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Frank Emilio Flynn

Roberto Fonseca: Akokan

by Raul d'Gama Rose
March 10, 2010

In his follow-up to 2007's Zamazu (Enja/Justin Time), Cuban piano master, Roberto Fonseca deepens his journey into his quasi-mystical musical search. Like the mythical Gilgamesh, the pianist has embarked on a seemingly endless journey, a leap of faith into the musical unknown, to find the tonal center of pain and joy, heartache and ecstasy--and yes, in ...

Omar Sosa: en el camino

by Joan A. Cararach
October 19, 2009

El pianista cubano Omar Sosa estrena el próximo 6 de noviembre en el 41 Voll-Damm Festival Internacional de Jazz de Barcelona un encargo, The Afrocuban Side of 'Kind of Blue'. “Después de mi primer proyecto sinfónico, éste es el trabajo más complejo que he hecho nunca, tanto de organización como de expectativas, de mí ...

Pamela Hines: This Heart Of Mine

by Raul d'Gama Rose
October 18, 2009

It's always tempting to say that any bright young musician who plays the ivory keys with a sound that's delightful and, sometimes, defined by silence has descended artistically from musicians like Paul Bley or Bill Evans. These kinds of generalizations can be overzealous; but despite the clear influence in the case of pianist Pamela Hines' This ...

Barbarisimo

By Frank Emilio Flynn

Label: Milan Records
Released: 2005
Track listing: Gandinga, Mondongo y Sandunga; Midnight Theme; Scheherazada; Zapateo Cubano; Los Amigos; Hacia Donde; Mambo In; Encuentro; El Manisero; Tony y Jesusito; Mi Ayer; Social Club Buena Vista; Leung

Frank Emilio Flynn Y Sus Amigos: Barbarisimo

by Germein Linares
June 21, 2005

This album was originally released in '96 and is being reissued with improved digital clarity by Milan. Barbarisimo finds the legendary Cuban pianist Frank Emilio Flynn with Miguel Angá Diaz and “Changito" on percussion, Orlando Valle on flute, Carlitos del Puerto on bass, and Enrique Lazaga on guiro and claves. Though the first tune, “Gandinga, Mondongo ...