Bobby Sanabria – West Side Story Reimagined (Jazzheads, 2018) Drummer, musical director and arranger Bobby Sanabria and the Multiverse Big Band have recreated the music…
Puerto Rican Hipness in West Side Story Reimagined
Tag: Latin jazz
Les Moncada Chats with Master Conguero and Batalero Tony Rosa
There are drummers, then there are drummers. Some go out of their way for exceptional things to happen to them. Tony Rosa, master conguero and…
Artist Profiles: Michel Camilo
Michel Camilo was born into a musical family and played accordion before switching to piano at the age of nine. In 1979, he arrived to…
Ensemble Novo Lured by Brazil
Ensemble Novo – Who Saw You Then, Who Sees You Now (Frosty Cordial Music, 2017) Who Saw You Then, Who Sees You Now is a…
Artist Profiles: Ramon Valle
Ramón Valle (born 1964) was only seven years old when he began studying the piano at the Escuela Provincial de Arte in his home town…
Artist Profiles: Habana Ensemble
On the night of January 14th, 1997, ten young and very talented musicians gathered at El Teatro Mella in La Habana, Cuba, to start the…
Artist Profiles: Gonzalo Rubalcaba
Gonzalo Julio González Fonseca, known artistically as Gonzalo Rubalcaba, was born in Havana, Cuba, May 27, 1963, to a musical family that included his father,…
Artist Profiles: Irakere
Founded in 1973 by pianist Chucho Valdés, Irakere is a legendary Afro-Cuban jazz ensemble, which remains on the cutting edge of Latin jazz. Many of…
Artist Profiles: Ignacio Berroa
Ignacio Berroa Since 1980, drummer Ignacio Berroa has boasted an impressive resume of sideman recording and performance duties with such maestros of the jazz world…
Highly Emotional Music From Man of La Mancha
Eliane Elias – Music From Man of La Mancha (Concord Jazz, 2018) Brazilian pianist Eliane Elias’ new album consist of unreleased pieces from the musical…