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Afro-Cuban jazz is the earliest form of Latin jazz. It mixes Afro-Cuban clave -based rhythms with jazz harmonies and techniques of improvisation. Afro-Cuban music has deep roots in African ritual and rhythm. [ 1 ]
Latin Jazz Celebration (Elektra Musician, 1983) With Mario Bauza. Afro-Cuban Jazz (Caiman, 1986) Tanga (Messidor, 1992) With Caribbean Jazz Project. The Caribbean Jazz Project (Heads Up, 1995) Island Stories (Heads Up, 1997) The Gathering (Concord Picante, 2002) Mosaic (Concord Picante, 2006) With Gloria Estefan. Mi Tierra (Epic, 1993)
Caribbean Jazz Project albums (2 P) Conexión Latina albums (1 P) D. ... Pages in category "Afro-Cuban jazz albums" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of ...
Okan is a Canadian Afro-Cuban jazz group, whose core members are Cuban Canadian musicians Elizabeth Rodriguez and Magdelys Savigne. [1] They are most noted for their 2020 album Espiral, which won the Juno Award for World Music Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2021, [2] and their 2023 album Okantomi, which won the same award at the Juno Awards of 2024.
Machito and the Afro-Cubans, were among the first to fuse Afro-Cuban rhythms with jazz improvisation and arrangements for a big band. Machito was the front man and maraca player of the Afro Cubans, while Bauza determined the character of the band as musical director. [22]
While still attending Berklee College of Music, in 2012, he was selected by Chucho Valdés, a mentor to González, to be part of Carnegie Hall's Voices of Latin America series, where he represented, along with Aldo López-Gavilán the young generation of Afro-Cuban jazz pianists. [3] According to his website, he now lives in the South Bronx.
Arturo "Chico" O'Farrill (October 28, 1921 [1] – June 27, 2001) [2] was a Cuban composer, arranger, and conductor, best known for his work in the Latin idiom, specifically Afro-Cuban jazz or "Cubop", although he also composed traditional jazz pieces and even symphonic works.
The band released nine albums under the Caribbean Jazz Project name and one as the featured backing band for jazz singer Diane Schuur. The final album with Samuels, Afro Bop Alliance, featured the Maryland-based Afro Bop Alliance Big Band led by drummer Joe McCarthy and won the 2008 Latin Grammy Award for Best Latin Jazz Album. McCarthy's latin ...