• LJC Best Of 2010 Awards: Large Ensemble Album, Afro-Peruvian Jazz Album, Brazilian Jazz Album, Next Generation Artist, & Album Of The Year

    Updated: 2010-12-31 14:00:57
    The Latin Jazz Corner Best Of The Year Awards is an annual event fueled by the will of our readers - the winners are selected through a voting process open to LJC readers, Latin Jazz artists, Latin Jazz fans, and the general public. The voting for our fourth annual awards ran from December 8, [...]

  • New Years Eve – Chile Party – Chilean Fiesta – 2010

    Updated: 2010-12-31 11:43:31
    ¡Viva Chile! NEW YEAR’S EVE PARTY 2010 A night of fantastic entertainment, Chilean music and live performances including: - Bottle of champagne to the most original hat! - Interactive dance troupe with Claudio Vera! - FREE empanadas and Pisco Sour for the first 100 people and on sale afterwards! - Live performances! - An exciting ...Read the Rest

  • New Years Eve – Rise Again – CubaCheChe

    Updated: 2010-12-31 00:03:23
    Rise Again – New Year’s Eve Party Bring in 2011 with the sizzling sounds of Caribbean, Cuban & African music. 3 DJs playing salsa, reggae, SOCA, Afrobeat, hi-life, soul, R&B, funky & Caribbean flavas. Live music from Thomas Thomas playing an infectious blend of soca & reggae infused funk n roll. DJ Green Papi (Oriente ...Read the Rest

  • LJC Best Of 2010 Awards: Pianist, Guitarist, Drum Kit Player, Percussionist, & Bassist

    Updated: 2010-12-30 14:00:53
    The Latin Jazz Corner Best Of The Year Awards is an annual event fueled by the will of our readers - the winners are selected through a voting process open to LJC readers, Latin Jazz artists, Latin Jazz fans, and the general public. The voting for our fourth annual awards ran from December 8, [...]

  • LJC Best Of 2010 Awards: Vocalist, Flautist, Trombonist, Trumpet Player, & Saxophonist

    Updated: 2010-12-29 14:00:18
    The Latin Jazz Corner Best Of The Year Awards is an annual event fueled by the will of our readers - the winners are selected through a voting process open to LJC readers, Latin Jazz artists, Latin Jazz fans, and the general public. The voting for our fourth annual awards ran from December 8, [...]

  • LJC Best Of 2010 Awards: Composition, Arrangement, Record Label, & Album Artwork

    Updated: 2010-12-28 14:00:53
    The Latin Jazz Corner Best Of The Year Awards is an annual event fueled by the will of our readers - the winners are selected through a voting process open to LJC readers, Latin Jazz artists, Latin Jazz fans, and the general public. The voting for our fourth annual awards ran from December 8, [...]

  • Poncho Sanchez Closes 2010 in Seattle

    Updated: 2010-12-27 18:22:36
    With nominations for the Latin Grammy and the Grammy for Best Latin Jazz Album, Poncho Sanchez closes a fruitful year in Seattle’s Jazz Alley, brining again the music of his latest jewel, “Psychedelic Blues”.  Poncho Sanchez will perform in Dimitrious Jazz Alley from Dec 28th to Dec 31st, closing with a great New Year’s Celebration [...]

  • Latin Jazz This Week (12/27/10 - 1/2/11)

    Updated: 2010-12-27 14:00:31
    Latin Jazz This Week will bring you a weekly look into news from the Latin Jazz world. You’ll find new releases, recommended performances, web finds, and more. You can check out some current sounds in the Listening Center tab at the top of the page. Performance dates will be kept in the Live Latin [...]

  • Feliz Navidad to the Latin Music Community

    Updated: 2010-12-24 17:44:41
    I wish everyone a Feliz Navidad. I’m working on some changes in the Latino Music Cafe. More details later.

