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...
Latin Grammy Nominated Vocalist Claudia Acuña Announces New Release: DUO, out September 23, 2022 via Ropeadope. Featuring Kenny Barron, Christian McBride, Carolina Calvache, Fred Hersch, Regina...
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 Presents Inheritance, His New Album Leading the Sweet Wire Band. Featuring special guests Regina Carter, Jaleel Shaw, Jeff Lederer & Jorge Glem....
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...
Chucho Valdés Revisits Seminal 1972 Recording Jazz Batá with a Sequel 46 Years Later Jazz Batá 2 – Available November 16 on Mack Avenue Records Album...
Arturo O’Farrill Journeys to the U.S.-Mexico Border to Erase Artificial Dividing Lines to Envision a Future of Inclusion and Collaboration Between Nations Fandango at the Wall:...
TUCSON, AZ, August 16, 2018 – The line-up for the 5th annual Tucson Jazz Festival, scheduled for Jan. 11-21, 2019, continues to take shape with the...
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...
Six-time Grammy Award nominee Nnenna Freelon has earned a well-deserved reputation as a compelling and captivating live performer. Regina Carter is a virtuoso jazz violinist who...
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...