Orquesta Akokán, a big band with members split between New York and Cuba, are a musical catchall for culture, history, and genre. These players have worked with Chucho Valdés, Irakere, Los Van Van, and other historically hefty groups, and in Akokán they traffic in vivid music that draws on a brassy combination of mambo, jazz, […]
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HotHouse meets Havana on the gig poster of the week
This week’s featured gig poster was designed for the HotHouse by graphic designer and photographer Shelley Hiam.
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Papo Vázquez leads his Mighty Pirate Troubadours through an uplifting blend of jazz and Caribbean rhythms
Trombonist Papo Vázquez had plenty of reasons to feel reflective this past spring. He was about to record Breaking Cover, his tenth album under his own name, and he’d spent more than 40 years performing with some of New York’s top Latin ensembles, among them Jerry Gonzalez’s Fort Apache Band and the Fania All-Stars. The […]
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Wire’s gooey-sweet Change Becomes Us and 15 more record reviews
Reviews of 16 fresh releases from all over the map: Wire, Aosoth, Julia Kent, DJ Koze, Pedrito Martinez, Sax G, and lots more
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Eddie Palmieri and Brian Lynch bring an exciting new band to Mayne Stage
Brilliant Latin-jazz pianist Eddie Palmieri and trumpeter Brian Lynch bring their new quartet to the Mayne Stage on Sunday.
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The hard-bop side of salsa sideman Brian Lynch
Trumpeter Brian Lynch brings a hard-bop band to Andy’s this weekend.
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The man on the bottom
If you go see saxophonist Donny McCaslin this weekend at the Green Mill, pay attention to his bassist, the imperturbable Hans Glawischnig.
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Paoli Mejias closes this year’s AfroFolk series
Puerto Rican conguero Paoli Mejias plays the final concert of this season’s AfroFolk series at the Old Town School