With Monk con Clave, Carlos Henríquez steps into a defining moment of his artistic journey. Known for decades as a deeply grounded, authoritative bassist, Henríquez now...
Alí Bello & The Charanga Syndicate is the tradition-forward, life-affirming new offering from Venezuelan-born violinist and composer Alí Bello, born of his passionate dedication to the traditional Cuban charanga ensemble...
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...
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...
Tito Puente, often referred to as the “King of Latin Music” or “El Rey,” was highly influential and one of the most important figures in the...
This recording by Carlos Henriquez, the highly visible bassist of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, A Nuyorican Tale, features him playing his original work with...
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...
What can you say about the album Mélange by Kalí Rodríguez-Peña? So many things, really… For one: it’s the kind of album that instantly leaps out...
You may think you “know” the Bronx – and the South Bronx – in particular and depending on the time you have spent visiting it you...
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...
Fran Vielma could not think of a more provocative name for an album than Tendencias, especially amid the enormous musical output of music emerging from both...
This music suggests that the robust health for one of the longest and most enduring musical influences in Jazz is in good hands. The good ‘doctor’...