BOOKS NEWS VIDEOS Chucho Valdes toasts a lineage as well as a heritage with his new album, Jazz Bata 2: Photos, Videos June 27, 2019 http://jazzbluesnews.com As the Cuban maestro prepares for BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! on Wednesday, here’s the story behind his...
New CD's Review VIDEOS Chucho Valdes & Irakere – A 2-CD Retrospective 2019: Video, CD cover June 23, 2019 http://jazzbluesnews.com While you might have to wait until “My Reverie” on Disc Two to experience...
ARTISTS BOOKS VIDEOS Remembering Jerry Gonzalez: Photos, Videos June 9, 2019 http://jazzbluesnews.com Not long ago, I was interviewing two important contributors to the world of American...
NEWS VIDEOS Woman in Jazz & Blues Yaíma Sáez brings a burst of sunshine from Cuba to Canada: Photos, Video May 3, 2019 http://jazzbluesnews.com As part of the Cuban Focus Series (2018-2019 Diamond Season) Cuban singer Yaíma Sáez...
New CD's Review VIDEOS CD review: Gregor Huebner: The Dreamers 2019: Video, CD cover April 19, 2019 http://jazzbluesnews.com To listen to the voice of The Dreamers struggling against a manic administration in...
New CD's Review VIDEOS CD review: Various Artists: The Complete Cuban Jam Sessions 2019: Video, CD covers April 13, 2019 http://jazzbluesnews.com There is much anecdotal evidence – some of it apocryphal – that the Cubans...
CONCERTS NEWS VIDEOS Feel The Heat: Arturo Sandoval at Flato Markham theatre: Photos, Videos April 13, 2019 http://jazzbluesnews.com Spring had arrived but you wouldn’t know it by the temperature outside. Only the...
CONCERTS NEWS VIDEOS Guitarist Diego Figueiredo meets Chuchito Valdés at Flato Markham theatre: Photos, Videos April 12, 2019 http://jazzbluesnews.com Brazil meets Cuba, a time for Markham and GTA residents to come in from...
New CD's Review VIDEOS CD review: Ray Barretto: Standards Rican-ditioned 2019: Video, CD cover April 7, 2019 http://jazzbluesnews.com This album Standards Rican-ditioned by Ray Barretto has a very special – albeit tragic – place...