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Tag: Jazz

(sic)Trio - Jerga
Album reviews

(sic)Trio, Jazz Meets Argentine Tango

Angel Romero December 3, 2022 No Comments (sic)Trioavant-gardeJazzworld fusionworld music

(sic)Trio – Jerga (ears&eyes Records, 2022) Jerga is the debut album by (sic)Trio, an act that masterfully brings together tango, jazz and the avant-garde. The…

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Dafnis Prieto
Artist Profiles

Artist Profiles: Dafnis Prieto

Angel Romero August 30, 2022 No Comments Cuban musicDafnis PrietodrumsJazzworld fusionworld music

Percussionist, composer and educator Dafnis Prieto was born July 31, 1974, in Santa Clara, Cuba. In Santa Clara, Cuba, Prieto studied percussion and guitar. During…

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Marco Mezquida - Photo by Joan Cortés
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Artist Profiles: Marco Mezquida

Angel Romero August 30, 2022 No Comments JazzMarco MezquidaSpainSpanish musicworld fusionworld jazzworld music

Award-winning pianist and composer Marco Mezquida was born on the island of Menorca, Spain, in 1987. He initiated his musical education at the age of…

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Brittany Anjou
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Artist Profiles: Brittany Anjou

Angel Romero July 10, 2022 No Comments Brittany AnjouJazzpianoUnited States of Americavibraphoneworld fusionxylophone

Composer, improviser, pianist, vibraphonist, vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Brittany Anjou was born on May 15, 1984, in Minot, North Dakota, USA. Anjou has recorded and led…

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Daniel Herskedal
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Artist Profiles: Daniel Herskedal

Angel Romero June 27, 2022 No Comments bass trumpetDaniel HerskedalJazzNorwayNorwegian musictuba

Daniel Herskedal is an award-winning virtuoso musician and composer, specialized in tuba and bass trumpet. He was born April 2, 1982, in Molde, Møre og…

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cover of the album Mirrors by Justin Stanton, Gisela João, Becca Stevens, Louis Cato and Michael League
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Impeccable Collaboration from Five Brilliant Songwriters

Angel Romero November 28, 2021 No Comments Becca StevensGisela JoãoJazzJustin StantonLouis CatoMichael Leagueneosoulworld fusion

Justin Stanton, Gisela João, Becca Stevens, Louis Cato and Michael League – Mirrors (GroundUP Music, 2021) Mirrors is a remarkable collaboration that brings together five…

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Cellist Matthieu Saglio Announces New Live Album and Video

Angel Romero November 11, 2021 No Comments celloJazzMatthieu Saglioworld fusionworld music

World music and jazz cellist Matthieu Saglio has announced the upcoming release of a live album titled Live in San Javier 2021. To support the…

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Artist Profiles: Elio Villafranca

Angel Romero February 24, 2021 No Comments CubaCuban musicElio VillafrancaJazzLatin jazz

Born in the Pinar del Río province of Western Cuba, pianist and composer Elio Villafranca was classically trained in percussion and composition at the Instituto…

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Obituaries

Virtuoso Pianist and Jazz Fusion Icon Chick Corea Dies at 79

World Music Central News Room February 12, 2021 No Comments Chick Coreaflamenco jazzfusionJazzjazz-rockLatin jazz

American virtuoso keyboard player, flamenco jazz trailblazer, and composer Chick Corea passed away on February 9th, 2021 from an uncommon form of cancer that was…

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Events

The Arts Center at NYU Abu Dhabi Reveals the Barzakh Festival 2021 Program

World Music Central News Room January 28, 2021 No Comments Barzakh FestivalBetsayda MachadoJazzMartha Redboneworld music

The Arts Center at NYU Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) has announced the return of Barzakh Festival for its fifth edition. The festival will be streamed online…

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