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Michael Spiro
Michael Spiro is a world-renowned percussionist, recording artist, and educator, known specifically for his work in the Latin music field. Spiro's formal education includes a bachelor's degree with honors in Latin American Studies from the University of California, and three and a half years of graduate work in ethnomusicology at the University of Washington. His practical education consists of a seven- year apprenticeship with Francisco Aguabella (a relationship which continues today) and extensive study throughout Latin America. He has studied annually in Cuba since 1984 with musicians such as Jose Luis Quintana ("Changuito"), Esteban Vega Bacallao ("Cha-Cha"), Daniel Diaz and Juan "Claro" Blanco of Orquesta Ritmo Oriental, Regino Jimenez, Los Muñequitos de Matanzas and Grupo Afro-Cuba de Matanzas
My Latin Heart
By Roger Glenn
Label: Patois Records
Released: 2025
Track listing: Zambo’s Mambo; Cal’s Guajira; Brother Marshall; A Night of Love; Energizer; Congo Square; Angola; Samba De Carnaval
Roger Glenn: My Latin Heart
by Pierre Giroux
Roger Glenn, son of the renowned instrumentalist Tyree Glenn, has never been content to stay in one lane. A master of reeds and vibraphone, he continues to embody the spirit of crossing boundaries. On My Latin Heart, Glenn undertakes an energizing session that celebrates the rhythmic vitality of the African diaspora as much as it serves ...
Archaic Humans
By Nation Beat
Label: Ropeadope
Released: 2024
Track listing: Try Try Try, Science Tribes, Maracatu Gigante, Archaic Humans, Always Spring With You, Forró le Fonque, Give
a Little, Mo Forró, Race Car, Rhythm of Your Dream, Be the Change.
Give a Little
Album: Archaic Humans
By Nation Beat
Label: Ropeadope
Released: 2024
Duration: 5:07
The Rhythm of Invention
Album: The Rhythm of Invention
By Wayne Wallace
Label: Patois Records
Released: 2019
Duration: 08:42
The Rhythm of Invention
Label: Patois Records
Released: 2019
Track listing: Vámonos Pa’l Monte; Take Five; All the Things You Are; So What—Softly, As in a Morning Sunrise; The Rhythm of Invention; In a Mist; El Arroyo; Se Me Cayó el Veinte; Atardecer Matanceco (Evening in Matanzas); Mi Descarga.
Ten Artists: May 2019
by C. Michael Bailey
Paul JostSimple LifePaul Jost Music2019 I believe there are precious few exceptional male jazz vocalists. There. I said it. Female vocalists? They are legion. But once one has pruned away the vanity projects, the Sinatra wannabes, and the most recent unforgivable cover of “My Funny Valentine," there remain few. Paul Jost ...
Drum Maestro Akira Tana Puts A Gorgeous Spin On The Brazilian Songbook With JAZZaNOVA
AKIRA TANA didn’t have to go looking for Brazilian music as a young musician. An elite jazz drummer since the mid-1970s, he’s been immersed in the verdant hothouse of Brazil’s surging rhythms and sensuous melodies his entire career. His new album JAZZaNOVA, which is slated for release by Vega on March 1, 2018, reflects an abiding ...
Grammy Winners 2017 - Jazz List
And the winners of the 59th Annual Grammy Awards are... JAZZ Best Contemporary Instrumental Album: Culcha Vulcha Snarky Puppy (Ground Up Music) Human Nature — Herb Alpert (Herb Alpert Presents) When You Wish Upon A Star — Bill Frisell (Okeh Records) Way Back Home: Live From Rochester, NY— Steve Gadd ...
