Fabian Almazan – ‘This Land Abounds With Life’ (2019)
Fabian Almazan’s nature-inspired ‘This Land Abounds With Life’ is an album with something for everyone.
Fabian Almazan’s nature-inspired ‘This Land Abounds With Life’ is an album with something for everyone.
Released 10 years ago this month, ‘At Carnegie Hall’ remains the most complete testament to the Buena Vista Social Club’s sizzling mid-1990s Cuban revival.
If you’ve seen trumpeter Terence Blanchard live you are already well aware of pianist/composer Fabian Almazan.
Violinist-composer Alfredo Triff, a Cuban emigre, offers a stirring song-cycle focusing on an ever-changing, ever-intriguing, often-dangerous place — bringing in all of the spices that make Miami so endlessly fascinating. You May Also Like: Fabian Almazan – ‘This Land Abounds With Life’ (2019) John Pearce – ‘Just Friends’ (2019) YvesRead More
A tireless promoter of Cuban music, Havana-born Roberto Fonseca continues to increase awareness of his home country’s bountiful musical tradition.
Cuban-born drummer Dafnis Prieto never makes two albums alike. So yeah, it’s a given that album #5 wasn’t going to be a retread of #’s 1,2,3 or 4, but who could have predicted this? You May Also Like: Brian Groder Trio – R Train on the D Line (2016)
A young, prodigious Cuban born-and-raised pianist and composer recasts the folklore and culture of his homeland, filtered by the teachings of some of jazz’s greatest living avantists. You May Also Like: Nik Bärtsch’s Mobile – Continuum (2016) Chris Potter – The Dreamer Is The Dream (2017) Aruan Ortiz, with AndrewRead More