship that no one but the...
Welcome to our monthly playlist, The Latin Side of Jazz, showcasing some of the best Latin Jazz music from around the globe. On this first issue...
You can always count on Doug Beavers – one of the creative mainstays of the formidable Spanish Harlem Orchestra – to surprise you with every album...
For the last fifteen years few music ensembles have dominated the world of salsa like the Spanish Harlem Orchestra. So, it was only fitting that the...
Although the release of Crossing Borders by Eva Cortés comes just two years after In Bloom appeared on Truth Revolution Records, it feels like a much...
Editor’s Pick · Featured Album There has never been any doubt that Doug Beavers is among the most important artists in the burgeoning Latin-Jazz musical arena....
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...
26th Annual San Jose Jazz Summer Fest 2015 SAVE THE DATE: Friday, August 7 to Sunday, August 9, 2015 Plaza de César Chavez Park, Downtown San...
The Battle has begun, the Battle of… Titans! The Grammy Award winner Doug Beavers brings us his exquisite, new album, Titanes del Trombón, a tremendous musical...
The incidence of percussionists playing music is far greater than musicians who happen to be percussionists. Luisito Quintero falls into the latter category. Luisito Quintero was...