Fernando Gonzalez
Fernando’s Contributions
04/01/12 Albums
Current
Jovino Santos Neto Quinteto
Seattle-based Brazilian multi-instrumentalist and composer Jovino Santos Neto follows last year’s Veja O Som (See the Sound) , a two-CD set of duet collaborations, with Current , a disc of originals featuring his American quintet. Elegantly arranged and...
02/23/12 Albums
Jerry González Y El Comando De La Clave
Jerry González Y El Comando De La Clave
After settling in Madrid in 2000, in part as the result of his involvement in Spanish director and producer Fernando Trueba’s film Calle 54 , Nuyorican trumpeter and conguero Jerry González became a hub of flamenco-jazz activity. Jerry González Y El Comando...
12/19/11 Albums
Urban Nature
Sammy Figeroa & His Latin Jazz Explosion
The compliment might make a manager cringe, but Urban Nature never sounds like someone’s vehicle. This is percussionist Sammy Figueroa’s third album as a leader, but here the ensemble playing, and the music, is the story. And a great story it is. A first...
11/03/11 Albums
La Esperanza
John Santos y El Coro Folklórico Kindembo
In a career that already spans nearly 40 years, Bay Area percussionist John Santos has played many roles, including performer, bandleader, composer, producer and teacher. La Esperanza , with his Coro Folklórico Kindembo, has a celebratory, communal feel...
10/05/11 Albums
Filosofía Caribeña, Vol. 1
The John Santos Sextet
In a career that already spans nearly 40 years, Bay Area percussionist John Santos has played many roles, including performer, bandleader, composer, producer and teacher. The elegant Filosofía Caribeña, Vol. 1 offers a glimpse into an ambitious multi-disciplinary...
07/09/11 Features
Al Di Meola: The Endless Tango
Across continents, generations, instruments and sensibilities, Al Di Meola remains committed to the Nuevo Tango of Astor Piazzolla
01/14/11 Cuba
Chucho Valdés: Looking Back & Taking Stock
With Chucho’s Steps, pianist and composer Chucho Valdés reflects on a whirlwind life full of cultural heritage, creative inspiration and remarkable music
November 2010 Solo
Guillermo Klein: Each Song, Its Own World
Fernando Gonzalez profiles Argentine pianist
May 2010 Features
Omar Sosa: The Flavor of Africa
Inside Omar Sosa’s grand musical and cultural fusions
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Fernando González, is a writer and editor based in Miami, FL. He is the editor of Latingrammy.com, the page of The Latin Recording Academy, and a contributing editor to The International Review of Music, http://irom.wordpress.com/. From 2003 to 2008 , he was Managing Editor of JAZZIZ and before that, a staff music critic for The Boston Globe, and The Miami Herald, as well as music correspondent for The Washington Post. He is the host and producer of Jazz With an Accent®, a weekly one-hour radio show that premieres on 88.9 WDNA FM, Miami, on November 2010. You can visit Gonzalez online at www.fgonow.com