A Hartford, Connecticut, native has been nominated for a Grammy Award in the Latin Jazz category. Zaccai Curtis' album "Cubop Lives" celebrates a style of Latin Jazz that combines Afro-Cuban music ...

A.B. SPELLMAN, National Endowment for the Arts: A lot of people say bebop wasn't for dancing, but that music makes it clear that some bebop was for dancing. I'm A.B. Spellman, and, Murray Horwitz, ...

Pianist Zaccai Curtis's recent album Cubop Lives! is a vibrant acknowledgement of the rich legacy of bebop and Afro-Cuban jazz offering a compelling blend that respects tradition while infusing it ...

The aim of this legacy outfit is to explore the groundbreaking "Cubop" music that emerged from the meeting between US bebop trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie and the Cuban percussionist Chano Pozo. The band ...

Diving deep into the beautiful gifts of African Jazz & African Rumba. And if Jazz or Latin Jazz is your thing, you don’t want to miss this. Keep it on BEBOP, CUBOP & THE MUSICAL TRUTH w/Avotcja ...

As with most “best of” compilations, CuBop’s third features many exciting artists, each of whom can command entire sessions of their own. Michael Turre performs a fiery “Kimbisa” on flute with the ...

Exploring a variety of textures with a cross pollination of jazz, world, and Latin influences, hosted by Avotcja. Ian Dogole Dahomey Dance The Last Trane to Africa Global Fusion Music Ian Dogole John ...