Over the years, many iconic musicians have helped popularize Latin music in the United States. In the process, they’ve exposed wider audiences to an array of genres and cultures. From pioneers like ...
An ample crowd graced Anodyne, anticipating rhythm and moveable melodies from the six-piece Carlos Adames Group. The band ...
He roped salsa into conversation with jazz, rock, funk and even modern classical music. “A new world music,” one critic said, “is being born.” Eddie Palmieri in performance in the early 1960s. From ...
Presenting his fifth album as leader, Puerto Rican jazz guitarist Richard Peña unveils The Latin Side of Jazz Guitar, continuing his personal exploration of Afro-Caribbean rhythms, leading a quintet ...
Steven Oquendo (musician, band leader and educator) was born in 1979 in New York City. Oquendo’s love affair with music began at the tender age of 10, when he first learned to play the trumpet. He ...
Latin jazz, bluegrass and holiday programming highlight November and December performances at the Hylton Performing Arts ...
Eddie Palmieri, the avant-garde musician who was one of the most innovative artists of rumba and Latin jazz, has died. He was 88. Fania Records announced Palmieri’s death Wednesday evening. Palmieri’s ...
Latin Jazz Festival is now the Brownsville Latin Music Festival, and it happens on Nov. 8 at the Jacob Brown Auditorium. In its 29th year, the festival was founded by George Ramirez, longtime ...