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Latin Jazz Pianist Gino Amato Releases New Project “Latin Crossroads” | LISTEN!


 
Latin Jazz Pianist Gino Amato Releases New Project “Latin Crossroads”
 
Pianist-arranger Gino Amato gathers together a large cast of jazz greats on Latin Crossroads to perform Latinized versions of a wide range of colorful material. Drawing themes from Broadway shows, the Beatles, the Great American Songbook, classical music, Steely Dan, and Thelonious Monk, Amato transforms the music into creative Afro-Cuban jazz.

Brazilian Jazz Pianist/Vocalist Eliane Elias to Release New Album “Time And Again” on June 28th, 2024 | LISTEN!


 
MULTI-GRAMMY® WINNER ELIANE ELIAS RETURNS WITH NEW ALBUM
The Reigning Empress of Brazilian Jazz Announces
TIME AND AGAIN out June 28th
 
First Single “SEMPRE” Featuring Brazilian Super-Star Djavan Out TODAY
 
(May 17, 2024) With the release of her new recording TIME AND AGAIN, internationally renowned Brazilian pianist, composer and vocalist Eliane Elias proves once more she is a multi-faceted, groundbreaking artist who continues to reach new heights in a brilliant career spanning decades.

Jazz Legends Lee Ritenour and Dave Grusin to Release New Album “Brasil” on May 31st | LISTEN! Announces New Tour Dates for 2024


 
WORLD-RENOWNED AWARD-WINNING ARTISTS
LEE RITENOUR & DAVE GRUSIN
CONTINUE FAMED COLLABORATION ON NEW ALBUM
 
BRASIL
Set for Release May 31, 2024
 
With special guests Ivan Lins, Grégoire Maret, Chico Pinheiro,
Celso Fonseca and Vocalist Tatiana Parra
 
(April 10, 2024) Two of jazz’ most successful and influential musicians of their generation, legendary guitarist Lee Ritenour and pianist Dave Grusin, have joined together with some of the top Brazilian players for their latest recording BRASIL.

Latin Jazz Ensemble Dave Schumacher & Cubeye to Release New Album “Smoke In The Sky” on April 12th, 2024 | WATCH & LISTEN!


 
Jazz Ensemble Dave Schumacher & Cubeye to Release New Album “Smoke In The Sky”
 
An accomplished versatile virtuoso baritone saxophone player, Chicago native Dave Schumacher has been a mainstay on the New York jazz scene for more than forty years. His big, bold baritone first came to international attention during the eighties, spending much of those years touring the world with Lionel Hampton’s Orchestra.

The Afro-Peruvian New Trends Orchestra Releases New Album “Cosmic Synchronicities” | LISTEN!


 
The Afro-Peruvian New Trends Orchestra Releases New Album “Cosmic Synchronicities”
 
This instrumental music project of multi-project artist Corina Bartra is multi-rhythmic and multidimensional, filled with swing and danceable South and Latin American Rhythms.

Drummer Reggie Quinerly to Release New Project “The Thousandth Scholar” on January 19th, 2024 | WATCH NEW VIDEO!


 
Drummer-Composer Reggie Quinerly Explores the Possibilities of Afro-Latin Jazz with the January 19 Release of “The Thousandth Scholar” on Redefinition Music
 
RICHMOND, Calif., Nov. 16, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — The rich straight-ahead jazz of Reggie Quinerly gets an Afro-Caribbean spin with “The Thousandth Scholar,” to be released January 19 on his own Redefinition Music.

Hilario Duran and His Latin Jazz Big Band to Release New Album “Cry Me A River” on Sept. 8th, 2023 | WATCH NEW VIDEO!


 
Cry Me A River, the New Release from Award-Winning
Hilario Duran and His Latin Jazz Big Band,
Out on Alma/Universal on September 8, 2023
 
The Celebrated Cuban-Canadian Composer and Piano-Master Hilario Durán Leads His 19-piece Ensemble Featuring Special Guests Paquito D’Rivera, Horacio “El Negro” Hernandez, and OKAN in a Stellar Big Band Recording – His First in 17 Years
 
Hilario Durán brings the full scope of his artistry, the depth of knowledge of musical genres in the perfect storm of big artistry on Cry Me A River.

Alfredo Rodriguez Releases New Single “El Llamado” ft. Cimafunk | LISTEN! Announces New Tours Dates for 2023/2024


 
Alfredo Rodriguez Shares New Single
“El Llamado” ft. Cimafunk
 
New Album Coral Way out August 18
via Mack Avenue Records
 
July 21, 2023: Globally acclaimed artist and pianist Alfredo Rodriguez has shared the new single “El Llamado,” featuring Grammy-nominated Cuban artist Cimafunk, from his new album Coral Way, out on August 18 via Mack Avenue Records.

Pianist Harold López-Nussa Releases New Single “Tumba La Timba” | LISTEN! New Album “Timba A La Americana” Arrives August 25th, 2023 | Announces New Tour Dates for 2023


 
Harold López-Nussa Releases New Single
“Tumba La Timba”
 
Forthcoming Blue Note Records Debut
Timba A La Americana out Aug. 25
 
July 14, 2023: Today pianist and composer Harold López-Nussa released his new single “Tumba la Timba,” taken from his Blue Note Records debut album Timba a la Americana, out August 25th.

Alfredo Rodriguez Releases Lead Single “Fidju di Lua” ft. Alana Sinkëy | WATCH NEW VIDEO!


 
Alfredo Rodriguez Shares Lead Single For
New Album Coral Way out August 18
via Mack Avenue Records
 
June 16, 2023: Globally acclaimed artist and pianist Alfredo Rodriguez has shared “Fidju di Lua” ft. Alana Sinkëy, the lead single from his new album Coral Way, out on August 18 via Mack Avenue Records.