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Saxophonist Melissa Aldana to Release New Album “Filin” on Feb. 13th, 2026 | WATCH NEW VIDEO! Announces New Tour for 2026


 
MELISSA ALDANA ANNOUNCES FEB. 13 RELEASE OF FILIN
A STUNNING BALLADS ALBUM PRESENTING SONGS
DRAWN FROM CUBA’S FILIN MUSIC TRADITION
PERFORMED BY A QUARTET FEATURING
GONZALO RUBALCABA, PETER WASHINGTON & KUSH ABADEY
PLUS SPECIAL GUEST VOCALIST CÉCILE McLORIN SALVANT
 
On Feb. 13, Melissa Aldana will release Filin, a stunning ballads album that presents a collection of songs drawn from Cuba’s filin music tradition performed by a remarkable quartet featuring pianist Gonzalo Rubalcaba, bassist Peter Washington, and drummer Kush Abadey, as well as special guest vocalist Cécile McLorin Salvant.

Vocalist Jamile & Guitarist Vinicius Gomes to Release New Album “Boundless Species” ft. Joe Martin on April 3rd, 2026 | WATCH NEW VIDEO!


 
Jamile & Vinicius Gomes Bend Time, Genre and Geography on
Boundless Species, featuring Joe Martin,
Out on La Reserve Records – April 3, 2026
 
Two of the most prominent figures in the new wave of Brazilian musicians in New York, expanding the sound map beyond labels
 
On Boundless Species, vocalist Jamile and guitarist Vinicius Gomes — joined by bassist Joe Martin — take the rich lineage of Brazilian vocal–guitar artistry and push it into surprising new territories…

Emilio Solla & La Inestable de Brooklyn to Release New Project “Handmade” on March 13th, 2026 | WATCH NEW VIDEO!


 
Latin GRAMMY Winner and Six-Time GRAMMY Nominee Emilio Solla & La Inestable de Brooklyn Release Handmade
 
Handmade is More than a Collection of Songs—it is a Manifesto for the Handmade in an Age of Artificial Convenience
 
Latin GRAMMY winner and six-time GRAMMY nominee, Argentina-born and New York-based pianist, composer and bandleader Emilio Solla returns with Handmade, his 15th album, from his acclaimed Grammy-nominated nine-piece ensemble, La Inestable de Brooklyn, set for release on March 13, 2026, via Club del Disco.

Jazz Keyboardist Greg Rahn to Release New Album “Side Hustle” on January 16th, 2026 | WATCH & LISTEN!


 
Bay Area Keyboardist/Composer Greg Rahn’s Long-Awaited Second Album, Side Hustle, Showcases Diverse Musical Influences
 
Eight Original Compositions Fuel an Exhilarating Joyride Through Fusion, New Orleans, Cuba and Beyond
 
Bay Area keyboardist/composer/jazz musician Greg Rahn’s second album, Side Hustle, comes five years after the release of his debut album, Rent Party.

Guitarist Blake Aaron Releases New Track “Dare to Fly” (Brazilian Version) | LISTEN!


 
Blake Aaron goes Brazilian Bossa on new version of hit single “Dare To Fly”
 
In July 2025, 8 time Billboard #1 Guitarist Blake Aaron released the radio single, “Dare to Fly,” a contemporary jazz masterpiece which fuses the styles of Earth Wind and Fire, George Benson, and Bruno Mars.

Latin Jazz Pianist Zahili Zamora to Release New Project “Overcoming” on Oct. 24th, 2025 | LISTEN!


 
Latin Jazz Pianist Zahili Zamora to Release New Project “Overcoming” on Oct. 24th, 2025
 
Zahili González Zamora, the brilliant Cuban-born Afro Latin jazz pianist, vocalist, composer, bandleader, arranger and educator, is getting ready to release a landmark new album and she’s coming to Boston’s famed Scullers Jazz Club on Friday, October 24 for a very special date.

Brazilian Artists Flora Purim & Airto Moreira Join Ricardo Bacela on New Single “Aqui Oh!” | WATCH NEW VIDEO!


 
Brazilian Artists Flora Purim And Airto Moreira Join Pianist Ricardo Bacela On New Single “Aqui Oh!”
 
FORTALEZA, Brazil – Aug. 29, 2025 – PRLog — Brazilian jazz legends Flora Purim and Airto Moreira have teamed up with musician-producer Ricardo Bacelar for a new single, “Aqui, Oh!” (by Toninho Horta and Fernando Brant), releasing August 29 on streaming platforms worldwide.

Pianist Irving Flores to Release New Project “Armando Mi Conga” on Aug. 26th, 2025 | LISTEN!


 
“El Maestro” IRVING FLORES Readies Thrilling Afro-Cuban
Jazz Sextet Project
 
ARMANDO MI CONGA Arrives August 26 To All Streaming Platforms
 
San Diego, CA: Acclaimed pianist, composer, and arranger Irving Flores is set to release his most ambitious project to date, ‘Armando Mi Conga’ (Amor de Flores Productions), available on CD and all streaming platforms beginning August 26, 2025.

Pianist-Arranger Gino Amato Releases New Album “Latin Crossroads 2” | LISTEN!


 
Gino Amato Releases New Album “Latin Crossroads 2”
 
The inventive arranger Gino Amato adds a Latin flavor and a creative use of an all-star roster of singers to a set of standards and a classical piece
 
Gino Amato enjoys taking beloved standards, adding Latin rhythms and new riffs played by a big band, and mixing together top singers with skilled instrumentalists. He gives new life to even the most familiar songs with his imaginative arrangements.

Pianist Harold López-Nussa to Release New Album “Nueva Timba” on Sept. 5th, 2025 | LISTEN to 2 New Singles!


 
HAROLD LÓPEZ-NUSSA RETURNS WITH NUEVA TIMBA
THE CUBAN-BORN PIANIST’S NEW BLUE NOTE ALBUM OUT SEPT. 5
A DEEPLY PERSONAL MUSICAL JOURNEY THAT PRESENTS
A DEFINITIVE VISION FOR THE FUTURE OF LATIN JAZZ
 
LEAD SINGLE “BONITO Y SABROSO” OUT TODAY
A VIBRANT MODERNIZATION OF A BENNY MORÉ CLASSIC
 
On NUEVA TIMBA, the new Blue Note album from Cuban-born pianist Harold López-Nussa, the jazz vanguard meets multiple eras of Cuba’s musical history with results that are at once accessible, life-affirming, and strikingly accomplished.

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