While Brazilian Whispers marks Andrea Brachfeld's first thorough exploration of the titular stream of sound, you'd never know it from the results. Teaming up with Bill O'Connell, her longtime pianist ...

While hanging out with Harry Sepulveda last week, I had to interrupt him mid-sentence. Pointing to the speakers high up on the walls of his Latin-jazz record store, I said, “Hold it, who's this ...

Our expectations shape our listening experiences, even before we hear an artist's recorded work. We anticipate musical genres based on a musician's past and assume that the bandleader will be featured ...

Nuyrican conguero Wilson "Chembo" Corniel is a member of the Afro-Latin New Wave, and has been making quite a name for himself as an accomplished composer and bandleader. Raised in Brooklyn, Corniel ...

Every once in a while the flood of average recordings that regularly arrive at my desk is interrupted by a gem, music that stirs the soul. Not surprisingly, the best rhythms often are the work of a ...

On Friday, January 31 and Saturday, February 1, the Jazz Café in Detroit will host returning Grammy-nominated Latin percussionist Chembo Corniel, who will be promoting his new album, Afro Blue Monk. A ...