Results for "Afro-Caribbean Jazz Collective"

Fiesta at Caroga

By José Guzmán

Label: JGB Music
Released: 2024
Track listing: Descarga 2; Xipirona Cha Cha; El Canaveral; El Volcan; Carino; Baile Bailekita.

José Guzmán

José Guzmán Borrero, a native of Ponce, Puerto Rico, is a multi-genre guitarist who has performed with jazz ensembles, chamber groups, and rock bands. He leads the Latin jazz group, The Afro-Caribbean Jazz Collective, which has released several albums on Spotify. As a side man, he has recorded on albums by Dimijtre Vasiljevic (released on Rope a Dope Records), KASA String Quartet, and Mr. Chair's Better Days. Guzmán has performed as an artist in residence at the Caroga Lake Music Festival as both a classical and jazz guitarist. He has received grants from the city of Chicago's Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events, the city of Urbana Arts Grant, and the Mykytyn Composition Award for his composition "Isochronal: A Suite for Big Band."

Afro-Caribbean Jazz Collective: Fiesta at Caroga

by Jack Bowers
March 29, 2024

Whenever the word “Afro-Caribbean" appears in an album's title, there are sure to be plenty of bold and exciting rhythmic passages, and Fiesta at Caroga, recorded by the Afro-Caribbean Jazz Collective at the 2022 Caroga Lake (New York) Music Festival, is no exception to the rule. The Collective, founded by guitarist Jose Guzman, ...

The Afro-Caribbean Jazz Collective

Active since: 2017

Led by guitarist Jose Guzman, this ensemble blends the heart of Afro-Caribbean rhythms with staples as the Cuban son, Puerto Rican bomba, salsa, descarga, cha-cha and bembe, counterpointed with the sophistication of modern jazz. Creating a soundscape that is as familiar as it is fresh in the world music genre.

EP

By José Guzmán

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2023
Track listing: Maria Cervantes; Love for Sale; Claudia.

Rose Bowl

By José Guzmán

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2023
Track listing: Descarga; El Cañaveral.