Cuban jazz

A prominent Mexican composer and cultural promoter engaged with students in Cuba

Arturo Sandoval loses hope of returning to Cuba: "It’s a wound that never heals."

Cuban musician Omar Sosa: "I would add the touch of Eggún to the mood of Cuba."

Message from Paquito D'Rivera about his concert at the National Auditorium of Madrid

U.S. frustrates a Jazz band’s trip to Cuba: "It is incompatible with our policy."

Do you remember the day Arturo Sandoval shone in the Super Bowl halftime show?

Chucho Valdés, recognized as Jazz Master 2025 by the NEA: "The highest honor for a jazz musician in the USA."

Paquito D'Rivera: "One thing I still have to do is perform in Cuba."

Paquito de Rivera is selling his Porsche: "Hurry up, before I change my mind!"

Arturo Sandoval: "Cuba, our beautiful island, submerged in misery and despair."

Ernán López-Nussa: "Success is achieved by finishing what you start."

Chucho Valdés turns 82 years old

Chucho Valdés recalls when he recorded "Juntos para siempre" with his father Bebo: "How could I forget those days and his smile?"

Paquito D'Rivera celebrates his 75th birthday

Paquito D'Rivera complains after paying over 15 dollars for two coffees and a guava pastry in Chicago

Daymé Arocena to Cuban mothers: "Keep fighting and don't be silent."

Aymée Nuviola and Gonzalo Rubalcaba nominated for Duo of the Year at the JJA Jazz Awards

A documentary about the untold history of the original band AfroCuba is being showcased at the Miami Film Festival

A documentary about Bebo Valdés will premiere at the Miami International Film Festival

Chucho Valdés recalls performance with Pablo Milanés: "We have his voice and his work forever."

Cuban musician Armando Sequeira has passed away, brother of Zenaida Romeu

Renowned Cuban pianist Lázaro Valdés passes away in Havana

Street musician surprises Arturo Sandoval

Arturo Sandoval celebrates his 73rd birthday, true to his music and with great creative vigor

Daymé Arocena denounces that pro-regime propaganda was distributed during her concert in Sweden

Germán Donatien, a breakthrough discovery

Luna Manzanares, a Cuban caress that dazzles Paris

Arturo Sandoval dazzles at Jazz Festival in Spain

Alexis Valdés reunites with Chucho Valdés and Paquito D'Rivera: "When I saw them as a kid, they seemed like gods to me."

Musician Arturo O'Farrill criticizes the embargo and states that he did not see demonstrations against the government in Cuba

Chucho Valdés states that for Cuba, he dreams of the best: "Freedom."

Chucho Valdés and Paquito D'Rivera announce a concert tour in Spain for the summer

Cuban jazz in Spain

The prominent trumpeter Elpidio Chapotín passes away in Havana

Cuban trumpeter José Miguel Crego Castro "El Greco" has passed away

Gonzalo Rubalcaba thanks for his nomination to the 2022 Grammy Awards

Cuban-born musician Arturo O'Farrill receives double nomination for the 2022 Grammy Awards

Chucho Valdés will perform at the Barcelona International Jazz Festival

Cuban Daymé Arocena, the youngest Latin American artist to participate in Berklee College's Signature Artist Program

Cuban violinist and singer Yilian Cañizares receives the Swiss Music Award 2021

Daymé Arocena shares one of her latest photos in Havana: "I believe in that reunion without inquisitors or gag laws."

Paquito D' Rivera: "Did you answer me? That's how Chucho (Valdés) replied to me."

Cuban singer pays tribute to Yemayá at United Nations concert for World Oceans Day

Cuban jazz musician Ruy Adrián López-Nussa wins first prize at the "Tete Montoliu" competition in Madrid

Interview with Arturo Sandoval: "My path was that I had to leave Cuba."

Arturo O'Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra win a Grammy for Best Latin Jazz Album

Harold López-Nussa: “I feel very fortunate to be part of such a talented tradition of Cuban pianists.”

Cuban musicians react to the death of the renowned jazz artist Chick Corea

Jazz legend Chick Corea passes away, one of the most revered figures in the genre

'Tumbao' arrives in music education in Cuba

Aymée Nuviola and Gonzalo Rubalcaba, nominated for the 2021 Grammys for their album "Viento y Tiempo."

Cándido Camero, a legend of Cuban music, has passed away in New York

Cuban officials deny the closure of Jazz Café in Havana to convert it into an MLC store

They plan to convert the Jazz Café in Havana into a store for MLC products

Cuban saxophonist Carlos Miyares: "Jazz is the freest music that exists."

Cucurucho: Cuban music infused good vibes into the sad rhythms of the United States

"Cuba is much more than clave, sound, and salsa," asserts jazz musician Yelfris Valdés

Randy Malcom adds reggaeton to Harold López-Nussa's jazz in "Jazzton."

Cuban singer Mayra Caridad Valdés passes away, sister of Chucho Valdés

Arturo Sandoval's wishes on his 70th birthday: "Peace in the world and freedom for Cuba."