Known as one of the finest pianists of the past 60 years, Eddie Palmieri is a bandleader, arranger and composer of salsa and Latin jazz. His...
Percussionist, Composer and Arranger Steven Kroon was born in Spanish Harlem to parents who had moved to New York City from their native Puerto Rico. His...
“It may be no surprise that many listeners may not have heard of the Puerto Rican tenor saxophonist Roy McGrath. But it is also no surprise...
Roy McGrath is a Chicago based tenor saxophonist, composer and bandleader. Born and raised in San Juan, Puerto Rico and educated in Boston, New Orleans and...
Puerto Rico’s Four Time Grammy Award Nominee, Plena Libre Present “Amores En El Camino” (Love’s Journey) Release date: January 12, 2018 (GN Música, Indie) In the...
“The drum is the pulse of our culture, and it unites all of our people regardless of where we come from.” Manolo López, Founder of the...
One of the most interesting aspects of modern music – Jazz, for instance – is that the music starts with the record cover. The story, its...
Basilio Serrano is the Author of Puerto Rican Pioneers in Jazz – 1900-1939 – Bomba Beats to Latin Jazz Jazzdelapena: According to your book, many Puerto...
Luis Marín plays with the quiet assurance that shows him to be a musician of considerable promise. Mr. Marín is a pianist of immense potential. He...
Edgar Abraham is a saxophonist, composer and master of sixteen instruments. Additionally, he is the creator of the unmatched Hyper-Virtuoso technique for the saxophone. His enlightened...
When it comes to iconic musicians and their offsprings, it is quite easy to make comparisons. A recent study done on musical ability and its possible place...
Latin Grammy nominee Paoli Mejias is a distinguished master percussionist from Puerto Rico, ranked among the best in both Latin jazz and salsa. As a bandleader...
Trombonist, composer and arranger Papo Vázquez is more than thirty-five years into a career spanning the jazz, Latin, Afro-Caribbean and classical music and recording worlds...
A couple of weeks after receiving a well deserved homage by the Puerto Rico Senate, I sat down with Puerto Rican guitar legend and personal idol,...
Music diversity was the theme in the Carolina International Jazz Festival on its 9th edition, which took place on Friday, August 9 and Saturday, August 10,...