What a fabulously interesting idea for the virtuoso pianist and bandleader Roberto Fonseca to bring together some of the finest musicians in Cuba to lure us...
The loneliness of the social isolation during the two-year-old global pandemic may have been soul-destroying for some – indeed most of us who lived through it...
The title of the album Inheritance couldn’t be a more appropriate one for an album by Alí Bello for it firmly establishes him as a worthy...
Renowned Violinist Alí Bello Premieres First Video From His New Album Inheritance The song “Caracas” is dedicated to the capital city of Venezuela. In the 60’s and 70’s Caracas was...
When Old Man Bebo first disappeared from music in Europe and before he was re-discovered again by Paquito D’Rivera, his son Chucho Valdés began to emerge...
While the cello may have been put on the map of jazz, so to speak, by the great Oscar Pettiford, the instrument really came into its...
Helen Sung’s pianism is informed by elegance and an intellect that goes far beyond her young years. Both qualities cannot be learnt. The former is honed...
Papo Vázquez is a most unusual trombonist and musician. He is a “deep” player. His music seems to originate somewhere deep in his head. It is...