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Horacio "El Negro" Hernandez

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Horacio “El Negro” Hernandez - percussion 'El Negro' Hernandez was said to be the most talented and innovative percussionist in the world, even before being awarded a Grammy in 1997. Whether performing with jazz-legends like McCoy Tyner or Michel Camilo, rock-stars like Carlos Santana and Stevie Winwood or in notable Latin American ensembles like the Tropi-Jazz All Stars of the late Tito Puente, 'El Negro' has also shown himself to be one of the most forceful and versatile musicians in the international music scene today. Horacio Hernandez was born into a very musical family: His grandfather played the trumpet in, for instance, the famous Septeto National, and brought the traditional Cuban influence into the family

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Armando Mi Conga

Label: Amor de Flores Productions
Released: 2025
Track listing: Armando Mi Conga; Gary En Nanchital; With Amanda en Favignana; Tramonto A Massa Lubrense; Music en La Calle; Samba Con Sabor; Recuerdos; Dana Point; With Amanda en Favignana (Solo Piano).

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Topaz

Label: Self released
Released: 2022

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Article: Album Review

Irving Flores: Armando Mi Conga

Read "Armando Mi Conga" reviewed by Bridget A. Arnwine


Every now and again an artist releases an album that is so striking, so stellar, that it cements their legacy forever, not in a way that the artist can never grow beyond the album's greatness, but in a way that propels them beyond it. Pianist Irving Flores and his all-star Afro- Cuban Jazz Sextet have created ...

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Take Five with Pianist Irving Flores

Read "Take Five with Pianist Irving Flores" reviewed by AAJ Staff


Meet Irving Flores From his early beginnings as a child prodigy leading Orchestra Tamalipas to victory at the tender age of ten, to becoming a nationally treasured artist in Mexico, Irving's journey has been nothing short of legendary. Now based in San Diego, California, Irving continues to push musical boundaries and innovate within the jazz genre, ...

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Article: Live Review

Harold Lopez-Nussa at Bach Dancing and Dynamite Society

Read "Harold Lopez-Nussa at Bach Dancing and Dynamite Society" reviewed by Roy Strassman


Harold Lopez-Nussa Bach Dancing and Dynamite Society Live performance Half Moon Bay, CA February 16, 2025 Cuban jazz pianist and composer Harold Lopez-Nussa surfed his quartet into the picturesque seaside venue of Bach Dancing & Dynamite Society in Half Moon Bay, San Francisco. The weather was overcast and chilly, ...

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El Trio Live in Italy

Label: Challenge Records
Released: 2023
Track listing: Preludio di Trio; 3 For Africa; En 4; Elegant People; Song for Dub; Sierra; Bass Solo Interlude; Timbeando; Camino De Mango; Arroz Con Mango.

Article: Live Review

Umbria Jazz 2024

Read "Umbria Jazz 2024" reviewed by Libero Farnè


Varie sedi Umbria Jazz 2024 Perugia 12--21 luglio 2024 Partecipare a Umbria Jazz significa per me affrontare un'esperienza non solo frastornante, per la molteplicità di stimoli che si ricevono nei diversi luoghi della città e in ogni ora del giorno, ma anche anomala, per certi versi schizofrenica. Da un lato ci ...

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3 For Africa

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Label: Challenge Records
Released: 2023
Duration: 7:42

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Article: Album Review

John Beasley, Jose Gola & Horacio "El Negro" Hernandez: El Trio Live in Italy

Read "El Trio Live in Italy" reviewed by Glenn Astarita


El Trio Live in Italy features the impressive line-up of Grammy Award-winner John Beasley on keyboards and synthesizers, José Gola on electric bass, and Horacio “El Negro" Hernandez on drums. Described as a “dream threesome" of renowned musicians, this album is a product of their summer tour of Italy in 2022. The album's essence is a ...


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