I love it when drummers become pianists because they bring a propulsive charge to the instrument. Just listen to how Eddie Palmieri, Omar Sosa and … Read More “Roberto Carcasses: Invitation”
Ever since Miles Davis did “Concierto de Aranjuez,” with those gorgeous Gil Evans tapestries, aficionados have come to know the shared harmonic feeling between flamenco … Read More “Michel Camilo/Tomatito: Spain”
Cubanismo mingles New Orleans brass bands with its Caribbean heritage. The links between Afro-Cubans and black Crescent City culture goes back to colonial times, but … Read More “Cubanismo: Mardi Gras Mambo”