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Eddie Palmieri Announces New Album “Mi Luz Mayor” – Coming Dec. 7th, 2018 | LISTEN TO NEW SINGLE! | Announces Tour Dates


 
Music Icon Eddie Palmieri Announces New Album Mi Luz Mayor out Dec 7th
 
Featuring Special Guests Carlos Santana, Gilberto Santa Rosa, and Herman Olivera
 
On December 7th the multi-Grammy Award winning pianist Eddie Palmieri will release Mi Luz Mayor, his second salsa album of the year on his newly launched imprint Uprising Music (through Ropeadope). Special guests on the album include Gilberto Santa Rosa, Herman Olivera, and Carlos Santana, who plays on the album’s third track “Mi Congo.”

Eddie Palmieri to Release Anticipated New Album “Full Circle” on July 20th, 2018 | LISTEN TO NEW SINGLE!


 
Latin Jazz Icon Eddie Palmieri To Release New Album Full Circle
 
Album Out This Friday via Palmieri’s Newly Formed Label Uprising Music
 
A titan of Latin Jazz and Salsa music, Eddie Palmieri, known as “El Maestro,” is still making musical history. At 81 years old, the multi-Grammy Award winning pianist and music legend will release Full Circle on July 20th.

Legendary Percussionist Pete Escovedo Returns with New Album, “Back to The Bay” | WATCH NEW VIDEO!


 
Legendary Bay Area percussionist Pete Escovedo returns with a brand-new album, Back to the Bay. 
 
Watch New Video “Lets Stay Together” feat Singer Sy Smith Below!
 
“With this new project, I wanted to reach back and taste all those wonderful flavors of music that sadly aren’t as common as they used to be,” Escovedo asserts about his latest LP.

Latin Jazz Saxophonist Jessy J Releases New Album “Live at Yoshi’s – 10 Year Anniversary Special” | WATCH NEW VIDEO!


 
TOP CONTEMPORARY LATIN JAZZ SAXOPHONIST JESSY J CELEBRATES
10TH ANNIVERSARY WITH DYNAMIC NEW RECORDING
LIVE AT YOSHI’S RELEASED APRIL 27, 2018
 
(Los Angeles–May 3, 2018) It’s hard to believe a decade has past since top Latin jazz saxophonist Jessy J burst onto the scene with her debut chart-topping album Tequila Moon.

Keyboardist Javier Santiago to Release New Album “Phoenix” on June 29th, 2018


 
Javier Santiago Muses on Bi-Coastal Life,
Shedding Inhibitions, and Rising From the Ashes
on All Original New Album, Phoenix
 
“All throughout my life, I feel like I have gone through a series of personal deaths. I begin something new, a new life or a new community, then at some point there is an inevitable crash or fall — one that cleanses, renews and marks a turning point of change and growth.

Cuban Pianist Dayramir Gonzalez Releases New Album “The Grand Concourse” (Avail NOW Digitally) | Coming Physically June 15th, 2018


 
Pianist Dayramir Gonzalez Releases Sophomore Album Portraying the Voyage of a Young Havana Native Exploring Cuban Sentiments Alongside the Vanguard Sounds of New York
 
Cuban pianist Dayramir Gonzalez (recently welcomed as a Yamaha Artist) has innovative style, energetic performance, and impressive diversity shining through on his upcoming album,
The Grand Concourse.

Jazz Pianist Ricardo Bacelar to Release New Album “Sebastiana” on March 30th, 2018 | WATCH VIDEO!


 
Jazz pianist Ricardo Bacelar crafts a masterful celebration of Latin American music from a Brazilian perspective
 
FORTALEZA, BRAZIL (13 February 2018): Last July, pianist-composer-arranger Ricardo Bacelar jetted from his home in Brazil to Miami, the place he calls “the center of Latin music in the world,” where he gathered an ensemble of Latin American musicians to honor the roots of Brazilian music while incorporating each musician’s unique culture on a jazz-centered album.

QWEST TV Announces December 15, 2017 Launch Date


 
QWEST TV
Founded by Music Legend Quincy Jones
Announces December 15, 2017 Launch Date
 
New York, NY – December 7, 2017 – Qwest TV, the world’s first subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) platform dedicated to jazz and jazz-inspired music forms founded by music legend Quincy Jones in collaboration with French jazz impresario and television producer Reza Ackbaraly, announced today its official global launch date set for December 15, 2017. The announcement comes just two months following a successful Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign in Fall 2017 that raised nearly $170,000 USD, nearly double the platform’s target goal.

New Documentary “Arturo Sandoval: Heart and Music” is Currently in Production


 
New Film on Grammy Award-Winning Jazz Legend Arturo Sandoval in Production
 
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 25, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — A new documentary on legendary jazz trumpeter Arturo Sandoval is currently in production. Filmmaker Francisco J. Ricardo, director of F For Franco, is directing the film, inspired by Arturo’s energy and dedication to his craft.

Pianist Michel Camilo to Release New Album, “Live in London” on Nov. 16th, 2017


 
Iconic Pianist
MICHEL CAMILO
Shines on New Album, LIVE IN LONDON,
Available November 16, 2017 via Redondo Music
 
New York, NY – October 16, 2017 – GRAMMY®, EMMY® and three-time Latin GRAMMY® Award winner Michel Camilo will release LIVE IN LONDON, a special “live” solo piano album, set for November 16, 2017 through his own record label imprint, Redondo Music.