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....
With the spectacularly intriguing album Cantar the drummer, composer, pedagogue and – now in one fell swoop – an out-and-out songwriter as well, Dafnis Prieto makes...
There is a segment in the short, documentary film “Regresar – Back in Cuba” (2019) where Dafnis Prieto says to a contingent of students, “When I...
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 release of Clarice Assad’s Imaginarium puts her in contention for some major recognition, for with this recording, Ms. Assad has created a veritable museum of...
Solo instrumental performances can be solitary pursuits, but not for Romero Lubambo and here is why. More than most guitarists, Mr. Lubambo has an uncanny knack...
The 55th Annual Grammy Awards will be held on February 10, 2013, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. After a long battle to have reinstated the “Best Latin Jazz Album” category...
When Luciana Souza sings, it is possible to experience everything from the elemental ache of the ache of a proverbial knife plunged into the heart to...
The music of Chet Baker is located in a place of such utter solitude, yet anyone going there begins to have his or her cup filled...
Among some of the most significant aspects of the career of the legendary Gil Evans that seems lost to listeners of great music is that his...
An Affair to RememberConcert Review: Luciana Souza & Romero Lubambo No matter where in the world you come from or live, the seductive lure of Brasil...