Introduction. The Other Jazz -- Why call it Latin Jazz? Afro-Latin Jazz, Afro-Cuban Jazz, Cubop, Caribbean Jazz, Jazz Latin, or just... Jazz: the politics of naming an intercultural Music -- Caribbean ...

Eddie Palmieri, the East Harlem legend who revolutionized Latin music, now has a street renamed in his honor.

The Revisiting series features albums from the past that played a significant role in Latin Jazz history. The purpose of this series is to introduce new Latin Jazz listeners to important albums and ...

One of the major misnomers about the history of Latin Jazz is the small scope of coverage that the music has received outside of the accomplishments of musicians within New York City. There’s no doubt ...

Music written by Ary Barroso in 1939 and released by Walt Disney in 1942 with English translations by Bob Russell. Part of Gerard Behague and Everett Helm Latin American Sheet Music Collection at the ...

Eddie Palmieri, the Grammy-winning Nuyorican pianist, bandleader and composer who helped innovate Afro-Caribbean music in the States and transform the New York salsa scene, died on Wednesday. He was ...

Palm Desert resident Joe Canoura, who performed on Ray Barretto's historic "El Watusi," is still performing at 92. See him ...

The longtime Jazz at Lincoln Center musician leads a tribute this weekend to his mambo ancestors Tito Puente and Tito Rodríguez. By Ed Morales As he worked his way through a rice bowl at a Japanese ...

Cal Tjader became one of the most popular and influential bandleaders in Latin jazz history, easily ranking as the idiom’s greatest non-Latino performer. Though he began as a drummer with Dave Brubeck ...