People often ask, “Scotty: what is Latin Jazz? What is Cuban Jazz?” There’s no pat and easy answer. What has come to be known as Latin Jazz might have had its earliest incarnation in some rhythms and ...

La biblioteca recibi©đ apoyo federal del Fondo de Inciativas Latinas, administrado por el Museo Nacional del Latino Estadounidense. Library purchase through the Smithsonian Latino Initiatives Pool, ...

Today our musical guest is Cuban-born Afro Latin jazz pianist, vocalist, composer, bandleader, arranger and educator Zahili Gonzalez Zamora. She started playing piano at the age of six and graduated ...

BRATTLEBORO -- The Vermont Jazz Center presents Latin piano legend Chuchito Valdes in concert with his Cuban Trio featuring bassist Carlos del Pino and drummer Rafael Monteagudo on Saturday at 8 p.m.

All are invited to attend a romantic and upbeat Valentine’s Day concert featuring the Peter Pupping Quartet. This special evening will showcase a vibrant mix of Nuevo flamenco, Bossa Nova, Samba, ...

Victor Campbell doesn’t like to stay in one musical place. The Cuban-born pianist may open his solo set with some James Booker, as he did during a concert last year hosted by the Jazz National ...

Cuban pianist, composer and arranger Chucho Valdés is the most influential figure in modern Afro-Cuban jazz, as well as a Detroit favorite who headlined the 2022 Detroit Jazz Festival as ...

Photo and Text by Ricky Richardson Los Angeles-In the words of New Orleans jazz musician Jelly Roll Morton, jazz was born with a “Spanish tinge.” A bilingual traveling exhibition from the Smithsonian, ...

Winter just got totally afro tropical as we present this months righteous instalment of Latin Jazz Brunch Live. Your host and ...

GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colorado – Three generations of jazz musicianship strong, the legendary Valdes family roots continue on with the Chuchito Valdes Afro-Cuban Ensemble, the featured act in tonight’s ...