Unlikely tandem brings power-packed Cuban sound to Bay Area

The New Jersey-based Martinez, 52, is universally hailed as the preeminent conguero of his generation, a drummer and vocalist ...
Vail Daily

¡Cubanismo! has the ‘right amount’ of Cuban sound

The 14-piece sound that is ¡Cubanismo! performs at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 10, at Vail Square. In addition to bandleader Jesus Alemany on trumpet, the ensemble features three vocalists – Alina Vila, ...
ABC 7 Chicago

Cuban students to play with Chicago Jazz Philharmonic

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A trip many thought would never happen. Talented music students from Cuba are visiting - and playing- in Chicago. Chicago Jazz Philharmonic founder Orbert Davis was teaching a high ...
The Columbian

Clark College Jazz Band trip to Cuba halted by feds right before students were to leave

Students playing the baritone saxophone with the Clark College jazz band at the Clark College 57th annual Jazz Festival in 2019. Members of the jazz band were supposed to leave for Cuba on March 26 ...
BroadwayWorld

Cuban Pianist Aníbal Cruz Opens The First Edition Of The Open Doors Residency With UN SOLO CANTO

Cuban pianist Aníbal Cruz will present 'UN SOLO CANTO' at CROMA Space in Boston on February 28, marking the launch of the Open Doors Residency with a blend of jazz and Afro-Cuban rhythms.
WGBH

In 'Overcoming,' Cuban jazz artist Zahili Zamora explores performance anxiety and self-discovery

This week’s Music Monday on GBH’s All Things Considered featured a visionary artist whose talent and curiosity surfaced at an early age. Zahili Zamora is a Cuban-born jazz pianist, vocalist, composer, ...
Times Union

Caffe Lena show to blend jazz, soul and Cuban music with all-star trio

Chuck Lamb will join Jorge Gómez & the Cuban Fusion Jazz Collab and Ria Curley & the Nu-Soul-Jaz Collab for a show Tuesday at Putnam Place in Saratoga Springs. Singer-songwriter Ria Curley will bring ...
insider.si.edu

Chico O'Farrill Papers

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. The collection documents the professional career of Chico O'Farrill, Cuban-born trumpet player, composer and arranger of Afro Cuban, bebop, and ...
Jazz

Cuban-Born Jazz Pianist, Vocalist And Bandleader Zahili Zamora

Today our musical guest is Cuban-born Afro Latin jazz pianist, vocalist, composer, bandleader, arranger and educator Zahili Gonzalez Zamora. She started playing piano at the age of six and graduated ...
Jazz

'El Maestro' Irving Flores Readies Thrilling Afro-cuban Jazz Sextet Project With Giovanni Hidalgo & Horacio “El Negro” Hernández; 'Armando Mi Conga' Arrives August 26

Acclaimed pianist, composer, and arranger Irving Flores is set to release his most ambitious project to date, ;Armando Mi Conga (Amor de Flores Productions), available on CD and all streaming ...
The Utah Review

Jaw-dropping kinetics on the UtahPresents’ menu as Cuban-born music masters Alfredo Rodriguez, Pedrito Martinez set to take Kingsbury Hall stage Feb. 6

The third concert of this season in UtahPresents’ jazz series turns the spotlight on two Cuban-born musicians who came from the legendary musical pedagogy of their homeland: Alfredo Rodriguez and ...
San Diego Reader

Cuban Latin Jazz Dinner Show

Experience the Cuban Jazz Trio PERLA NEGRA while enjoying a Cuban dinner. The band performs live, bringing the spirit of traditional Cuban music to San Diego with timeless classics - many you’ll ...