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...
We know from the cognitive aspect of anthropology that ever since ancient times, every instrument invented – if and when perfectly played – was meant to...
Four years ago in January my wife and I happened upon the Puerto Rico Jazz Jam held at the nineteenth century Teatro Tapia in Old San...
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...
The celebrated ballet by Piotr Tchaikovsky – The Nutcracker – became such a worldwide success in the composer’s lifetime that he [Tchaikovsky himself] made a selection...
This month we feature music with the following artists: Eliane Elias, Chick Corea, Daniel García Trio, Iván “Melón” Lewis, Kenny Garrett, Julius Rodriguez, Diego Rivera, Pete...
In a world mad about Afro-Caribbean music, the name Samuel Torres may not be the first to come to mind, but it most certainly should albeit...
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...
The words “profoundly beautiful” are often used to describe works of art, but often some works appear to give new meaning to those words – like...
There are many reasons why it is a remarkable travesty of justice that the celebrated Venezuelan drummer and percussionist, Marlon Simon, has had to resort to...
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...
One of the most interesting aspects of modern music – Jazz, for instance – is that the music starts with the record cover. The story, its...
Ricky Rodriguez has proved himself a bassist of exceptional agility and finesse in other musicians’ groups, notably in his work with Joe Locke and Fabian Almazan,...
Editor’s Pick · Album of the Month · Raul Agraz’s Between Brothers is welcome companion to his other releases. But more than that, it is an...
Drums. They were not quite the first instrument, but even so much as a scatological suggestion of sound can quicken the blood; and their thunder and...