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The Crisis Knows No Borders

Label: Desafio Candente Records
Released: 2025
Track listing: The Basic Economic Farsity; The Growth Imperative; Oil and Water Don't Mix; Skepticism; Wishcycle; Sea Levels Rising; The Crisis Knows No Borders; Your Right Under The Sun; The Man of Flesh & Bone; Meditation on the End of Times.

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Juanjo López

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Juanjo López is a Mexican guitarist, composer, and educator whose work blends spiritual depth with musical exploration. With over two decades of experience in performance and recording, he has collaborated with renowned artists such as Iraida Noriega, Armando Manzanero, Eddie Gómez, and Kenny Werner. His music draws from a rich tapestry of influences—Jazz, Rock, and Latin American folk traditions—resulting in a sound that is both intimate and expansive.

He holds a Master's degree in Jazz Performance from Northern Illinois University, where he studied under acclaimed guitarist Bobby Broom

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Gustavo Cortiñas: The Crisis Knows No Borders

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


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 ...

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Euan Edmonds: Beyond Hope and Fear

Read "Beyond Hope and Fear" reviewed by Hrayr Attarian


Washington DC-based Trombonist Euan Edmonds is a versatile musician who has performed in diverse settings. He honed his improvisational skills, however, in Chicago's creative music scene. His intriguing debut, Beyond Hope and Fear, on drummer Gustavo Cortinas' Desafio Candente label, features some of the city's most exciting voices in a cohesive sextet. The core ...

Album

Live in Chicago

Label: Desafio Candente Records
Released: 2024
Track listing: Disc 1: Overture; Hanaki; Wish I Could Be There Now; La Balada del León; Arete. Disc 2: Dialectics of Freedom; Timing Is Everything; The Man of Flesh and Bone; La Ruta de Regreso a Guinea está en el Arcoiris; Pax Britannica.

Album

Beyond Hope and Fear

Label: Desafio Candente Records
Released: 2024
Track listing: Jordan and Maria; Violet; Wayfarer; Suite: Introduction; Suite: Between Hope and Fear; Suite: Interlude I; Suite: Axis; Suite: Interlude II; Suite: Endurance; Suite: Epilogue; Broken Notions; Arthur's Seat

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Violet

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Label: Desafio Candente Records
Released: 2024
Duration: 07:20

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Gustavo Cortinas: Live in Chicago

Read "Live in Chicago" reviewed by Hrayr Attarian


Chicago composer and drummer Gustavo Cortinas is a musician with a message, one of social justice. He delivers it in a style that fuses the melodic sensibilities of his ancestral Mexico with the complex syncopations of jazz. The exciting Live in Chicago documents an unedited, two-set concert that was recorded at Constellation Chicago on December 15, ...


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