Afropop Worldwide | A Night with Pedrito Martínez at DROM
The musical event at DROM was an unforgettable journey of rhythm and human connection, expertly led by Pedrito Martínez and his group.
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The musical event at DROM was an unforgettable journey of rhythm and human connection, expertly led by Pedrito Martínez and his group.
From Canada and beyond, here are some great jazz albums you can find on Bandcamp to directly support the artists who made them.
Zenón, a Berklee alumnus, was recently nominated for a Latin Grammy Award for El Arte Del Bolero, his duet album with pianist Luis Perdomo.
Miguel Zenon 5 March 2021 Saxophonist Miguel Zenón has been a Guggenheim and MacArthur fellow, and he is known for innovative composition and fresh concepts in improvised music. But he is also the kind of creative big thinker who is always aware of the history that his work is built on. Perhaps that is why so many of his recent projects have been nods to artists and traditions that preceded him. “There is something to that,” he tells PopMatters. “It’s part of the tradition of creative music to build on what was laid out before you. I’ve always felt fortunate to be inspired by this ...
Matthew Alec & The Soul Electric – Cleveland Time (Cleveland Time): “Cleveland Time marks the first album release from the group that features Matthew Alec (tenor saxophone and EWI), Brian Woods (piano, keyboards, organs, plus vocals on “Give What You Take” and “Baby You Got Me”), Steven Forest Sanders (guitar, plus vocals on “Enigma Man”), Jared Lees (bass), Jeremiah Hawkins (percussion, plus drums on “Baby You Got Me”), and Leon Henault (drums). The album also features special guests Tom ‘Bones’ Malone (trombone and horn section on “Cleveland Time”), MINUS THE A...