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Hector Contreras: Hector Contreras and His Latin Jazz Ensemble

Read "Hector Contreras and His Latin Jazz Ensemble" reviewed by Chip Boaz

by Chip Boaz
September 14, 2007

Music reflects an artist's life, revealing both their current musical state and developmental path. Young musicians often produce frenetic and overwhelming music, filled with fresh and creative approaches. They display an early developmental stage, exploring their chosen art form's possibilities. Some musicians produce passionate and insightful music, expressing a search for understanding. Their art evolves into an investigation of their own voice and spirituality. Pianist Hector Contreras creates joyful exuberance on his debut, Hector Contreras and His Latin Jazz Ensemble, ...