Here in South Florida, we’re somewhat spoiled when it comes to Latin music. As the……...
Winter 2021
Publisher's Letter
Prelude
Disc 1: Passion For more than 20 years, saxophonist Will Vinson has been an integral…
In whatever language you speak, esperanza — “hope” in English — has been in distressingly……...
The timeworn adage “the show must go on” was Eliane Elias’ watchword at her September……...
Every bit as remarkable as the vibrant, passionate music on Desde Lejos (Summit), the latest……...
Traditions
Gonzalo Rubalcaba first glimpsed the New York skyline in 1993, when he was granted permission……...
Contempo
Even back when he was a Billboard charting artist, Ray Obiedo’s music was too eclectic……...
Blu Notes
I remember sitting next to Gianluca Tramontana at Havana’s Mella Theater in December 2016, for……...
Magazine Features
Afro-Peruvian songstress Susana Baca has spent a lifetime uplifting and celebrating her culture, first as……...
Perhaps the most demanding function in today’s jazz ecosystem is the bass chair in the……...
If searching for the holy grail of Latin jazz, look no further than the cultural……...
Auditions
Eric Hofbauer/Dylan Jack, Period Pieces (Creative Nation Music) This Boston quartet has conjured up a……...
As lines of stylistic demarcation and old-school definitions blur in the modern moment, categories such……...
A titan of Cuban jazz, Bebo Valdés had been living in exile in Sweden for……...
On his latest album, the celebrated pianist and composer Arturo O’Farrill leads his Afro Latin……...
The members of this impressive lineup — pianist Matthew Shipp, saxophonist Allen Lowe, drummer Gerald……...
On his new quartet album, drummer Andrew Cyrille barely uses his legs. Instead of grounding……...
Teaming Adonis Rose’s New Orleans Jazz Orchestra with the French-born Cyrille Aimée seemed like a……...
Genre-defying harpist and composer Brandee Younger is a singular voice on the modern music scene….…...
In 1985, bassist Harvie S and guitarist Mike Stern played for three nights at a…
Los Angeles-based singer Lady Blackbird’s buzzworthy full-length debut release brims with retro vibes and melancholy….…...
Caroline Davis always does her homework. As a grad student at Northwestern University in the……...
Originally published on Dec. 10, 2021. By Bill Meredith Chick Corea was so prolific that……...
Thirty-seven years after alto saxophonist Kenny Garrett’s first of 20 releases, he remains the embodiment……...
Coda
Nick Gold presided over the Buena Vista Social Club recording that sold more than 8……...