Jazz Articles about Cindy Blackman Santana

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Elias Haslanger, Andrew Kim, Cindy Blackman Santana, Nicolas Payton and more

by Benjamin Boddie
August 6, 2026

Today's Music--Right Now! Fantastic music by Elias Haslanger, Andrew Kim, Brent Birckhead, Zaccai Curtis, Rick Braun, Robert Jospe Quartet, Randy Ingram, Jaana Narsipur, Bob Nell & Michael Bisio, The Holland Court Jazz Trio, Cindy Blackman Santana, Nicolas Payton, The Caeser Pink Quintet, Dawn Clement, Tony Grey, The Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra, Steve Swallow, Bria Skonberg, Jim Donica Quintet, Helen Sung Big Band, Ali Ryerson, Ralph Alessi, Conrad Herwig, Charlie Wood, Bruce Williams, Altin Sencalar, Le Boeuf Brothers, Cécile McLorin Salvant, ...

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Cindy Blackman Santana: Coherence

by Kyle Simpler
July 29, 2026

Some musicians communicate their passion almost before they ever play a note, and drummer Cindy Blackman Santana is one of them. Whether performing jazz, rock, soul, or world music, she approaches each style with the conviction that music ultimately transcends categories. Coherence is possibly her clearest statement of that philosophy. Blackman Santana's broad musical perspective comes naturally. She began busking on the streets of New York during the 1980s before quickly moving onto major stages, performing with jazz ...

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Cindy Blackman Santana SFJAZZ 2025 Fall Season

by Ronald Davis
October 3, 2025

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Cindy Blackman Santana Band at Miner Auditorium

by Steven Roby
September 19, 2025

Cindy Blackman Santana BandMiner AuditoriumSFJAZZ CenterSan Franciso, CASeptember 14, 2025 On the second of two sold-out nights at Miner Auditorium, Cindy Blackman Santana opened with a brief welcome--"Blue Whale"--and nothing more. The band turned toward the center, eyes on her for the first cue, as if to agree that rhythm would set the terms. In a time when talk can crowd the stage, she let intent arrive in time and tone, not explanation. In an era when stage ...

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Cindy Blackman Santana: Rhythmic And Musical Force

by R.J. DeLuke
August 31, 2023

It's the 1980s in New York City. It's the place to be for musicians looking to make a name for themselves with hopes of finding steady gigs and recording dates. Drummer Cindy Blackman (long before her marriage to Carlos Santana) is there, fresh out of Berklee College of Music. She's there to meet people, get experience and learn as much as she can. But things are tough for most young musicians hoping to follow a dream. She's willing ...

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Dave Weckl, Mike Prigodich, Yellow Jackets and Cindy Blackman Santana

by Len Davis
November 5, 2021

Music from Dave Weckl and Jay Oliver, Yellow Jackets, Mike Prigodich, and Cindy Blackman. Playlist Dave Weckl-Jay Oliver “Apocalypso" from Convergence (Self Produced) 00:00 Jazz Pistols “Three On The Floor" from 3 On The Floor-Live (Lipstick) 08:23 Yellow Jackets “Aha" from Altered State (Heads Up) 16:38 Mike Prigodich “Spanish Swordfight" from A Stitch In Time (Mexican Mocha) 24:56 Cindy Blackman Santana “Velocity" from Give The Drummer Some (Copperline) 33:14 Anthony Jackson-Yiorgos Fakanas “Inner Power" from Interspirit (Abstract Logix) ...

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Cindy Blackman Santana, Ben Wendel, Ellen Andrea Wang, Aaron Burnett and More

by Ludovico Granvassu
November 6, 2020

In the second part of this week's review of new and upcoming releases we focus on new projects by saxophonists Ben Wendel (as leader and sideman of Tom Guarna, Nubya Garcia (revisiting Joe Henderson for the Blue Note Re:imagined project, and as member of Maisha. Also noteworthy the new project of drummers Cindy Blackman Santana (with a guitar dream-duo of Vernon Reid and Carlos Santana), and Antoine Berjeaut as well the new trio by Norwegian bassist Ellen Andrea Wang. To ...