Pianist, composer, and band leader Edward Kennedy “Duke" Ellington has long symbolized the epitome of class and style in the straight-ahead jazz world. Born in Washington DC on April 29, 1899, the ...

Picture a white sand beach, the shade of a palm-frond, crystal-blue skies and ocean, a citrus-flavored drink in hand, and a singer who slides up to the microphone in front of a group of top-flight ...

The Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra presents a vibrant fusion of big band jazz and Latin music, showcasing the talents of eighteen skilled musicians. With over thirteen years of successful performances, the ...

Steve Alcala, a music teacher and trumpet player, fell in love with Latin Jazz, but very little sheet music was available to help his students learn. So he started a sheet music publishing company.

Introduction. The Other Jazz -- Why call it Latin Jazz? Afro-Latin Jazz, Afro-Cuban Jazz, Cubop, Caribbean Jazz, Jazz Latin, or just... Jazz: the politics of naming an intercultural Music -- Caribbean ...

Titles available now for pre-order on 180-gram vinyl and HD audio include In Orbit, The Quest, Monk’s Music, Blue’s Moods, and Latin Kick. Craft Recordings has been extremely active over the past 24 ...

A new Latin jazz ensemble for youth, Nuestro Tiempo, will be free through JazzArts Charlotte, but auditions are required. JazzArts Charlotte has long made an effort to inspire the city's youngest ...

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 ...

If there’s a hole in your Latin music collection, Craft Recordings’ new series of Craft Latino vinyl reissues are a great place to start. From official press materials we learn: “Its rich and storied ...

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 ...

[video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WouGCI6ARI4&feature=youtu.be] As students and families prepare for the 2024 commencement ceremony at CU Boulder on May 9, there ...