The special program, titled “Havana Today, Afro Cuban Jazz,” pays tribute to legends Chucho Valdes, Chico O’Farrill, and Chick Corea and will feature Dayramir González on piano, Juan Chiavassa on ...

Cuban pianist, composer, and arranger Zahili Zamora shares music that celebrates her background. Pianist and vocalist Zahili Gonzalez Zamora, electric bassist and vocalist Gerson Lazo-Quiroga, drummer ...

You can find many groups who call themselves “Afro-Cuban All Stars." But few have the pedigree of this ensemble led by vocalist Juan de Marcos, co-architect of the legendary Cuban roots Buena Vista ...

Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. On Saturday, October 23 at 7:00 PM (ET), Flushing Town Hall will present Dayramir ...

Cuban musicians have been dispersed around the world for more than half a century while seeking freedom and opportunity, but the family-like ties binding them together endure. Those ties and brilliant ...

In 1970, at a jazz festival in Poland, pianist Chucho Valdés’ life would change practically overnight. At that festival, he and his quintet unveiled an ambitious new work, “Misa Negra,” which married ...

TUCSON, Ariz. (KVOA) - An exciting musical event took place at Tucson's new venue, La Rosa, featuring the vibrant Afro-Cuban piano tradition of Chuchito Valdés and the virtuosic Brazilian guitar of ...

The first thing I think of when I consider Cuban music is the piano. I've spent most of my adult life playing Afro-Cuban percussion, so you'd think I would hear things differently. But actually, the ...

Growing up in Havana in the 1970s violinist Ilmar Gavilán and his younger brother, pianist Aldo López-Gavilán, experienced music as a powerfully binding force. Playing and composing was a family ...