Victor Campbell is not yet a household name here, but this rising Cuban piano player who moved to New Orleans in 2019 is lighting up audiences everywhere he plays. And ...
What a dynamic and energetic performance honoring Celia Cruz, one of the most beloved Cuban singers to come out of pre-Castro ...
He described Afro-Cuban Jazz as "a very delicate marriage", in which each aspect of the music had to be held in proper balance. He made several more recordings for Granz in 1951-4, including The ...
Ruthie Meadows, ethnomusicologist, writer and associate professor of ethnomusicology within the College of Liberal Arts, has been named as one of the two 2025-2026 Roberto C. Goizueta Distinguished ...
Alfredo Rodríguez brings a lot to the jazz table. But the pianist and composer has been through a lot in his 26 years. Growing up in Havana, Cuba couldn't have been easy. Having an entertainment ...
NPR's Tom Gjelten reports from Havana that Cuban jazz — which Fidel Castro at one time tried to suppress— is becoming increasingly important in international music circles and to the island nation's ...
When Andy William landed in Nebraska a few years ago, the Cuban conga player had a mission -- put together a band and bring the music of his homeland to the Heartland. “It’s really important to ...
Later this year, the jazz legend will receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Sandoval talks with guest host Celeste Headlee about his start as... From Cuba To America, Arturo Sandoval Is An ...
Chuck Lamb will join Jorge Gómez & the Cuban Fusion Jazz Collab and Ria Curley & the Nu-Soul-Jaz Collab for a show Tuesday at Putnam Place in Saratoga Springs. Singer-songwriter Ria Curley will bring ...