Latin-Jazz artists and groups

Palmieri plays the whole piano, and he's not shy about throwing an elbow or forearm to get the effect he needs. As a 2013 National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Master, the piano original plays The Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.

Poncho Sanchez performs during the Downtown Street Jam Saturday in Riverside in 2009.

Over the years, Tito Puente's Latin-jazz albums for RCA have been in and out of print.

San Jose CALIFORNIAWorld famous drummer and percussionist Sheila E. will perform and be interviewed this weekend at the Cathedral of Faith in San Jose.Sheila Escovedo, daughter of Latin jazz legend Pete Escovedo, is widely known for her drumming and percussion talents.

Grammy-winning artist Poncho Sanchez is bringing his unique fusion of Latin jazz, salsa and soul to the Quiet Cannon Saturday.

The summer concert series expands to five weeks this year, with performances by Bernie Williams, Poncho Sanchez and his Latin Jazz Band, Diane Reeves and Chick Corea, as well as the Brubeck Brothers Quartet, a group formed by Dan and Chris Brubeck, two of the sons of the late jazz pioneer and longtime Wilton resident Dave Brubeck.

Latin Legacy Series: From Mambo to Salsa! In the 1950′s there was the dance craze of mambo, cha cha cha and rumba, and Machito’s Orchestra was the first orchestra to...

HAVANA, Cuba -- Cuban musician Bebo Valdes, one of the most prominent figures of Latin jazz at a world level, died in Sweden on Friday at the age of 94.

The pianist, composer, arranger and band leader, born in 1918 in the western Cuban town of Quivican, was the father of another leading Latin jazz artist, Chucho Valdes.

Dionisio Ramón Emilio Valdés Amaro, better known as Bebo Valdés, died in Sweden today. Although his regular residence was in Benalmádena (Spain), he traveled to Sweden two weeks ago to...

Some years back, in the spirit of curiosity, Jason Marsalis, a superior drummer/composer known for his post-bop and Latin jazz recordings - not to mention membership in a family that includes siblings Wynton, Branford and Delfeayo and father Ellis - wondered what might happen if he added vibrophone to his musical toolkit.

Multi-Grammy winner and Latin Jazz maestro, Eddie Palmieri , and his band will perform one night of magical piano artistry and explosive Salsa on Saturday, March 9 at 8pm at South Miami -Dade Cultural Arts Center .

Bloedel Reserve will host a romantic evening in its French Country chateau with a special performance by Seattle's Salsa chanteuse Elspeth Savani and her World Jazz Trio for a Valentine concert on Friday.

The Colombian pop superstar took home the award for best Latin pop album. Juanes also won the award in 2008 for "La Vida...Es Un Ratico." The Latin jazz award, which was restored this year after its elimination was met with widespread protests, went to The Clare Fischer Latin Jazz Big Band for "A Ritmo!" Bandleader and keyboardist Clare Fischer ... (more)

For expert and spirited Latin jazz, it doesn't get better than this live offering from 75-year-old timbales master Pete Escovedo .

The 55th Annual Grammy Awards will be presented on Sunday, February 10 in Los Angeles, California.  Here's a preview of the evening’s top contenders, live performers, and recipient of the MusicCares Person of the Year. Don’t look now but there are three new categories for the 2013 Grammy Awards: Best Urban Contemporary Album, Best Classical Compendium and Best Latin Jazz Album.  The nominees for Best Urban Contemporary Album are Chris Brown, Miguel, and New Orleans ...

In his storied 50-year career, Latin jazz pianist and bandleader Eddie Palmieri has released 36 albums and won nine Grammy Awards.

WEDNESDAY, JAN. 23: "It was too short," complained one punter at the Mid-Ocean Amphitheatre.

WEDNESDAY, JAN. 23: "It was too short," complained one punter at the Mid-Ocean Amphitheatre.

