There is a reason why Tito Puente is, often, referred to as “El Rey” [The King]. Notice how that epithet stops short of defining the boundaries...
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...
The images of 2020 were scary, nights of ambulance sirens, freezer trucks, sleeplessness, a nation’s economy brought to a halt. Jobs lost, businesses, restaurants, and yoga...
Hostos Center for the Arts and Culture announces complete schedule, artistic personnel and activities for Machito & the Impact of the Afro-Cubans at 80 (May 2...
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....
Hostos Center for the Arts and Culture announces complete schedule, artistic personnel and activities for Tito Puente: A Fifty-Year Retrospective of ‘El Rey’ The first ever...
Tito Puente Retrospective – 50 Years of ‘El Rey’ The first ever multi-day comprehensive examination of the career of one of the most important figures in...
Far from being the obligatory “essential Latin Jazz” album, Machito’s Kenya escapes this glib epithet by the skin of its teeth. Drumming out the “Afro-Cuban Jazz”...
Featuring Music Director and Bassist Carlos Henriquez and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with special guests George Delgado, José Madera, Pete Nater and Johnny “Dandy”...
Janine Santana, Latin Jazz percussionist, project leader for the 6-12 piece Janine Santana Latin Jazz Ensemble (featuring Richie Cole, Jose Madera and many other jazzers in...
This recording Te Llevo Bajo le Piel brings together the last orchestra of the great Tito Puente waxing eloquent behind one of the El Rey’s favourite...
It is a daunting task to play in the idioms of jazz, salsa and mambo in a big band setting without the spirit of El Rey,...