The New York Times – Music:
The trombonist, singer, bandleader, composer and producer from the Bronx helped shape the sound of salsa.
Author: Ed Morales
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How Beyoncé Jolted the Cuban Singer Daymé Arocena Into a Fresh Era
The New York Times – Music:
The prodigious jazz singer came to embrace her inner pop star on a new album made with Visitante from Calle 13.
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The Bassist Carlos Henriquez Covers All the Latin and Jazz Bases
The New York Times – Music:
The longtime Jazz at Lincoln Center musician leads a tribute this weekend to his mambo ancestors Tito Puente and Tito Rodríguez.
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10 Tito Puente Essentials for the Mambo King’s Centennial
The New York Times – Music:
A Harlem-born New York original, the percussionist, composer and bandleader helped define Latin jazz and lay the groundwork for 1970s salsa.
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75 Years Ago, Latin Jazz Was Born. Its Offspring Are Going Strong.
The New York Times – Music:
A concert at Town Hall this week that will be led by Arturo O’Farrill and the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra celebrates the legacies of Dizzy Gillespie, Chano Pozo and Chico O’Farrill.
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The Soaring Legacy of Pablo Milanés
The New York Times – Music:
While helping pioneer nueva trova — which combined Cuban son and guaracha with soul, jazz and folk rock — he alternated embrace and rejection of the government that once jailed him.
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Allow Natalia Lafourcade to Reintroduce Herself
The New York Times – Music:
After years of recording homages to Latin American greats, the Mexican singer-songwriter re-emerges with an LP that features new collaborators, including Marc Ribot.
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The Meridian Brothers’ Mastermind Is Electrifying Roots Salsa
The New York Times – Music:
Eblis Álvarez’s albums are “collaborations” with fictional bands. His latest, with the imaginary El Grupo Renacimiento, is a psychedelic fever dream and a critique of technology’s encroach.
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The Bolero Is Timeless. Miguel Zenón Is Giving It a Jazzy Tinge.
The New York Times – Music:
The saxophonist and his longtime collaborator Luis Perdomo reimagined some of their favorite Latin American ballads for an album that made deep connections during the pandemic.