Recent Posts Tagged With 'latin jazz'

• Pedro Giraudo

  Posted on Wednesday December 2nd, 2009 at 23:24 in jazz, latin jazz

  Pedro Giraudo's one of the most innovative big band jazz leaders working today. His latest album, "El Viaje," is terrific.Here are a couple of clips of his orchestra:...

• Johnny Ray: \'El de la Rumba Soy Yo\'

  Posted on Sunday November 29th, 2009 at 22:17 in latin music, latin jazz, jazz drummers

  The release of Johnny Ray's "Estrella de Navidad" perked up my holidays last year. "El de la Rumba Soy Yo, the Latin percussionist's new CD, isn't a Christmas album, but it's filled with spirit.I have a student who's a dance instructor in the univers...

• James Sanders and Conjunto: \'Chicago Sessions\'

  Posted on Sunday November 8th, 2009 at 22:00 in jazz, latin jazz

  I've really been enjoying "Chicago Sessions" by James Sanders and Conjunto since seeing the group at Chicago's Velvet Lounge a week ago. Sanders is both romantic and wicked on his violin, and Conjunto smokes. They play Latin jazz with both a gypsy an...