Interviews

Poncho Sanchez will be performing at Seattle's Dimitrious' Jazz Alley, although he told me in an exclusive conversation with Latino Music Café, "I feel Iike I'm going on vacation". After spending the weekend in Lima, Peru, Poncho Sanchez…

The musical mastermind of the Buena Vista Social Club is still driving Cuban music to the forefront. Juan de Marcos Gonzalez, is back in the U.S. delighting audiences with anything from Afro-Cuban jazz to the traditional Cuban “son”. The…

His band has congas and yet his music sounds much mellower than the stereotypical hot and loud danceable Latin music. A mix of trova, son, feeling, and jazz, the music of Juan Carlos Formell is not the typical danceable music, particularly…

If you like Salsa music, it’s likely you’ve heard Lewis Kahn play, even if you don’t recognize his name. This low-key, affable trombonist-violinist has played with some of the most recognized names in Salsa and Latin music, including…

Cuban flautist Orlando "Maraca" Valle is one of the most important producers, composers and performers of anything from Latin Jazz to Salsa to Cuban Timba in the music scene today. I had a chance to talk to Maraca ahead of his…

Venezuelan pianist Luis Perdomo will play at two great Jazz Festivals. The Bellevue Jazz Fest is occurring close to where I currently live, and the Puerto Rico Heineken Jazz Fest is where I used to live. Luis Perdomo Trio Impresses at…

Latin Jazz maestro Bobby Sanabria and I were recently chatting about my recent review of his 2011 release “Tito Puente Masterworks Live”. Below I include his comments on why he included some songs in the album. Note, see "Bobby…

Young Cuban pianist Alfredo Rodriguez is a true artist, one who gets inspiration from everything around him and shares it through music. I had the opportunity to talk to Alfredo Rodriguez in an exclusive interview with Latino Music Cafe.…

Cuban percussionist Horacio "El Negro" Hernandez is a veteran of musician who has played with the best in the music scene and collaborated in various Grammy Award-winning recordings. This is no accident, as "El Negro" comes from a…