Post Independent Citizen Telegram

Renowned Afro-Cuban jazz artist plays Glenwood tonight

GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colorado – Three generations of jazz musicianship strong, the legendary Valdes family roots continue on with the Chuchito Valdes Afro-Cuban Ensemble, the featured act in tonight’s ...
EL PAÍS English

Havana pulses with jazz despite blackouts and Trump’s threats

The organizers of the Jazz Plaza Festival say that maintaining the event’s standards is becoming increasingly difficult due ...
ABC 7 Chicago

Cuban students to play with Chicago Jazz Philharmonic

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A trip many thought would never happen. Talented music students from Cuba are visiting - and playing- in Chicago. Chicago Jazz Philharmonic founder Orbert Davis was teaching a high ...
The Columbian

Clark College Jazz Band trip to Cuba halted by feds right before students were to leave

Students playing the baritone saxophone with the Clark College jazz band at the Clark College 57th annual Jazz Festival in 2019. Members of the jazz band were supposed to leave for Cuba on March 26 ...
Post Independent Citizen Telegram

Summer of Music kicks off with Afro-Cuban Jazz Project

Tonight, the Glenwood Springs Center for the Arts begins Summer of Music Season Five with a beat that will pick you up and set you down dancing. Direct from Cuba, via the United States, the Afro-Cuban ...
Daily Sundial

Jazz students to perform with Grammy Award-winning musician

An electrifying night of music is set to captivate the CSUN community as ten-time Grammy-winning Cuban jazz musician Arturo Sandoval performs with CSUN’s Jazz “A” Band and Strings with guest conductor ...
WGBH

In 'Overcoming,' Cuban jazz artist Zahili Zamora explores performance anxiety and self-discovery

This week’s Music Monday on GBH’s All Things Considered featured a visionary artist whose talent and curiosity surfaced at an early age. Zahili Zamora is a Cuban-born jazz pianist, vocalist, composer, ...
Jazz

Cuban-Born Jazz Pianist, Vocalist And Bandleader Zahili Zamora

Today our musical guest is Cuban-born Afro Latin jazz pianist, vocalist, composer, bandleader, arranger and educator Zahili Gonzalez Zamora. She started playing piano at the age of six and graduated ...
Jazz

'El Maestro' Irving Flores Readies Thrilling Afro-cuban Jazz Sextet Project With Giovanni Hidalgo & Horacio “El Negro” Hernández; 'Armando Mi Conga' Arrives August 26

Acclaimed pianist, composer, and arranger Irving Flores is set to release his most ambitious project to date, ;Armando Mi Conga (Amor de Flores Productions), available on CD and all streaming ...
Long Island Press

Exclusive: Arturo Sandoval on jazz, Cuba and the passion that keeps him playing

Renowned trumpeter Arturo Sandoval has spent decades lighting up the international stage with his unmistakable sound and unrelenting passion for music. At 75, the Cuban-born virtuoso remains as active ...
insider.si.edu

Chico O'Farrill Papers

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. The collection documents the professional career of Chico O'Farrill, Cuban-born trumpet player, composer and arranger of Afro Cuban, bebop, and ...