Jazz Articles about Francisco Hernandez

Francisco Hernandez: Whispers from the Wind

by Scott Andrews
March 1, 2001

Whispers from the Wind revels in the classic prog rock style of Francisco Hernandez, a prog rock veteran from his work with the longstanding Mexican band CAST.

Whispers from the Wind is guitar and keyboard driven prog rock with traditional sounding synth textures, layered vocals, flute, and passages of alternating dynamics. The songwriting shows classic prog influences in extended songs containing multiple sections, grand song climaxes, and lightly spiritual lyrics. Hernandez executes this classic style well, but does not add ...