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Bobby Sanabria

Bobby Sanabria is a 7-time Grammy-nominee as a leader. He is a noted drummer, percussionist, composer, arranger, conductor, producer, educator, documentary film maker, and bandleader of Puerto Rican descent born and raised in NY’s South Bronx. He was the drummer for the acknowledged creator of Afro-Cuban jazz, Mario Bauzá touring and recording three CD’s with him, two of which were Grammy nominated, as well as an incredible variety of artists. From Dizzy Gillespie, Tito Puente, Mongo Santamaria (with whom he started his career) Paquito D’Rivera, Yomo Toro, Candido, The Mills Brothers, Ray Barretto, Chico O’Farrill, Francisco Aguabella, Henry Threadgill, Luis "Perico" Ortiz, Daniel Ponce, Larry Harlow, Daniel Santos, Celia Cruz, Adalberto Santiago, Xiomara Portuondo, Pedrito Martinez, Roswell Rudd, Patato, David Amram, the Cleveland Jazz Orchestra, Michael Gibbs, Charles McPherson Jon Faddis, Bob Mintzer, Phil Wilson, Randy Brecker, Charles Tolliver, M'BOOM, Michelle Shocked, Marco Rizo, and many more

Arsenio and Beyond

By Bobby Sanabria

Label: Jazzheads
Released: 2026
Track listing: Tumba y Bongo; La Fruta; No Quiero; La Cartera; La Vida es un Sueno; Mambo Diablo; Mulato Rumbero; El Elemento del Bronx; Yo Naci en Africa/Anabacoa.

The Art of Vocalese

By Janis Siegel

Label: Origin Records
Released: 2026
Track listing: Barbados (Back to Barbados); It’s Sand, Man; Bye Bye Blackbird; In the Presence and Absence of Each Other (Vocal Version); Unsquare Dance; Down for Double; From Vienna With Love (Till the Earth Stands Still); Garner’s Stomp (Stompin’ at the Savoy); Pick Up the Pieces (Vocal Version - K.O.B. Dance Mix).

Bye Bye Blackbird (feat. Raul Midón)

October 27, 2026

Album: The Art of Vocalese
By Janis Siegel
Label: Origin Records
Released: 2026
Duration: 05:48

Jerry Bergonzi, Joel Puckett, Ted Chubb and Matt Otto

by Joe Dimino
August 9, 2026

Kicking off the landmark 970th Episode of Neon Jazz is one of Kansas City's most adventurous musical voices, acclaimed saxophonist Matt Otto, featuring music from his compelling new 2026 album Ephemeral. From there, the journey unfolds through insightful conversations with Sean Pentland, Emie R. Roussel, Ted Chubb, and Jussi Lampela, each offering a unique perspective on ...

2026 Tilles Jazz Fest

by Dan Bilawsky
July 23, 2026

72 hours before the 2026 Tilles Jazz Fest, the mercury hit 100 degrees on Long Island; 48 hours ahead of the event, Canadian wildfires sent orange skies and unsafe air quality; and one day before everything was set to get underway, the forecast looked seriously grim--heavy rain(s), thunderstorms, a chance of hail and even a tornado ...

Ali Ryerson, Joey Alexander, David Blake, Douye and more

by Benjamin Boddie
July 23, 2026

Today's Music--Right Now! Fantastic music by Ali Ryerson, Joey Alexander, David Blake, Douye, La Lucha, Antonio Adolfo, Bill Connors, Bria Skonberg, Mike DiRubbo, Ralph Alessi, Paul Carlon, Rik Wright's Fundamental Forces, Charles Tolliver, Nicole Zuraitis, Lisa Rich, Steve Swallow, Bruce Williams, Sylvia Brooks, John Clayton, Will Lyle, Lakecia Benjamin, Emmet Cohen, Bobby Sanabria Big Band, Eliane ...

Duchess, Suzanne Pittson, Geri Allen & Kurt Rosenwinkel, Kemuel Roig, Eve Cornelious, Chuck Bergeron & More

by Mary Foster Conklin
June 15, 2026

This broadcast celebrates Jazz In June with new music from Duchess, Suzanne Pittson & Bevan Manson, Geri Allen & Kurt Rosenwinkel, Kemuel Roig, Eve Cornelious and Chuck Bergeron, with birthday shoutouts to Dakota Staton, Memphis Minnie, Valaida Snow, Bobby Sanabria, Emilie-Claire Barlow and Ian Shaw, among others. Happy listening and please support the artists you hear--see ...

Bobby Sanabria: Arsenio and Beyond

by Jack Bowers
June 9, 2026

Much of the music on Arsenio and Beyond was written by the trailblazing Cuban composer Arsenio Rodriguez, a master of the mandolin-like Cuban tres guitar who is credited among other innovations with creating the musical design that became known as son montuno. Rodriguez, drummer and bandleader Bobby Sanabria writes, was “the true Father of Mambo and ...

Arturo Sandoval, Hadley Caliman, Yelena Eckemoff, Rebecca Rafla & Sam Baum

by Joe Dimino
May 24, 2026

We launch into the 959th Episode with music from a truly inspiring project by Sam Baum, released on World Autism Day and titled From My Shiny Imagination. Featuring legendary special guests like David Amram and Bobby Sanabria, the album shines with heart, creativity, and vibrant jazz spirit. From there, we journey through fresh new sounds from ...