Danilo Perez Crisalida Mack Avenue The GRAMMY-winning pianist, composer, educator, and longtime member of The Wayne Shorter Quartet, Panamanian Danilo Perez, delivers essentially an idealistic world music effort imbued with Latin, classical chamber music, jazz improvisations (mostly his) and choral strains via his new band, The Global Messengers. This is very different sounding album than […]
Yasser Tejeda & Palotré Kijombo Self- released Surely, you’ve already identified this as Latin music and possibly Latin jazz. Yet, that’s only partially right. it’s broader than either one. Yasser Tejeda’s music on Kijombo is, at least in the U.S. and many countries, the seldom heard roots music of the Dominican Republic, here re-imagined by […]
Alih Jey and Cunao at the High Hat: a perfect musical match creates a magical night. Alih Jey and Cuñao merge almost psychedelically, strewing sparks and lightning bolts in their wake. Patrick O’Heffernan Some collaborations in music are just perfect. Not only is the music magnificent but the collaborators give each other new energy so […]
