On his maiden voyage as a bandleader, playing wonderful repertoire [all] written and arranged by himself, Israel Tanenbaum has emerged as a consummate storyteller. It’s no...
After producing over 50 albums for other artists in Puerto Rico, Colombia and the U.S., participating as pianist-arranger in more than 100 recordings and writing music...
Maestro Hendrik Meurkens isn’t just an acclaimed artist, whom we have all come to admire. He’s a man brimming with incandescent ideas which manifest into musical...
There can be no question that the world of modern – Jazz – guitar would not be quite the same without [first] Charlie Christian, and [then]...
Arturo O’Farrill has – for a very long time – been exploring long-form composition and using it to express [by American standards, at least] his rather...
There’s uncommon poise and elegance in spades in this incredible debut recording of Noah Bless; incredible because Mr Bless has, for years, brought his gifts to...
The Latin Side of Wes Montgomery is a triumphant tribute album. It’s made by one master, in honor and celebration of another. Nelson Riveros is an...
A rare, albeit singular feeling of joy while living under a lockdown due to the pandemic is the receipt, in the mail, of a recording by...
To say that the art of Arturo O’Farrill is “fascinating” would be telling only part of his story, for Mr O’Farrill’s music is quite profound. It...
Joe McCarthy and The New York Afro Bop Alliance Big Band continue to impress with their new CD, the first after the band’s relocation from Washington, DC to New...
In Brasil, a country in which its musicians are almost as famous as its footballers, the name of Carlos Barbosa-Lima is uttered in reverential tones by...
From Ipanema Beach to Corcovado mountain, the natural beauty of Rio de Janeiro is self-evident. It’s almost as if the postcard itself was invented to honor...
The real Cuba may be just about ninety miles away from the tip of Florida, but where Señor Groove come from, in Miami, there’s more of...
To listen to the voice of The Dreamers struggling against a manic administration in the 2019 White House is not too much to ask for and...
This album Standards Rican-ditioned by Ray Barretto has a very special – albeit tragic – place in the history and in the everlasting library of Latin-Jazz....