Latin Jazz This Week

Latin Jazz This Week will bring you a weekly look into news from the Latin Jazz world. You’ll find new releases, recommended performances, web finds, and more. You can check out some current sounds in the Listening Center tab at the top of the page. Performance dates will be kept in the Live Latin Jazz tab at the top of the page.

NEWS
There are certain points in the year when the juggling act between LJC, teaching, performing, and family becomes way out of balance, and I’m in the midst of one of those times. With the start of the academic year, my teaching job has been demanding the lion’s share of my attention. Things should slow down this week, but I’ve been buried in work lately. As a result, I’ve missed a couple days of LJC posts and today I’m offering a shorter version of Latin Jazz This Week, minus the Live Latin Jazz listings. My apologies to LJC readers that count on the listings, I’ll do my best to add a dates to the Live Latin Jazz page this week.

The Latin Giants of Jazz have changed their name to the Latin Giants Orchestra, created a new website, and opened a fund raising drive for a completely fan supported album. The website provides a clean and professional look at the group, full of photos, videos, a discussion board, news, and more - it’s a great hang based around this incredible group, check it out HERE. It also offers the complete run-down on the fan-funded album and provides the opportunity to donate. It’s a great concept and a meaningful way to connect with fans; if you’ve got some extra cash to spare, send it to The Latin Giants Orchestra. There aren’t many better musical causes.

Canadian jazz drummer Jon McCaslin maintains a fantastic blog entitled Four On The Floor that provides profiles, info, and news about the art of jazz drumming. Anyone interested in the drums in jazz should definitely check this site out, there’s tons of great info there. This past week McCaslin took a look at one of the most exciting and underrated drum kits players in Latin Jazz, Ignacio Berroa, giving us background and plenty of great video. It’s a great article, you can read it HERE.

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