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Alfredo Rodriguez

Born: October 7, 1985

Painted in the broadest of strokes, the stories of Alfredo Rodriguez and Pedrito Martinez may seem similar: both started life in Havana, discovered their gifts and passions for music and headed to the States, where they melded the music of their homeland with a wide variety of influences, each in his own deeply personal way.

Zoom in a little, though, and the two paths differ considerably. Rodriguez was born into a musical family, his father a popular singer and TV host. A child prodigy, he studied classical piano at the prestigious Conservatorio Amadeo Roldán and Instituto Superior de Arte while playing popular music in his father’s orchestra by night. While performing at the Montreux Jazz Festival in 2006 he was discovered by his future mentor and producer, the legendary Quincy Jones.

New York City Jazz Performance Preview: Fall 2026

by Paul Reynolds
September 16, 2026

New York season includes the first fall programs from two recently opened midtown clubs--The Pocket and Jazzcultural and higher-profile shows for fine emerging performers such as singer Ekep Nkwelle and pianist/arranger Joe Block. The preeminent departure is that of Wynton Marsalis who, after 30 years in the job, will lead his last season as ...

North Sea Jazz Festival 2025

by Giovanni Guadalupi
January 16, 2026

A collection of photos from the North Sea Jazz Festival in Ahoy from July 11th 2025 to July 13th 2025 featuring Jamila Woods, The Philharmonik, Rotterdam Philarmonic Orchestra conducted by Clark Rundell, Sheila E. and the E-Train, Judith Hill, Herbie Hancock, Dino D'Santiago, Mary J. Blige, Alfredo Rodriguez, Nduduzo Makhathini, Aja Monet, Zo! Gospel Choir, Samara Joy, Maxwell, Celeste, Cory Wong, Thee Sacred Souls,  Ambrose Akinmusire, Odeal, Sabrina ...

Improvising the Classics: Roll Over Beethoven

by Larry Slater
December 5, 2025

Beethoven was a musical revolutionary. He transformed every musical form he used to create his body of music.The pianist and composer Jon Batiste said “Beethoven's work taps into a universal connective, magnetic truth in music." Beethoven was a master of motivic development, taking small musical ideas and expanding them into long and varied ideas, ...

Richard Bona: Exploring Roots, Freedom, and Global Sounds

by Steven Roby
January 9, 2025

Richard Bona, the Grammy-winning bassist, composer, and multi-instrumentalist affectionately known as “The African Sting," brings his unparalleled artistry to Yoshi's in Oakland this January. With his Asante Trio--featuring Cuban pianist Jesus Pupo and drummer Ludwig Afonso--Bona promises an Afro-Cuban musical feast. But his Yoshi's performances are only the beginning of an exciting year, packed with a ...

Manuel Valera New Cuban Express Big Band: Distancia

by Angelo Leonardi
March 22, 2023

L'evoluzione espressiva del cosiddetto latin jazz è ormai palpabile, sia nelle opere dei solisti che dei bandleader. La schiera dei musicisti centro e sud-americani che abbracciano la complessità del jazz contemporaneo senza dimenticare la ricchezza ritmica e timbrica delle musiche latine, è consistente in strumentisti come Fabian Almazan, Alfredo Rodriguez, Vitor Goncalves, Edward Simon, Dayramir Gonzalez ...

Il Volo del Jazz 2022

by Luca A. d'Agostino
January 7, 2023

Roxana Amed: Unánime

by Angelo Leonardi
November 7, 2022

La relazione tra jazz e musiche latine è quanto mai vasta e risale ai primi del Novecento ma il termine latin jazz è stato generalmente limitato alle relazioni col bacino caraibico, rese popolari dai vari Machito, Mario Bauza, Tito Puente, Chico O'Farrill eccetera. La cantante argentina Roxana Amed è tra quelle personalità musicali ...

Martin Bejerano: #CubanAmerican

by Angelo Leonardi
October 14, 2022

A differenza dei talentuosi pianisti cubani emersi nell'ultimo decennio (ricordiamo ad esempio Dayramir Gonzalez, Fabian Almazan e Alfredo Rodríguez), Martin Bejerano è un po' meno noto al pubblico del jazz, specie in Italia. Dal 2006 guida questo trio col bassista Edward Perez e il batterista Ludwig Afonso (disco del debutto: Evolution/Revolution) ed ha proseguito con altre ...

Take Five with Carlos Barba

by AAJ Staff
June 7, 2022

Meet Carlos Barba Carlos Barba is an active performer, composer, educator, arranger, improvisor, producer, and multi-instrumentalist residing in El Paso, TX. He has recorded seven full-length albums as leader, two as sideman (Juan Pedro Macias Trio & Gabriel Balderas Quartet), two E.P./minidiscs, and two singles. The Carlos Barba Trio had the opportunity of opening for Antonio ...