John Daversa – Cuarentena: With Family at Home (Tiger Turn, 2020)
Cuarentena (quarantine in Spanish) is a delightful instrumental album from American trumpeter and educator John Daversa. Miami-based Daversa and an ensemble of top Latin Jazz musicians deliver a beautiful set of intimate musical pieces where Latin Jazz is masterfully infused with the expressive bolero.
On Cuarentena, John Daversa celebrates musical families, brought closer together during the pandemic. Throughout the album, Daversa treats the listener to exquisite, smoky trumpet solos and remarkable interplay with the piano, bass and percussion.
The band includes some of the biggest names in the Latin Jazz scene: Gonzalo Rubalcaba (Cuba) on piano), Carlo de Rosa (USA) on bass; Dafnis Prieto (Cuba) on drums; and Sammy Figueroa (USA) on percussion.
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Author: Angel Romero
Angel Romero y Ruiz has dedicated his life to musical exploration. His efforts included the creation of two online portals, worldmusiccentral.org and musicasdelmundo.com. In addition, Angel is the co-founder of the Transglobal World Music Chart, a panel of world music DJs and writers that celebrates global sounds. Furthermore, he delved into the record business, producing world music studio albums and compilations. His works have appeared on Alula Records, Ellipsis Arts, Indígena Records and Music of the World.