People often ask, “Scotty: what is Latin Jazz? What is Cuban Jazz?” There’s no pat and easy answer. What has come to be known as Latin Jazz might have had its earliest incarnation in some rhythms and ...

Cuban pianist Aníbal Cruz will present 'UN SOLO CANTO' at CROMA Space in Boston on February 28, marking the launch of the Open Doors Residency with a blend of jazz and Afro-Cuban rhythms.

Local vocalist/percussionist Gino Castillo remembers his grandmother listening to Cuban boleros on the radio and his grandfather spinning vinyls of classic composers Bach, Beethoven, Wagner and ...

Latin fire is in pianist Chuchito Valdés' genes. He's the son of Chucho Valdés and grandson of the late Bebo Valdés, two of Cuba's venerable jazz pianists.Though now based in Cancun, Mexico, he ...

We're shine a well-deserved spotlight on Graciela Grillo, Tania Maria and more artists who made Latin jazz what it is today.

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Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. Join Gold Coast Jazz Society as they welcome Chuchito Valdés Jr. in the Season ...

The New Jersey-based Martinez, 52, is universally hailed as the preeminent conguero of his generation, a drummer and vocalist ...

Mark Weinstein is a master jazz flutist who was once a master jazz trombonist. In 1966, he played trombone on Cuban Roots, a prized cult classic which blended Afro-Cuban folkloric music with jazz.

Translation of: Cuban fire : musiques populaires d'expression cubaine. NMAL NMAH copy 39088020678629 - replacement copy/note: Latino fund. The roots -- From African liturgies to Creole rhythms -- The ...