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Chucho Valdes & Paquito D’Rivera Reunion Sextet I Missed You Too!

Jim Hynes cd review, Cuban jazz, jazz, roots July 22, 2022

Chucho Valdes & Paquito D’Rivera Reunion Sextet I Missed You Too! Sunnyside This is a reunion over 40 years in the making, uniting two of the most iconic Cuban jazz musicians of our times. Saxophonist/clarinetist Paquito D-Rivera has established a decorated legacy of his own since moving to New York in 1980. Among so many […]

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Martin Bejerano #CubanAmerican

Jim Hynes cd review, Cuban jazz, jazz, jazz CD, making a Scene June 3, 2022

Martin Bejerano CubanAmerican FR Miami-born pianist and composer Martin Bejerano straddles the lines between post-bop jazz and Latin music. With humility he claims not be a great Latin player, summing up his latest effort, #CubanAmerican, by saying, “It’s not Cuban music and not American music. It’s Cuban American music.” Take his humility lightly. He is […]