Just three percussion instruments – the conga, bongos and timbales – transform a big band into a Latin ensemble full of upbeat melodies and unexpected rhythms. The fusion occurs every Thursday night ...
Cecilio Negron Jr., aka Ceeloe, passed away unexpectedly in May 2023. Cecilio Negron Jr., aka Ceeloe, passed away unexpectedly this week. He was a master percussionist and music educator and a fixture ...
Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. When Poncho Sanchez and His Latin Jazz Band bring their show to Scottsdale Center ...
Terry "Doc" Handy discovered the congas when he was 12. Actually, it was more like he connected with them - because when he began playing the Cuban drums, he began activating the musical links woven ...
People often ask, “Scotty: what is Latin Jazz? What is Cuban Jazz?” There’s no pat and easy answer. What has come to be known as Latin Jazz might have had its earliest incarnation in some rhythms and ...
Latin percussionist, composer and bandleader Bobby Sanabria — whose most recent album, Big Band Urban Folktales, is the winner of a Jazz Journalists Association award for best Latin jazz album of 2008 ...
Latin jazz got a much-needed booster shot earlier this year with the release of "Calle 54 (54th Street)," an artistically rich portrait of the bubbling international-jazz movement. The concert film, ...