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News: Interview

Bringing Together Latin Jazz, Salsa, and New Orleans: Jamie Dubberly and Orquesta Dharma

Taking a musical project from idea to reality is certainly a process that involves a number of different resources. On the one hand, time is a major factor – individuals not only need to out in the time for logistics, but they also just need space to dedicate some creative energy to the cultivation of their ...

News: Recording

Great Latin Jazz Albums from 2012

Without a doubt, 2012 was an exciting year for the Latin Jazz world, bringing a wealth of new music to our ears at an astounding rate. We got new big band masterpieces from folks like Bobby Sanabria and Papo Vazquez, amazing tributes to Milton Nascimento, Ivan Lins, and The Beatles, not to mention some heavy hitting ...

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News: Education

Connecting Latin Jazz Professionals with Students: Murray Low, Doug Beavers, and the Stanford Afro-Latin Jazz Ensemble

Jazz education is a tough road that requires hard work and focus; it’s also an entry point into an obscure process that can be somewhat confusing. There’s an incredible amount of information that needs to be consumed, but in most cases, spending all your time in book study won’t help your become a better jazz musician. ...

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News: TV / Film

The Last Mambo: Documenting Latin Jazz and Salsa in the San Francisco Bay Area

One of the major misnomers about the history of Latin Jazz is the small scope of coverage that the music has received outside of the accomplishments of musicians within New York City. There’s no doubt that New York was home to the early incarnations of Latin Jazz within the United States and that the music experienced ...

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News: Opinion

The Grammy Travesty Continues: Commentary from John Santos

The Grammy Travesty Continues: Commentary from John Santos

In April 2011, the National Academy Of Recording Arts And Sciences announced the elimination of 31 Grammy Award categories, claiming that the scaling down process made the Grammy Award more important. With the disappearance of categories like Latin Jazz, Traditional Blues, Classical Crossover, Cajun, Hawaiian, and more, artists around the world couldn't disagree more as they ...

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News: Recording

Album of the Week: Current, Jovino Santos Neto Quinteto

Album of the Week: Current, Jovino Santos Neto Quinteto

Current Jovino Santos Neto Quinteto Adventure Music The concept of flow is a far reaching and powerful idea when related to musical performance. At its essence, it taps into the thought of moving from one place to another, on a physical, developmental, and artistic level. All of these types of flow occur ...

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News: Recording

Album of the Week: El Cumbanchero, Mark Weinstein

Album of the Week: El Cumbanchero, Mark Weinstein

El Cumbanchero Mark Weinstein Jazzheads Cuba's musical history is vast and it holds a wide number of styles and approaches, but in many cases, Latin Jazz continues to investigate only a small slice of that musical horizon. In the early days of the style, Latin Jazz was built upon dance traditions, a ...

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News: TV / Film

Musings on Latin Jazz: Thoughts on Afro-Peruvian Jazz

One of the most engaging trends in Latin Jazz over the past decade has been the growth in visibility and prominence of Afro-Peruvian Jazz. While musicians have flirted with the style for several years, the use of Afro-Peruvian rhythms in a jazz setting has become a noticeable part of the scene in the new millennium. In ...

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News: Recording

Album of the Week: Piazzolla in Brooklyn, Pablo Aslan Quintet

Album of the Week: Piazzolla in Brooklyn, Pablo Aslan Quintet

Piazzolla In Brooklyn Pablo Aslan Quintet Soundbrush Records It's actually pretty difficult to judge something like musical quality; your personal conclusions all tend to be based around your perspective. Different people arrive into their conclusions from diverse backgrounds and varying experiences that color their opinions about music. Studied musicians make conscious choices ...

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News: Recording

Musings on Latin Jazz: 4 Questions About Sketches of Spain from Miles Davis

Musings On Latin Jazz will look at the genre in more of an open and conversational method. Instead of presenting researched facts and well formed thoughts, Musings On Latin Jazz will consider the style in a more free flowing fashion. I'll put together a few questions and off the top of my head, put together some ...


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