On Wednesday April 6th, The National Academy Of Recording Arts And Sciences announced a “restructuring" of The Grammy Awards, a move that included the elimination of the Latin Jazz Grammy. This ...

Love Letters From Ella is the name of the compilation ... philatelic moment as part of a series called Black Heritage. Latin jazz also has a presence, with a Tito Puente stamp issued in 1996 ...

where he founded and fronted the Afro-Latin Jazz Cartel. Mayan Suite extends Andres' lifelong love affair with the music of Latin America while presenting the recorded debut of Brian Andres Trio ...

Alt.Latino host Felix Contreras gives his co-host Anamaria Sayre a primer on Latin jazz. She returns the favor with a new track from Ca7riel & Paco Amoroso (of Tiny Desk fame) and a Mexican ...

A concert at Town Hall this week that will be led by Arturo O’Farrill and the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra celebrates the legacies of Dizzy Gillespie, Chano Pozo and Chico O’Farrill. By Ed ...

Or maybe you remember his extensive series of Latin jazz recordings post-1980. But the enigmatic truth about Palmieri is that while he will deny being a salsero or a jazz musician, he is a ...

People often ask, “Scotty: what is Latin Jazz? What is Cuban Jazz?” There’s no pat and easy answer. What has come to be known as Latin Jazz might have had its earliest incarnation in some ...

The concert also marks the 40th year of Santos’ label, Machete Records. At the center of the Bay Area’s Latin jazz scene since the 1970s, Santos has earned the esteem of colleagues from Cuba ...