Pete Escovedo Live From Stern Grove Festival (Concord Picante/Stiletto Flats, 2012) Renowned Latin jazz timbalero and band leader Pete Escovedo has a new live album titled Live From Stern Grove...

WEDNESDAY, JAN. 16: Among Poncho Sanchez's earliest memories was watching his 11 older brothers and sisters dancing around the house to the latest music coming out of the radio and television.

A trombonist veteran of the "Saturday Night Live" band is part of the front line of the Latin Jazz All-Stars, who are due to play two shows at the Jazz Kitchen on Friday night.

Story submitted by Laguna Beach Live! Led by trumpeter Bijon Watson , the Latin Jazz Syndicate opens the Jazz Wednesdays Winter Series presented by Laguna Beach Live! at Aliso Creek Inn on Wednesday January 16 , 6:00 to 8:00 pm.

LAGUNA BEACH Led by trumpeter Bijon Watson, the Latin Jazz Syndicate will open the Jazz Wednesdays Winter Series, presented by Laguna Beach Live!, at 6 p.m. on Jan.

We've got another great month of jazz on tap for January with a number of great shows, including saxophonist Joe Lovano and pianist Freddy Cole , who will be at Dazzle for two-nights, as well as dates from the Uri Caine Trio, the Latin Jazz All Stars and Greg Garrison, who's slated to perform the music of Keith Jarrett.

Without a doubt, 2012 was an exciting year for the Latin Jazz world, bringing a wealth of new music to our ears at an astounding rate.

In this Feb. 10, 2008 file photo, Latin jazz musician Bobby Sanabria arrives at the 50th Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles.

In this Feb. 10, 2008 file photo, Latin jazz musician Bobby Sanabria arrives at the 50th Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles.

In this Feb. 10, 2008 file photo, Latin jazz musician Bobby Sanabria arrives at the 50th Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles.

Bobby Sanabria already feels like a winner. The Latin jazz musician, who led the protest against the Recording Academy when it downsized from 109 to 78 Grammy categories last year.

The Latin jazz musician, who led the protest against the Recording Academy when it downsized from 109 to 78 categories last year, is nominated for best Latin jazz album - one of the awards that had been eliminated but returns at the awards show next year.

In this Feb. 10, 2008 file photo, Latin jazz musician Bobby Sanabria arrives at the 50th Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles.

NEW YORK -- Bobby Sanabria already feels like a winner.The Latin jazz musician, who led the protest against the Recording Academy when it downsized from 109 to 78 categories last year, is nominated ...

On January 14, the pioneering Latin jazz artist Eddie Palmieri will be among those honored by the National Endowment for the Arts as 2013 NEA Jazz Masters.

Good morning!. Jazz singer and pianist Laura Fernandez performed a selection of Latin jazz original songs this morning at the Living Arts Centre as part of the Mississauga Arts Council's Cranberry Breakfast.

Live Latin jazz on weekends. BYOB for the 6-8 p.m. Tuesday wine tasting with cheese boards, and get a free meal if your bottle wins.

BALLET HISPANICO AND THE AFRO LATIN JAZZ ORCHESTRA Mahalia Jackson Theater for the Performing Arts 12/8-12/8/2012 Celebrated as 'hands down the leading Hispanic-American dance company' , the sexy Ballet Hispanico teams up with the 19-member, Grammy Award-winning Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra for a sizzling hot, Latin dance party.

Eddie Palmieri may be on his 75th-birthday tour, but the musician - like his music - still exudes youthful energy.

The most crucial figurehead in Ethiopia's recent musical history, Astatke is the central architect of Ethio-Jazz, a genre which blends Latin jazz and first wave soul and funk motifs with traditional Ethiopian musical ideas.

EDDIE PALMIERI: A CAREER RETROSPECTIVE Featuring the Eddie Palmieri Latin Jazz Band and the Eddie Palmieri Salsa Orchestra December 14-15 - Rose Theater Eddie Palmieri, the "genius and prophet of Afro-Caribbean jazz," performs on Jazz at Lincoln Center's 25th anniversary season in the concert event Eddie Palmieri: A Career Retrospective.

