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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...
Dave Bass: No Boundaries
The title – and music – suggests there are no boundaries between Jazz styles of music and Latin ones. On the music of No...
Generoso “Tojo” Jiménez: Trombón Majadero
This 2007 reissue of two classic albums from the inimitable Cuban trombonist Generoso “Tojo” Jiménez bookends five years between 1969 and 1965. Entitled ...
Yuri Juárez | Jhair Sala: Lima
Yuri Juárez has been exploring music for the guitar in what he calls “música criolla”, broadly, the Afro-Peruvian cultural topography. Following his epic guitar...
Artist Profile: Michel Camilo
Michel Camilo was born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. He studied for 13 years at the National Conservatory earning a degree of Professorship in Music and...
Best Recordings of 2018 – Part 2
2018 was a very prolific year in terms of music being released. It was a year of excellency, in terms of great new music...
Best Recordings of 2018 – Part 1
2018 was a very prolific year in terms of music being released. It was a year of excellency, in terms of great new music...
Etienne Charles: Carnival – The Sound of a People Vol. 1
Etienne Charles has added an important opus to the literature of contemporary music with the release of Carnival – The Sound of a People...
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...
