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Lori Bell – The Music of Djavan (Resonance Records 2008)
Despite whatever misgivings the producers may have had with regard to this project, namely that that jazz project was centered on the music of Djavan, appears to be misguided. Perhaps Djavan, among the pantheon of Brasilian musicians is least “Jazzy” and more “pop” – a thesis that is somehow incomprehensible and even nonsensical [...]
Dayren Santamaria’s New Album: Belleza
"A violinist who tends towards relative introversion and a pianist who tends the other way. Put them together and something magical happens within the...
Gian-Carla Tisera & Elio Villafranca: Nora la Bella
Nora la Bella may not be the only recording where an operatic soprano has made a crossover from the classical realm into music of...
Alí Bello: Connection Caracas-New York
Connection Caracas—New York features the new Alí Bello. Gone is the flamboyance that marked his playing when he auditioned for the You Tube Symphony Orchestra 2011, conducted by Michael Tilson Thomas...
Aguabella – Baker Gateway to Death Valley
Take away the soul from a body and there is nothing left of it. This could easily have been the way that Aguabella...
Eddie Palmieri: Mi Luz Mayor
The spiritual nature of Mi Luz Mayor, with its metaphor of "The Light" is a magnificent big band recording by Eddie Palmieri and may...
Bobby Sanabria: West Side Story (Reimagined)
Jerome Robbins’ seminal story of danger and the triumph of love, West Side Story inspired by William Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet has been...
Eddie Palmieri Releases New Album: Full Circle
A titan of Latin Jazz and Salsa music, Eddie Palmieri - known as “El Maestro” - is still making musical history. The multi-Grammy Award winning...
2018 Lulaworld Festival @ Lula Lounge in Toronto
May 31 to June 10 at Lula Lounge and June 1 & 2 at Dundas West Fest.
Each year the LULAWORLD festival showcases new work...
Linda Ronstadt: Frenesí
It is one of those ironic twists of fate that Linda Ronstadt was forced into retirement in 2011, the year her seminal Afro-Caribbean album,...
Aaron Aranita · Segunda Vista
Aaron Aranita is known to most lovers of music and followers of big band music, especially on the West Coast. He is an accomplished...
Eduardo Sandoval · Caminos Abiertos
The trombone should not really be considered a relatively unfamiliar instrument in Cuban music. After all the proximity of African-centric cultures between Havana and...
Lázaro Valdés y Son Jazz · La Malagueña
Lázaro Valdés is a pianist of prodigious beginnings and of considerable musical pedigree. Although he played with an array of big bands, including one...
Alfredo Rodriguez and Danilo Pérez: The Poetry of Feeling Comes to Town
Alfredo Rodriguez ambles onto stage, but that’s all the ‘ambling’ he would do for the rest of the night. Once he sits at the...
Royal Conservatory of Music Season 2017-2018
As The Royal Conservatory of Music’s 2017-18 concert season is set to begin, five of the upcoming Koerner Hall concerts are already sold out, including the Season Gala concert with Hollywood star Bill Murray...
El Septeto Santiaguero Presents: Raíz
As the footprint and influence of Africa appears to expand into Caribbean and American music, even as the world seems to shrink, we find...
Daymé Arocena Presents: Cubafonía
The rise and rise of Daymé Arocena is quite the Cinderella story, sans the proverbial ‘glass slipper’. She performed for some time in Joaquin...
Roberto Fonseca Presents: ABUC
Editor's Pick · Featured Album ·
With the release of ABUC it has become eminently clear that everything Roberto Fonseca has been writing and performing,...
Orice Jenkins: Soar
There is an easy elegance that you find on Soar the recording by Orice Jenkins, a multi-dimensional musician, who just happens to be a...
Abrazo: The Havana Sessions
Editor's Pick · Album of the Month ·
One of the greatest aspects of art is that it has never been restricted by geography. It...
