The saxophonist reflects on 20 years with his quartet, documenting live magic, and why some things can’t be rushed When Miguel Zenón stepped onto the Village...
There may be many alto saxophonists born into the musical topography of Afro-Caribbean music, all of whom boast singular voices, but none with voices as distinctive...
Thanks in large part to the inimitable drummer Duduka Da Fonseca and Family Adnet, the music of the great Brasilian maestro, Tom Jobim remains top-of-mind and...
Although Miguel Zenón gave notice of his masterful musicianship long before his first recording, he really rose to eminence around 2005 when he released the first...
Editor’s Pick · Featured Album · The Columbia University Professor, author and musician, trombonist Chris Washburne enjoys the company of some of the finest young musicians...
Was there a closet ‘renaissance man’ just waiting to jump out of Manuel Valera? Probably so, but although his recording of The Seasons references Vivaldi’s eternal...
One of the most interesting aspects of modern music – Jazz, for instance – is that the music starts with the record cover. The story, its...
This recording is a fascinating, satisfying live programme which brings together three of the most active, finest musicians in New York whose work...
This album, by Manuel Valera Sr. Recuerdos ranks—with Charlie Haden’s Nocturne as one of the most beautiful albums of boleros made in recent times. Mr. Valera...
What does it mean “to belong”? The Webster suggests that it is a verb that is defined as “to have or be in a usual or...
What’s new in the idiom of jazz? The next generation of Cuban musicians have arrived. Look no further than what they have brought with them. It...
Park Palace Tribute Featuring the Aruán Ortíz Quartet and Manuel Valera & The Cuban Express – May 4th to May 10th, 2014 – Constructed in 1890...
Editor’s Pick · Featured Album The elegant pianistic urgings—whether in consonant or in dissonant harmony—at the delicate hand of the Colombian-born Carolina Calvache are much too...
Among the young musicians of today is a pianist who is known not only for his pianism, but also for his soul-searching intellect and unquenchable spirit....
Langston Hughes is one of the great poets of the 20th century. His voice is as essential to the African American’s cry for freedom and justice...