By Angel Romero, World Music Central rombonist, composer and arranger Papo Vázquez has released a superb album titled Chapter 10: Breaking Cover. Papo is a highly reputable trombonist in the straight ahead jazz and Latin Jazz world. On Chapter 10: Breaking Cover, Papo celebrates his Puerto Rican roots with a captivating set of songs grounded … Read More
By Angel Romero, World Music Central Two outstanding Cuban musicians, famed Latin jazz piano virtuoso Gonzalo Rubalcaba and remarkable singer Aymée Nuviola, recorded this superb album live at the Blue Note Club in Tokyo, Japan. Read this article here.
By Angel Romero, World Music Central The New York-based Spanish Harlem Orchestra (SHO) has become one of the finest Latin music ensembles in the United States in the past two decades. The group has been performing and recording fabulous salsa and Latin Jazz for years and features some of the best Latin music players in … Read More
By Angel Romero, World Music Central Multi-instrumentalist and composer Mehmet Ali Sanlıkol brings together jazz and Middle Eastern music in The Rise Up: Stories of Strife, Struggle and Inspiration. The album is an epic three-part work that intertwines traditional Middle Eastern instrumentation and classical Turkish music with jazz forms. Read the full review here.
