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Alexis Baro: Guilty Pleasure

Read "Guilty Pleasure" reviewed by Angelo Leonardi


Trombettista cubano emigrata in Canada nel 2001, Alexis Baro s'è fatto apprezzare in vari contesti: dalle musiche latine al jazz, fino al rhythm & blues, al funk e alla pop music. Dal 2005 al 2007 è stato nominato miglior trombettista dal canadese National Jazz Award e nella sua recente carriera ha collaborato con Paquito D'Rivera, Omara Portuondo, David Foster, Gino Vannelli, Tom Jones, il gruppo dei Temptations. Nel suo quarto album da leader conferma le doti di strumentista ...

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Alexis Baro: Havana Banana

Read "Havana Banana" reviewed by Jerry D'Souza


Over the years, Toronto has opened its arms to Cuban musicians. Among them is Alexis Baro, who came to the city in 2001. Baro has wide musical interests which include, quite naturally, traditional Cuban music and jazz. The latter derives much of its soul from his native land and the wider spectrum of Latin jazz.

Baro who wrote eight of these tunes, ropes in the past to add dimension. This bodes well on “Hasta Cunado, where the flighty ...


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