Student performances in drama and music — plus an annual crowd-pleasing event for children with special needs — are among the highlights of the spring 2025 season at North Central College in ...
On a Wednesday night in Dinkelspiel Auditorium, four vocalists rehearse an arrangement of Cuban singer Celia Cruz, accompanied by a pianist to their right. Through these weekly rehearsals, Stanford ...
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 Morales In the ...
The Michigan Jazz Festival's annual spring fundraiser will take place on Sunday, April 13, at Schoolcraft College in Livonia. The fundraiser will feature the Latin jazz group Aguankó, and proceeds ...
In the spring of 2006, he led the Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra on a tour of Mexico. In 2007, the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra left Jazz at Lincoln Center, and moved to Symphony Space to pursue its own ...
Steve Alcala, a music teacher and trumpet player, fell in love with Latin Jazz, but very little sheet music was available to help his students learn. So he started a sheet music publishing company.
Celebrate the rhythms of Latin music with performances by GRAMMY-winners. Celebrate the rhythms of Latin music with the Raices Jazz Orchestra and performances by GRAMMY-winning artists including ...
The violin has a long, distinguished history in jazz. From Joe Venuti, Stephane Grappelli, Ray Nance and Stuff Smith to Jean-Luc-Ponty et al, all have made the instrument at home in jazz. However, the ...
Just three percussion instruments – the conga, bongos and timbales – transform a big band into a Latin ensemble full of upbeat melodies and unexpected rhythms. The fusion occurs every Thursday night ...