Frank & 3 To Clave, a Latin jazz ensemble headed by Frank Villafane, will perform in free concert at Bernardsville Public Library on Sunday, December 9 at 3:00 pm.

Trumpet, composer, recording artist Arturo Sandoval is a virtuoso trumpet master who has expressed his versatility in the realms of jazz, Latin Jazz, popular and classical music.

Poncho Sanchez and His Latin Jazz Band Live In Hollywood (Concord Picante CPI-34110-02, 2012) Acclaimed conguero Poncho Sánchez has a brand new live album recorded over the summer at the...

Grammy Award-winning conga master and Latin jazz band leader Poncho Sanchez will receive a Lifetime Achievement Award this month at the Latin Grammy Awards.

This Sunday, the Binghamton Latin dance band Salsa Libre will be putting down the Latin vibe at Brothers 2 from 6-9 p.m. Salsa Libre plays Cuban, Puerto Rican, and Dominican music in the salsa, mambo, cha-cha, bachata, merengue and latin jazz styles.

Legendary Latin jazz guitarist Jose Feliciano stirred controversy in 1968 when he sang a stylized version of "The Star-Spangled Banner" in Detroit prior to a World Series game.

In the 1970s, brothers Andy and Jerry Gonzalez tore it up all over the Bronx and Manhattan with the band Conjunto Libre.

The cycle of charity events is almost nonstop in Manhattan, but when the beneficiary is a Manhattan institution—in this case, God's Love We Deliver—the stars really come out. The nonprofit's Golden Heart Awards celebration drew Robert De Niro, Bette Midler, Gwyneth Paltrow, and the evening's Lifetime Achievement honoree, Michael Kors. Along with Kors (who announced a $5 million donation to God's Love), Glee co-creator Ryan Murphy and powerhouse volunteer Cindy Little received nods for their work with the organization, which has been providing meals to people homebound with HIV/AIDS and other illnesses for over 25 years.

But the night's unofficial award went to Bette Midler, for being the biggest ham in the room. Discussing the man of the hour, she said, "I've been asking him all night to tell me the winner of Project Runway—I'm addicted. Thank God I'm finally in a room with people who understand and also did not watch the vice presidential debate. Actually, I have a really hard time watching the news these days because every story is about the debate and every commercial is about Viagra, so it's election, erection, election, erection…Either way, I'm getting screwed." By the time she called "the adorable, naturally blond genius we know as Michael Kors" to the stage, the crowd was in hysterics. Murphy even made a plea: "Bette, will you please be on Glee?" he asked during his speech.

Meanwhile, at another New York institution—the Four Seasons—Manhattan itself was being celebrated. The Swedish label Acne took over the space to launch the new issue of its biannual Acne Paper, dedicated to the island and its denizens. While the Blue Velvet Latin jazz quintet played New York-y tunes from above—yes, it suddenly dawned on you, that was the Sex and the City theme music—New Yorkers new and native milled about. Clémence Poésy is one of the new ones; she's currently in the city performing in Cyrano de Bergerac on Broadway, and sighed happily to be staying in New York during, for the first time, its famously beautiful fall. "My parents are coming," she said, "so I hope it stays this way." Her fellow nouveau New Yorkais, Olivier Theyskens, was there, too, as were Alexa Chung, Sofia Coppola, and a runway's worth of models. Soon it would be back to adopted-hometown London for the mag's NYC-loving, Norway-born editor (how's that for international?) Thomas Persson and his team, but first, that most Manhattan of desserts: the Four Seasons' famous cloud of cotton candy.

—Kristin Studeman and Matthew Schneier

The whole entire album, I could do a completely different version--a straight ahead Latin Jazz version with the conga and everybody else.

The whole entire album, I could do a completely different version--a straight ahead Latin Jazz version with the conga and everybody else.