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Celia Cruz: La Reina y Su Corte
by Richard J Salvucci
However complicated “Latin Jazz" may seem--ethnically, rhythmically, politically, culturally--guess again. It is more so. Even the term “Latin" irritates some players, notably Arturo Sandoval, who has the chops, the cred, and the ethnicity to be irritated. Because, Latin, he says, is heard only in Church. Well, Sandoval is at least half right, but for the wrong ...
Fania Fire: Reissues from Willie Colón & Héctor Lavoe
by C. Andrew Hovan
In terms of fostering the active Latin music scene in New York City back in the late '60s and early '70s, Fania Records stands out as a major purveyor of some of the finest recorded music of the genre. Founded in 1964 by musician Johnny Pacheco and his lawyer Jerry Masucci, Fania built a roster of ...
Roberto Roema Y Su Apollo Sound: Roberto Roema Y Su Apollo Sound
by Chris May
Britain has been enriched by immigrants from many parts of the world, but people arriving from Spanish-speaking Central America and the Caribbean have been relatively few in number, and far less visible. So in the late 1960s and early 1970s, when salsa edged out of Spanish Harlem towards the US mainstream, Britain was mostly left out ...
Phil Woods, Pat Metheny & Benjamin Koppel
by Joe Dimino
From a celebrated veteran musician and author from Denmark, we begin the 861st Episode of Neon Jazz with Benjamin Koppel and music from his 2023 album White Busses. From here, we get into a legend Benjamin spent quality time with in Phil Woods. As the hour ensues, we hear great new music from Ray Brown, Jo ...
Craft Latino: Tito Puente; Willie Colon and Hector Lavoe
by C. Andrew Hovan
One of the major benefits of the current vinyl renaissance is the availability of albums long forgotten, but in vital need of renewed attention. Concord Record's Craft imprimatur has been at the forefront in terms of releases that benefit from excellent sound and quality control. Especially fortuitous have been the reissues from the Latin music holdings ...
Johnny Pacheco (1935-2021)
Johnny Pacheco, a bandleader who championed pachanga dance music in the late 1950s and co-founded Fania Records in 1964, a label that specialized in New York Latin music and paved the way for salsa in the late '60s and early '70s, died on February 15. He was 85. Pacheco was important for several reasons. While many ...
Pete Rodriguez: Caminando con papi
by Angelo Leonardi
Una questione antica e irrisolta della psicologia riguarda il peso che l'ambiente o la dimensione biologia hanno nel determinare ciò che siamo. Nella storia della disciplina si è dato preminenza all'uno o all'altro fattore, con posizioni talvolta radicali con innatisti e comportamentisti in aperto conflitto. Se poi andiamo nel campo artistico il discorso si complica ancor ...
Jazz Bridge Presents Lynn Riley At The Kennett Flash Wed. May 2nd!
Appearing on Wednesday, May 2nd at the Kennett Flash, 102 Sycamore Alley, Kennett Square, PA, for the last concert of this season will be saxophonist Lynn Riley and her band World Mix. Showtime: 7:30 p.m. One show. $10/$5 students. No advance sales. For info: Call 484-732-8295. This concert is produced by Jazz Bridge, a nonprofit that ...
Elio Villafranca And Arturo Stable To Release "Dos Y Mas"
Elio Villafranca and Arturo Stable, two Cuban-born maestros of jazz and world music, unveil Dos Y Mas, the debut recording of their exquisite new piano and percussion collaboration, which comes out on Motéma Music on January 10, 2012. Villafranca's virtuosic and multifaceted pianism engages Stable's poly-rhythmic percussion genius on ten original compositions that pay tribute to ...
Joaquin "Joe" Claussell Taking "Africa Caribe" on the Road
Joaquin “Joe" Claussell does not need much of an introduction amongst the dance music aficionados. Be it as a DJ, a remix producer, a record label head (Sacred Rhythm, Spiritual Life), or even a record store manager/owner (Dance Tracks), he's been deeply involved in New York's and the international dance scene since way before it was ...
