By: Molly Gallegos, UKVibe If you could choose a sound to describe each city, New York’s would definitely be Spanish Harlem Orchestra’s Anniversary. With the banging drums and the blaring … Read More
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Lucid Culture/New York Musical Daily Reviews Spanish Harlem Orchestra’s “ANNIVERSARY” & Previews Jazz Standard
The Spanish Harlem Orchestra Bring a Wild Salsa Party to Curry Hill by Alan Young, Lucid Culture Remember when you couldn’t walk down the avenue anywhere in the five boroughs without … Read More
NPR Jazz Critics Poll 2018!
13th Annual Jazz Critics Poll Spanish Harlem Orchestra – Anniversary (ArtistShare) Latin – Karl Ackerman (All About Jazz) New Releases – Russ Musto (New York City Jazz Record, DownBeat) Henry Conerway … Read More
Spanish Harlem Orchestra Gains Grammy Nod for “Anniversary”
Spanish Harlem Orchestra Anniversary Nominated for Best Tropical Latin Album at the 61st Annual GRAMMY® Awards On Friday, December 7th, it was announced that 2x GRAMMY® Award winning Spanish Harlem … Read More
REVIEW: Downbeat Reviews Spanish Harlem Orchestra’s “Anniversary”
Bobby Reed, Downbeat Salsa fans can’t go wrong with the Spanish Harlem Orchestra. the Grammy-winning band, which was founded 15 years ago, marks the milestone with its sixth album, the … Read More
REVIEW: Jazz Journal UK Reviews Spanish Harlem Orchestra’s “Anniversary”
Mark Gilbert, Jazz Journal UK There’s huge variety and virtuosity in all departments in this typically bravura performance of New York “salsa dura” – in the writing, arranging, playing and … Read More
REVIEW: Spanish Harlem Orchestra’s “Anniversary” Gets a 4 Star Review from All About Jazz
Mark Sullivan, All About Jazz The 13-piece all-star salsa big band Spanish Harlem Orchestra celebrates their 15-year anniversary in grand style with Anniversary, their sixth studio album. Champions of salsa dura (“hard salsa”), … Read More
REVIEW: Latin Jazz Network Reviews Spanish Harlem Orchestra’s “Anniversary”
Raul da Gama, Latin Jazz Network For the last fifteen years few music ensembles have dominated the world of salsa like the Spanish Harlem Orchestra. So, it was only fitting … Read More
INTERVIEW: KCRW Interviews Spanish Harlem Orchestra’s Oscar Hernández
Tom Schnabel, KCRW I’ve followed the career of Oscar Hernández for over 30 years, beginning with his work as pianist and arranger for Rubén Blades’s brilliant and still-timely album Buscando America (Searching for America). Fifteen … Read More
EDMONTON JOURNAL: Spanish Harlem Orchestra Makes Classic Latin Jazz New Again
Roger Levesque, Edmonton Journal After 15 years the Spanish Harlem Orchestra‘s expertise and passion for tapping the exciting riffs and entrancing grooves of Latin jazz is unquestioned. When they make their … Read More
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