Composer and pianist Alfredo Rodríguez was born October 7, 1985 in Havana, Cuba. Alfredo has a solid musical background. He began studying percussion at the…
Artist Profiles: Alfredo Rodríguez
Tag: Jazz
Artist Profiles: Flora Purim
With a rare six-octave voice, Flora Purim has been one of the leading Brazilian jazz singers since the 1970s. Born March 6, 1942, in Rio…
Artist Profiles: Eliane Elias
Born in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Eliane Elias learned the piano at age 7, and was already transcribing heaping solo portions of her parents’ jazz records…
Artist Profiles: Egberto Gismonti
The son of a Lebanese father and a Sicilian mother, Gismonti was born in 1947 in the small Brazilian town of Carmo. He studied piano…
Artist Profiles: Dudu Lima
Dudu Lima was born in 1972, in Brazil. He started to study acoustic bass very young, by himself, and later at the Ian Guest Music…
Artist Profiles: Chico Pinheiro
Chico Pinheiro was born December 8, 1975 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. He has played throughout Brazil and abroad with musicians representing a multitude of genres,…
Artist Profiles: Astrud Gilberto
Astrud Gilberto was the legendary Brazilian singer sometimes referred to as The Girl from Ipanema. She was also known as The Queen of bossa nova.…
Artist Profiles: Airto Moreira
Airto Moreira’s work with Miles Davis during the Bitches Brew era and leadership in the jazz fusion genre (Weather Report, Return To Forever) places Airto…
Miguel Zenón to Perform Benefit Concerts for Puerto Rico
Renowned saxophonist and composer Miguel Zenón is set to perform with the MIT Festival Jazz Ensemble, featuring Fred Harris, music director, and clarinetist/composer Evan Ziporyn…
Impressive Live Recording by Hiromi & Edmar Castañeda
Hiromi & Edmar Castañeda – Live in Montreal (Telarc, 2017) Two great musicians in the world of jazz met in Montreal to deliver a formidable…