Gilberto Valdés Zequeira was born in Havana on August 16, 1928.
As a kid he listened to Chano Pozo’s rehearsals in the Colon neighborhood of Havana.
His vocal group had … Read more
Andy Gonzalez & Rumbajazz with Jerry Gonzalez, Pedrito Martinez, Perdomo, and Ivan Renta in Puerto Rico Heineken Jazz Fest 2008.
One of the great musicians of his generation Jerry Gonzalez passed away in accident in Spain. More information coming as we get it.
– Ken McCarthy
Jazz on the Tube
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Maria Hinojosa talks with Bobby Sanabria about “West Side Story Reimagined.”
This is our fourth article about this piece.
We did one before the premier.
One before the free streaming performance at Dizzy’s in New York City.
One before the release of the CD and the free outdoor show at Lincoln Center’s Damrosch Park.
Why so much attention?… Read more
Hugh Wyatt was part of the group that put the legendary New York radio station WBLS on the air and saved the Apollo Theater.
For nearly thirty years, he wrote and edited for New York Daily News.
And he’s enjoyed a long friendship with Sonny Rollins,
In this landmark book, Hugh not … Read more
Who do call when you need a rock solid drummer?
Sonny Rollins, McCoy Tyner, Jackie McLean, Woody Shaw, Freddie Hubbard, Sonny Fortune, Doc Cheatham, Sir Rolland Hanna, Michael Brecker, Wayne Shorter, Jaco Pastorius, Chico Freeman, Hamiet Bluiett, and many others have all agreed: Ronnie Burrage.
In this call, we talk about Ronnie’s … Read more
