Jazz Articles about Gustavo Cortiñas

About Gustavo Cortiñas

Album Review

Entre Amigos: Joyful Foundation

Read "Joyful Foundation" reviewed by Jack Bowers

by Jack Bowers
April 15, 2026

Joyful Foundation is a near-perfect name for the third album by Entre Amigos, wherein the Chicago-based quartet welcomes aboard one of the jazz world's rising stars, trumpeter Justin Copeland, to play--naturally--The Music of Justin Copeland on an album whose upbeat posture and sunny disposition help make it utterly charming and highly listenable. There is, of course, much more here than cheerfulness alone to digest and appreciate. For one thing, Copeland's compositions--he wrote four of the album's eight numbers--are ...

Inside the Songs

Gustavo Cortiñas Inspires Unity and Empathy Through Music

by Dean Nardi
October 14, 2025

The renowned French writer Victor Hugo once wrote that “music is noise that thinks." Hugo was highlighting the profound and intellectual nature of music, suggesting that while it may seem like disorganized sound ("noise"), it carries deep meaning and expresses complex ideas and emotions that can only be conveyed through this medium. Hugo also wrote of music which expresses what cannot remain silent. And on that note, we come to the project of Chicago-based drummer and composer Gustavo ...

Radio & Podcasts

Gustavo Cortiñas, Teis Semey, Bugge Wesseltoft, Alexander Hawkins & More

by Ludovico Granvassu
October 9, 2025

Stamp your jazz passport without packing a bag: this week's playlist gathers Scandinavian trailblazers, both fresh and seasoned, alongside British, Mexican, and Italian adventurers pushing jazz into new territory.Happy listening!Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Teis Semey “Hippity Hoppity Abolish Private Property" En masse! (Loumi) 0:16 Host talks 7:01 Bugge Wesseltoft feat. Arild Andersen, Gard Nilssen “BAG" Am Are (Jazzland) 8:31 Host talks 15:28 Alexander Hawkins “Song of Work ...

Album Review

Juanjo López: Above, Beyond, Within

Read "Above, Beyond, Within" reviewed by Troy Dostert

by Troy Dostert
August 24, 2025

In our troubling national moment of intensified nativism and ethnic fearmongering, it can be edifying to encounter the stories of people whose lives are directly affected by the current climate. One of them is Juanjo López, a guitarist now well-established in the Chicago scene but who came years ago to the United States with his family from Mexico. His story, reflected in his second release, Above, Beyond, Within, is about much more than geographic relocation, however. There is a strong ...

Radio & Podcasts

Gustavo Cortiñas: A Jazz Drummer's Call To Action

by Lawrence Peryer
July 19, 2025

Today, the Spotlight shines on drummer and composer Gustavo Cortiñas.Gustavo's latest album, The Crisis Knows No Borders (Desafío Candente Records), tackles climate change head-on through music that's both urgent and beautiful. Working with guitarist Dave Miller, saxophonist Jon Irabagon, and violinist Mark Feldman, he's created compositions that explore how global warming sparks conflicts, drives migration, and connects us all, whether we like it or not.The Chicago-based artist has built a career using jazz as a medium ...

Album Review

Gustavo Cortiñas: The Crisis Knows No Borders

Read "The Crisis Knows No Borders" reviewed by Hrayr Attarian

by Hrayr Attarian
June 13, 2025

Drummer Gustavo Cortinas is one of Chicago's most imaginative and exciting composers. This is not solely due to his brilliant creativity but also because he explores socially aware and relevant themes. He has honed a unique style that is easily recognizable as his own. His sixth release as a leader, the superb The Crisis Knows No Border, is about the impact of human-made climate change. Cortinas leads his quartet through the 10 provocative and richly-textured, interlinked originals ...

Radio & Podcasts

New Releases From Cortiñas, Muñeses, Wexler And More

by Bob Osborne
April 24, 2025

On this show we have a variety of new releases including latin jazz, classical crossover, and, live cuts. In addition a re-release of a classic album from Keith Jarrett and a dip in the archive for music from John Abercrombie and Julius Hemphill. I also continue my deep dive into the recent re-releases of Ivo Perelman's Leo Records catalogue. Playlist Gustavo Cortiñas “The Basic Economy Farsity" from The Crisis Knows No Borders (Desafio Candente Records) 00:00 Matthew Muñeses ...