Cuban jazz

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 have yet to do is perform in Cuba."

Paquito de Rivera puts his Porsche up for sale: "Hurry up, before I change my mind!"

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

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

Chucho Valdés turns 82 years old

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

Paquito D'Rivera celebrates his 75th birthday

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

Daymé Arocena to Cuban mothers: "Keep fighting and do not remain silent"

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

Documentary on the unknown 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 passes away, brother of Zenaida Romeu

Renowned Cuban pianist Lázaro Valdés passes away in Havana

Street musician surprises Arturo Sandoval

Arturo Sandoval turns 73, staying true to his music and filled with creative energy

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

Germán Donatien, a groundbreaking discovery

Luna Manzanares, a Cuban caress that enchants 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 protests against the government in Cuba

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

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

Cuban Jazz in Spain

The prominent trumpeter Elpidio Chapotín passes away in Havana

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

Gonzalo RubalcabaExpresses his gratitude for his nomination at 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 the Signature Artist Program at Berklee College

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

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

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

Cuban singer pays tribute to Yemayá at a 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 prominent jazz artist Chick Corea

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

‘El 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 legendary Cuban musician, has passed away in New York

Cuban officialdom denies the closure of Jazz Café in Havana to convert it into an MLC store

They plan to turn 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 a good vibe into the sad rhythms of the United States

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

Randy Malcom infuses reggaeton into Harold López-Nussa's jazz in "Jazzton."

Cuban singer Mayra Caridad Valdés, sister of Chucho Valdés, has passed away

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

Bebo and Chucho, a relationship of admiration, respect, and love

The López-Nussa family captivates the Colombian audience at the Barranquilla International Jazz Festival

Cuban jazz musician Michel Herrera performs in Botswana

Cuban pianist and composer Roberto Fonseca announces a new album