Latin Jazz Network Radio – Jukebox – November 2009 Playlist
Jukebox - November 2009 Playlist: 3 Cohens, Mario Adnet & Philippe Baden Powell, Arturo Stable, Brian Lynch Afro Cuban Jazz Orchestra, Coto Pincheira, Curtis Brothers Quartet, Kalil Wilson, Giovanni Hidalgo, Henry Brun & The Latin Playerz, Mark Levine & The Latin Tinge, Miguel Zenón, Sofia Tosello, Buika, Chucho Valdes, Edmar Castañeda, Pilar de la Hoz, Truko & Zaperoko.
The Odyssey of Anat Cohen
We are all – man and woman, child and beast – pilgrims here on earth. No matter where or when we are born, or where we live. No matter what we do for a living or where we worship. We migrate chronologically from a body with a finite age to another with a newly finite age. Or we may migrate geographically from one end of the earth to another – a tropical landmass to a temperate one [...]
An Evening with Eddie Palmieri and La Perfecta 2
La Perfecta 2 is the reincarnation of Conjunto La Perfecta, which came to be known as La Perfecta and whose over arching mission was “to destroy the dancer’s.” The band reigned supreme from 1961 to 1968 and was notorious for its trademark duo trombone sound and killer rhythm section. La Perfecta is one of the most influential and imitated bands in the history of Latin music [...]
Videos
Ernesto Simpson All-Star Band and Yosvany Terry by Martin Cohen
“On October 18, 2009 renowned drummer, Ernesto Simpson brought an all-star...
Photos
2009 Puerto Rico Heineken Jazz Festival
Photographer Carlos Haddock has been documenting the culture and music of New York...
Reviews
Robby Ameen – Days in the Life (Two and Four Records – 2009)
Robby Ameen is one of those first call percussionists who has been chaffing at the bit to produce something all his own. Now he has his chance, with Days in the Life and he acquits himself with excellence. Things might have very well gone awry, as so often happens when self producing the first record. This, however, does not happen with... [Read more]
John Beasley – Positootly! (Resonance Records 2009)
John Beasley’s Positootly! is awash with Lydian modes. That and it is clear that Beasley has listened carefully to Herbie Hancock and Wayne Shorter. However, he is also a singular pianist who is chirpy and breaks up his dazzling melodic runs with staccato perfunctory harmonic statements that then bend the music in another surprising... [Read more]
Coto Pincheira – The Sonido Moderno Project (Self Produced 2009)
Coto Pincheira, as he prefers being called, has made an enthusiastic impression with The Sonido Modern Project, literally, the Modern Sound Project. This virtuoso pianist, to whom clave comes naturally, has attempted to pour this rollicking backbeat into a cauldron set alight by the vast array of Afro-Caribbean metaphors and rhythms. The... [Read more]
Brian Lynch Afro Cuban Jazz Orch. – Bolero Nights (for Billie Holliday)
For a fleeting moment -just one fleeting moment- it appears to be a bit of a stretch putting “bolero” and Billie Holiday together. There appears to be a tad too much “bolero” and not enough “Holiday” on Brian Lynch’s Bolero Nights (Venus Records – Japan 2009). Soon, however, the plaintive... [Read more]
Kalil Wilson – Easy to Love (Self Produced 2009)
It is somewhat disconcerting how few new male vocalists inhabiting the jazz idiom practice their craft with a degree of genius and virtuosity as saxophonists and other instrumentalists. It is a conundrum why not so many new artists play the first instrument–the human voice. Some posit that poeta nascitur non fit? Alternatively, is... [Read more]
Henry Brun & The Latin Playerz – A Tribute to Duke Ellington
A musical meeting of minds with Duke Ellington must certainly be the “Holy Grail” of many a composer and arranger no matter what language and idiom the musical tribute or acknowledgement will be played in. However, every musician who attempts that feat must invariably fall through the mythical trapdoor, like in Lewis Carroll’s... [Read more]