Wilbert Sostre
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05/05/12 Albums
CD Review: Deborah De Blasi – Ben Et Nat
Playful with sense of humor, and a lot of sensuality, that is the music of Deborah De Blasi. De Blassi style borrows from lots of places, it has a distinct French feel but with a vintage sound. The rhythm and lead guitar on the songs “Cette Fille Est Un...
05/05/12 Albums
CD Review: Janysett Mc Pherson – Tres Almas
Sweet and melodious, Janysett McPherson is an outstanding chanteuse equally comfortable singing in French, “Belle Ile en Mer”, “Jamais Dormir”, “J’ai vu” or Spanish, “Busca tu fe”, Tres Almas”. McPherson voice captives the listener from the first song “Belle...
05/05/12 Albums
Cd Review: Alex Diaz – Beyond 145th Street
Dominican Republic is not the first country that comes to mind when thinking about Jazz, even though one of the best jazz pianist in the last couple of decades is from this country, of course I am talking about Michel Camilo. And Jazz, a music style born...
05/05/12 Albums
CD Review: Carlos Jimenez – Red Tailed Hawk
I have been following Carlos Jimenez career for couple years now, and wrote reviews for his two previous albums, El Flautista (The Flutist) and Thoughts. Both albums were totally different in style, a distinct latin flavor in El Flautista mellowed down with...
05/04/12 Concerts
Ponce International Jazz Festival: 4/27-29/12
Wilbert Sostre reports from festival in Puerto Rico
04/10/12 Concerts
The Puerto Rico Heineken Jazz Fest: March 29 - April 1,2012
Wilbert Sostre reports on performances at recent jazz festival in San Juan
03/11/12 Albums
CD Review: Conrado Paulino - Wrong Way
Everytime I talk to my friend Conrado Paulino, I refer to him as a Master Musician. Because that's what he is, a truly Master musician and guitar player. There is no over playing or shortage of notes with him. When listening to Paulino's guitar you got the...
03/11/12 Albums
CD Review: Bluzero - Estoy Libre
Bluzero is, as far as I know, the only group in Puerto Rico dedicated to play blues exclusively. But not any kind of blues, this is latin blues with spanish lyrics. Some of the songs like "Alegria Artificial", "Juego de ninos", "La vida es dura" lean towards...
03/11/12 Albums
CD Review: Huazzteco and Huazzteco - Xilitla
The Huazzteco project is an unusual fusion of jazz with Mexican folk music. A wonderful idea by mexican pianist Samuel Martinez Herrera. Graduated from the Music Conservatory of Puerto Rico, where he studied and played with some of the best jazz musicians...
03/10/12 Albums
CD Review: Gabriel Vicéns – Point in Time
It is hard to believe just by listening to Point in Time, that Gabriel Vicéns just graduated two years ago from the Music Conservatory of Puerto Rico and this is his debut album. Vicéns shows in his music a maturity well beyond his age, all the compositions...
01/11/12 Albums
CD Review: The New World Jazz Composers Octet - Breaking News
Breaking News is the third album of The New World Jazz Composers Octet. Founded in 2000 by saxophonist Daniel Ian Smith the octet was originally a vehicle for a concert series Smith was running entitled Jazz in the Sanctuary. The new release marks the third...
01/09/12 Albums
CD Review: Hendrik Meurkens - Live at Bird's Eye
Recorded live at Bird's Eye Jazz Club in Basel, Switzerland, the new release by German vibraphone and harmonica player Hendrik Meurkens is without a doubt one of the best albums of 2011. Crisp music, full of intensity and emotions, Meurkens and his group...
01/09/12 Albums
CD Review: Duduka Da Fonseca plays Toninho Horta
Instrumental interpretations of popular songs usually have the insipid taste of what people call elevator music, and in the best of cases of poor quality smooth jazz. But Duduka Da Fonseca is not an ordinary instrumentalist. Da Fonseca, in the words of Toninho...
01/03/12 Albums
CD Review: Neil Cowley Trio - Radio Silence
Music with original concepts, limitless imagination and high energy, that is Radio Silence, the second album from London Neil Cowley Trio.. Their music can be classified as fusion jazz, but it is really more than that. London born pianist Neil Cowley studied...
01/03/12 Albums
CD Review: Kate Reid - The Love I'm In
Just a few seconds into Kate Reid new album The Love I'm In, are enough to see why she is considered one of the best jazz singers out of California. Reid tone is similar to modern jazz singers like Diana Krall but her soulful style and marvelous phrasing...
01/03/12 Albums
CD Review: Jackson Garrett - Let Sleeping Dog Lie
Jackson Garrett is a creative composer who has the ability to borrow from different music styles to create a unique and interesting sound. Garrett has a strong command of the jazz language "High Time", but his music also contains influences of rock, "Let...
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ReportAbout Wilbert Sostre
Freelance Jazz writer and musician with music courses at the University of Puerto Rico and the Music Conservatory of Puerto Rico. Professional/voting member of the Jazz Journalist Association. prjazz.blogspot.com
Reviews and articles also published at All About Jazz, ejazznews.com and Jazz Inside Magazine
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Wilbert Sostre joined the JazzTimes community on Mar 31, 2010