In his ambitious and challenging work, Music For The River Jazz Suite: The Spirit Of Love River And Mississippi River, bassist Vincent Hsu explores the history of jazz with his own musical trajectory.  While visiting New Orleans 17 years ago, Hsu got an idea to write music honoring the rivers in his life, the Love […] The post Vincent Hsu & The Jazz Supreme Orchestra – Music For The River Jazz Suite: The Spirit of Love River and Mississippi River appeared first on Latin Jazz Network ..read more

Ever since he was celebrated as one of the most gifted young pianists in contemporary music at the 2006 Montreux Jazz Festival, Switzerland, Harold López-Nussa has grown by leaps and bounds as a musician. His original work is wonderfully conceived and performed. Mr López-Nussa’s Blue Note debut recording Timba à la Americana is delightfully sprung […] The post Harold López-Nussa: Timba a la Americana appeared first on Latin Jazz Network ..read more

In eleven tracks Marlon Simon and the Nagual Spirits explore a captivating and superbly imagined outing, On Different Paths. Marlon and his brothers Edward Simon and Michael Simon, all born in Venezuela, all composers, all esteemed instrumentalists, join together to delve into a sonic world with ties to jazz, European classical and world music. Having […] The post Marlon Simon and The Nagual Spirits: appeared first on Latin Jazz Network ..read more

There are no two cities more dissimilar and difficult to compare than New York and Geneva. Even both cities’ proximity to large, important bodies of water fail at close examination: New York’s mighty Hudson and the stormy Atlantic, versus Geneva’s tranquil Rhone and the peaceful and majestic Lake of Leman share little beyond their constituent […] The post Foreign Affair Trio Feat. Hector Martignon Releases New Album: “Sous le Vent” appeared first on Latin Jazz Network ..read more

Cubop Lives! showcases the arranging, performing, and bandleading of pianist Zaccai Curtis as he highlights and pays forward the lineage of Afro-Cuban Jazz – out on May 10 via Truth Revolution Records Zaccai Curtis is a multi-faceted pianist for whom every side of his work gleams. Equal parts performer, composer, educator, and producer, Curtis has […] The post Pianist, Bandleader, Zaccai Curtis To Release New Album: “Cubop Lives!” appeared first on Latin Jazz Network ..read more

Zaccai Curtis moved to New York City in 2005 where he’s connected with and regularly performed with artists such as: Lakecia Benjamin, Christian Scott, Donald Harrison, Cindy Blackman Santana, Eddie Palmieri, Brian Lynch, the Mambo Legends, Abraham Burton, Ralph Peterson, Ray Vega, and Avery Sharpe among others. Currently Zaccai is a professor of music at […] The post Artist Profile: Zaccai Curtis appeared first on Latin Jazz Network ..read more

Paris and Washington, DC, March 19, 2024 – The 2024 edition of International Jazz Day will be celebrated in more than 190 countries on April 30. UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay and UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador Herbie Hancock are pleased to announce that the city of Tangier, Morocco will serve as the Global Host and will anchor the […] The post 2024 Edition of International Jazz Day To be Celebrated in Tangier, Morocco appeared first on Latin Jazz Network ..read more

More and more I am convinced that Mafalda Minnozzi is one of the finest Brasilian singers around. Notice that I have not said that she is ‘one of the best singers of Brasilian music, but one of best Brasilian singers’… The reason is that she sounds as native as any Brasilian vocalist – by virtue, […] The post Mafalda Minnozzi: Natural Impression appeared first on Latin Jazz Network ..read more

This album brings together two of the [arguably] greatest Brasilian musical ideologues: Moacir Santos, whose music is the subject of the album, Moacir de Todos os Santos, and the intrepid Letieres Leite e Orkestra Rumpilezz, who pioneered a wholly new harmonic and rhythmic concept for – and approach to – the music performed in large […] The post Letieres Leite e Orkestra Rumpilezz: Moacir de todos os Santos appeared first on Latin Jazz Network ..read more

With this magnificent album – The New York Descargas – the intrepid New York composer and pianist and label co-owner, David Chesky now pays tribute to improvised music stretching Latin-Jazz improvisation to infinity and beyond. He does this by expanding the very definition of the trio with two great Puerto Rican musicians: conguero Giovanni Hidalgo […] The post David Chesky: The New York Descargas featuring Giovanni Hidalgo & John Benitez appeared first on Latin Jazz Network ..read more