By Chris Barton, Downbeat Jazz vocals are, at their most basic level, a blend of music and poetry. With the arrangements on just her second album, Vida Profunda, pianist Carolina Calvache explores that truth to lovely effect, inspired by the words from a weighty roster of poets. Read this full review here.
By delarue, New York Music Daily It’s always validating to see an artist follow his or her muse and take their art to the next level. Pianist Carolina Calvache‘s 2014 debut album Sotareño was an ambitious mix of classically-inspired lyricism, postbop jazz and rhythms from her native Colombia. But Calvache is also a songwriter. Read … Read More
By Tom Schnabel, KCRW Last Saturday marked the first day of summer for those of us in the northern hemisphere. How is it possible that we have spent an entire spring in pandemic isolation? Time seems to pass differently somehow. Let’s begin the new season with new music for these upcoming long summer days. Read … Read More
Por José Ramón, La Habitación del Jazz Carolina Calvache (1984) es una pianista, compositora y arreglista colombiana radicada en Nueva York desde 2011. Carolina inició sus estudios de piano y música clásica a los 6 años en el Conservatorio Antonio María Valencia en Cali, Colombia. Lea esta reseña aquí.
By Raul Da Gama, Latin Jazz Net After she produced Sotareño, her first Sunnyside recording, Carolina Calvache left no doubt that an artist of the first order had arrived, a gift from Colombia to the world. But even that incredibly strong debut could not have prepared us for a recording such as this. Vida Profunda … Read More
By La Redacción, El Espectador La compositora y pianista colombiana lanza su segundo álbum: “Vida profunda”, con la compañía Sunnyside Records, un homenaje a la poesía. En él, explora sonidos del jazz y música clásica, acompañada por nueve artistas con gran trayectoria musical. Lea más aquí.
By Chris Spector, Midwest Record MATHIS SOUND ORCHESTRA/World Unity: A multi culti tyro grows up and is running ahead of the pack of genre splicers since he’s been pounding this beat for so long that it’s totally natural to him. Mixing acoustics with electronics and bringing in everything but the kitchen sink, the result is … Read More
By Richard B. Kamins, Step Tempest Colombian-born pianist, composer, and arranger Carolina Calvache issued her debut album on Sunnyside Records in April of 2014, a program of original pieces that featured a sextet including drummers Antonio Sanchezand Ludwig Afonso, trumpeter Michael Rodriguez, saxophonist Jaleel Shaw, and bassist Hans Glawischnig. “Sotareño” is an impressive album, as … Read More
by Matt Micucci, Jazziz 10 Albums You Need to Know: May 2020
By Arcadia A los pocos días de anunciarse su colaboración con Carlos Vives para la canción ‘No estás solo‘, Rubén Blades compartió una nueva colaboración. Se trata de ‘Te conocí de nuevo‘, que grabó con la pianista y compositora Carolina Calvache, caleña de nacimiento y establecida en Nueva York. Para mas sobre este articulo lea acá.
