Some tribute albums look back. Bobby Sanabria and the Multiverse Big Band’s Arsenio and Beyond (Live at The Bronx Music Hall) moves forward. Recorded live at...
Recorded live at Dizzy’s Club at Jazz at Lincoln Center, A Centennial Salute to Tito & Tito is a vibrant, authoritative tribute to two towering architects...
On August 6, 2025, the music world lost a towering creative force. Eddie Palmieri, the Bronx-born pianist who transformed Latin music and jazz with his explosive...
Celia Cruz, born Úrsula Hilaria Celia de la Caridad Cruz Alfonso on October 21, 1925, in Havana, Cuba, stands as one of the most influential Latin...
Dialogs – A Unique Series of Conversations Between Musicians And Their Music With a lifetime on and around stages all over the world, trumpeter, vocalist and...
Campaign Will Honor The Legendary Singer Throughout 2025 With Vinyl And Digital Reissues, Playlists, Video Content And More Los Angeles, CA (January 2025)—Craft Latino proudly ushers...
There is a reason why Tito Puente is, often, referred to as “El Rey” [The King]. Notice how that epithet stops short of defining the boundaries...
Tito Puente, often referred to as the “King of Latin Music” or “El Rey,” was highly influential and one of the most important figures in the...
The Puerto Rican-American jazz master Tito Puente would have celebrated his 90th birthday nine years ago on April 20th, 2013, as well as the 10th anniversary...
Leon Lee Dorsey once enjoyed the company of the celebrated [late] pianist Hilton Ruiz, playing in one of the last ensembles the incomparable pianist brought together....
New York City has been described as the cultural, financial, and media capital of the world. As a symbol of freedom and cultural diversity, NYC is...
Bobby Paunetto was an unforgettable composer, arranger, musician and recording artist. Latin Jazz Network honors him on the tenth anniversary of his death (8.10.10). His real...
Producing a compilation of the music of someone like Tito Puente is no easy task. With scores of recordings where do you start? What (compilation) merits...
The influence of Latin-American music has permeated deep into the fabric of Ray Obiedo’s music as it has done many musicians across the US. The guitarist,...
It was Bobby Sanabria who made what is probably the most authentic observation about Tito Puente and his contribution to music. Mr Sanabria said, “Without Tito...