Born in Mexico City and raised in New York City, pianist, composer, and educator Arturo O’Farrill grew up close to Cuba and its culture. Geography and physical distance can be just an illusion. After ...
The jazz scene in 2010 was marked by a bit of cultural thaw between the U.S. and Cuba, royal honors for Marian McPartland that led honors galore for living jazz musicians, and significant ...
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 ...
Born in Mexico City and raised in New York City, pianist, composer and educator Arturo O'Farrill grew up close to Cuba and its culture. Geography and physical distances can be just an illusion. After ...