The musical journey of the consummate pianist and erudite composer, Elio Villafranca may be described as nothing if not what the celebrated Victor Frankl described in...
The First Annual EL MUNDO DEL PIANO LATINOAMERICANO Piano Festival Debuts at Klavierhaus in NYC, March 10-12, 2023. 10 Concerts by New York’s Elite Jazz &...
A Note From Elio Villafranca: Growing up in Cuba, I saw how different religions are intertwined with the cultural fabric of the country. In many of...
There has always been a healthy restlessness to Elio Villafranca. When I spoke to him in February 2015 he was about to debut a new suite...
Editor’s Pick · Featured Album The record package itself for Cinque is modest, but oddly impressive; its black cover has the title and Mr Villafranca’s name...
Pianist, composer, arranger Elio Villafranca and the Jass Syncopator’s presented Cinqué – The Suite of the Caribbean at Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Appel Room before a...
Editor Danilo Navas and New York Co-Editor Tomas Peña Discuss Elio Villafranca and The Jass Syncopators: Caribbean Tinge Live at Dizzy’s (Motema Music) TP: I attended...