  • Getting In The Spirit Of The Season: Latin Jazz Christmas Classics

    Updated: 2010-12-24 14:00:33
    Without actually realizing it, there was one lesson that I learned early in life that stuck with me until this day - jazz makes Christmas come to life. Despite their irreplaceable presence in my childhood, the Christmas carols that we all know are a bit . . . old school. Put jazz phrasing [...]

  • Creole Choir of Cuba – London 2010

    Updated: 2010-12-23 14:56:54
    CREOLE CHOIR OF CUBA ANNOUNCE 2011 TOUR OF THE UK - ‘Obvious passion… distinctive bass voices (five men, five women) do something similar at times, but they have as much in common with a gospel choir such as Ladysmith Black Mambazo and also use some percussion… Co-producer John Simpson observes in their promotional video: “It’s ...Read the Rest

  • Weekly Latin Jazz Video Fix: Bill O’Connell

    Updated: 2010-12-22 14:00:14
    A successful career in music takes more than simply talent and drive, it requires a survivor mentality. Every musician enters the field with a passion for certain types of music, specific approaches, and a favorite context. While they may find some of their preferred musical directions along the way, a career in music [...]

  • Latin Jazz This Week (12/20/10 - 12/26/10)

    Updated: 2010-12-20 14:00:35
    Latin Jazz This Week will bring you a weekly look into news from the Latin Jazz world. You’ll find new releases, recommended performances, web finds, and more. You can check out some current sounds in the Listening Center tab at the top of the page. Performance dates will be kept in the Live Latin [...]

  • Album Of The Week: Tango Jazz & Panamericana Suite, Paquito D’Rivera

    Updated: 2010-12-19 15:00:59
    The ability to capture an audio recording of a performance is one of the most important parts of cataloging jazz history, but unfortunately, we’ve gotten to a place where we don’t take advantage of it to the fullest. In the forties, fifties, and sixties, jazz artists recorded multiple albums over the course of a [...]

  • Give A Latin Music Gift for Christmas, Part 1

    Updated: 2010-12-17 19:30:02
    If you have people you’re not sure what to give them (the easy way out is the old gift card) consider the gift of music. This year we had a prolific display of new music, that goes from known Latin music icons, to new artists with good stuff. Here is a short list for your [...]

  • Latin Jazz Conversations: Samuel Quinto (Part 3)

    Updated: 2010-12-16 14:00:43
    The further an artist moves forward in their chosen musical direction, the more they define their artistic identity. It’s a process that evolves over the course of years, as the musician moves through a series of milestones. These milestones are the moments that we remember historically, but it’s really the events that lead [...]

  • Flamneco Singer Enrique Morente Dies aged 67

    Updated: 2010-12-16 11:28:28
    Enrique Morente Enrique Morente Cotelo, known as Enrique Morente, (25 December 1942 – 13 December 2010)  in the gypsy quarter of Granada in Andalucia, southern Spain. Enrique Morente Passed away in a madrid hospital Monday 13th of December 2010 where he had been in coma following an operation for an ulcer. Criticised by some of ...Read the Rest

  • Sun Bailante New Years Eve Party

    Updated: 2010-12-16 10:47:14
    Sun Bailante Friday 31st December 2010 9pm till 4am Sun Bailante, are the organisers of the Hot Caribbean Carnival that sold out the O2 Academy Islington last August. We have lined up the best Dj’s originated from this part of the world with DTee the Soca master at BBC 1Xtra, DJ Djahman, Guadeloupe’s most versatile ...Read the Rest

  • Circolombia – Roundhouse – Circus from Colombia

    Updated: 2010-12-14 11:42:04
    Circolombia Roundhouse Main Space 4 Apr 2011 – 16 Apr 2011 Following a sell-out run as part of Roundhouse CircusFest in April 2010, Circolombia are back with a reworking of Urban for 2011. Check out the YouTube Clip Footage of Circolombia performing at Cirque du Demain, the prestigious competition that annually awards the very best ...Read the Rest

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