Results for "Latin Jazz"

Zenekar

Zenekar are an ensemble of curious musicians who venture across a vast array of musical contexts and cultures. The group partners daring improvisation with global musical styles, along with classical and folk traditions.

The focus of their debut studio album Swirls was to create original works with these improvisatory and global influences paramount. Perhaps the Zenekar sound is best summed up by Accordionist John Reeves commenting “each piece is like its own little musical universe” whilst recording at Alchemix Studio with Marly Luske at the helm. 

Their previous release of a live performance at the Brisbane Ethnic Music & Arts Centre (BEMAC) on the Jazz in Meanjin series (4000 Records) was a finalist for the Qld Music Award 2024 in the World category

Armen Donelian

Born: 1950

For fifty years, pianist, composer and Fulbright Scholar ARMEN DONELIAN has distinguished himself in 25 countries as a performer, recording artist, producer, educator and with his published writings. Donelian’s music is a distinctive blend of influences including his Armenian origin, his Classical technique, and his association with some of the biggest names in Jazz. And, according to Metronom, he achieves this fusion “in such a natural way that one can tell it’s a master’s work.”

As a child, Armen absorbed the sound of Armenian, Turkish, Greek and Middle Eastern music at social gatherings and from records his father played at home.

The Inter Section

Active since: 2024

The Inter Section is a collective of musicians from around the world recording contemporary jazz that is melodic and easily approachable. The songs meld the sounds and rhythms of Pop, R&B, Soul, Latin and World music and presents them in a jazz context.

The Inter Section's music is written and produced by Steve Ehrlich from his (necessary) sofa as he suffers from Chronic Lyme Disease. He offers an example for others with similar limitations of what is possible even when their everyday lives have been turned upside down.

Proceeds from the sale of The Inter Section's music are donated to lymedisease.org and Bay Area Lyme Foundation.

Kemuel Roig

Cuban piano prodigy Kemuel Roig discovered his passion for music at the age of four, laying the foundation for a career that has established him as one of the most versatile and captivating musicians of his generation. At eight, he immersed himself in classical piano and percussion studies at Cuba's prestigious National Vocational School of Art, where he developed the technical mastery and artistic depth that would later catapult him to worldwide fame.

Since moving to the United States in 2002, Roig has toured internationally and recorded with an extraordinary roster of legendary artists, including Arturo Sandoval, Al Di Meola, Aymée Nuviola, Chris Potter, Randy Brecker, Alain Pérez, Sammy Figueroa, Giovanni Hidalgo, Marcos Vidal, and Abraham Laboriel, among many others.

Dorian May

Born: April 28, 1957

Dorian May’s piano artistry shapes together classic, modern and Latin jazz with Bach harmony, world and poly rhythms and he is equally at home in world music and classical music as he is with hard-swinging bebop, Cuban Salsa and down-home blues. At his shows you may hear anything from classical to TV/movie themes, children’s tunes, traditional jazz, folk songs to Cuban boleros.

His diverse collection of influences include a degree in classical piano performance, keyboardist in a touring Emerson, Lake & Palmer tribute band, high-school band director, world percussionist/accompanist at world music and jazz festivals and currently leader & arranger for several Mendocino and Sonoma-county based jazz and Latin bands.

Ghadyego Carraro

Born: December 26, 1979

Ghadyego Carraro é contrabaixista, compositor, educador e pesquisador do Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil. Membro votante da Academia do Grammy Latino, pesquisador colaborador do CESEM - Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal. Finalista do Prêmio Profissionais da Música 2025. Reconhecido como um dos grandes instrumentistas e compositores de música instrumental do seu estado. Possui doutorado em História pela UPF, com pesquisa sobre os sons da música brasileira, especialmente os acentos regionais presentes no contexto sul-americano, e mestrado em contrabaixo acústico pela UFG