Dec 5, 2023 1:50 PM
Caliente: New, Hot Latin Releases that Sizzle!
This crop of great sounds shares the soundtrack of a vibrant Latinidad that is deeply rooted in cultural histories,…
A roundup of recent Latin releases celebrates vibrant new music that’s deeply rooted in cultural histories, geographies and legacies.
Dec 5, 2023 1:50 PM
This crop of great sounds shares the soundtrack of a vibrant Latinidad that is deeply rooted in cultural histories,…
Pianist Marta Sánchez augments her quintet for El Rayo De Luz, the pianist’s fifth leader date.
Nov 18, 2019 11:58 AM
In conversation, Spanish pianist and composer Marta Sánchez dispenses ideas that seem to ripple and flow…
J.S. Ondara says his family and the people he grew up around in Nairobi, Kenya, thought he was a bit eccentric. The singer/songwriter’s debut, Tales Of America, is out now.
Jul 25, 2019 9:22 AM
J.S. Ondara speaks in a quiet, eloquent manner, choosing his words carefully—the tone befitting a songwriter.
He…
The AACM Great Black Music Ensemble is Alexis Lombre (left), Dee Alexander, Adam Zaonilni, Steve Berry, Frank Morrison, Ed House, Ernest Dawkins, Ben Lamar Gay, Maggie Brown, Darius Savage, Art Turk Burton, Taalib-Din Ziyad and Donovan Mixon.
Jul 9, 2019 12:37 PM
Chicago’s Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians has been an inspirational leader within the music and…
Drummer Rocky Martin (left), bassist Hannah Marks and tenor saxophonist Barclay Moffitt perform as Heartland Trio.
Apr 26, 2019 2:41 PM
Des Moines, Iowa-born bassist Hannah Marks, a senior jazz studies major at the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana…
Angel Bat Dawid’s The Oracle splices together sonic fragments, spoken word and more.
Mar 22, 2019 9:34 AM
Angel Bat Dawid, a Chicago-based avant-garde composer, improviser and multi-instrumentalist, hails from seven…
Magela Herrera perceives her work to be the result of a musical and cultural collision.
Mar 15, 2019 11:06 AM
It’s surprising to hear Havana-born flutist, composer and vocalist Magela Herrera talk about inspiration drawn from…
Alex LoRe has contributed to a raft of recent releases and plans to issue Karol with his own group this year.
Jan 30, 2019 3:13 PM
Manhattan-based alto saxophonist and composer Alex LoRe has contributed to a handful of recent albums with a…
Pianist Alfredo Rodríguez and percussionist Pedrito Martinez perform at New York’s SubCulture during Winter Jazzfest.
Nov 3, 2019 4:38 PM
For the past 15 years, Winter Jazzfest’s signature event has been a weekend marathon spread across dozens of New York…
Dec 31, 2018 11:27 AM
This year’s Winter Jazzfest, now in its 15th edition, promises to showcase improvised music across the entire jazz…
Musicians perform during the 11th Fandango Fronterizo.
Nov 29, 2018 10:32 PM
Bandleader and pianist Arturo O’Farrill’s latest recording, Fandango At The Wall (Resilience Music Alliance),…
Jan 10, 2019 3:43 PM
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