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...
The images of 2020 were scary, nights of ambulance sirens, freezer trucks, sleeplessness, a nation’s economy brought to a halt. Jobs lost, businesses, restaurants, and yoga...
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...
Hostos Center for the Arts and Culture announces complete schedule, artistic personnel and activities for Tito Puente: A Fifty-Year Retrospective of ‘El Rey’ The first ever...
Tito Puente Retrospective – 50 Years of ‘El Rey’ The first ever multi-day comprehensive examination of the career of one of the most important figures in...
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...
Of course this recording is shaped by the musicians whom Hilton Ruiz attracted for this project. Involved intensity is the watchwords of this album. This is...
Featuring Music Director and Bassist Carlos Henriquez and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with special guests George Delgado, José Madera, Pete Nater and Johnny “Dandy”...
This recording Te Llevo Bajo le Piel brings together the last orchestra of the great Tito Puente waxing eloquent behind one of the El Rey’s favourite...
Jazz flutist Dave Valentin (born April 29, 1952, in New York City) was hospitalized on March 3, 2012, after suffering a stroke during a performance at...
2013 was a remarkably good year for the New York music scene and a particularly good year for Cuban music. Producer Dita Sullivan presented an intriguing...