Oscar Hernandez

Oscar Hernández and his Spanish Harlem Orchestra (SHO) have been successfully delivering the art of Salsa for 20 years. And although it's dance music, for Oscar it's all about making Salsa the way it was originally meant to be played. The…

Multi-Grammy winning pianist and bandleader Oscar Hernandez returns with the second recording of his Alma Libre Latin Jazz sextet titled "Love the Moment". Alma Libre's Latin Jazz Matures I find that the cohesiveness amongst the members…

In this interview with the Director of the Spanish Harlem Orchestra, Oscar Hernandez shares his views on the dilemma some artists have of playing Salsa vs. Latin Jazz. In this blog, Oscar shares his views not only on his own dilemma, but…

The Spanish Harlem Orchestra is celebrating 15 years of helping revive "Salsa Dura" with their new album "Anniversary". Fifteen Years Ago... ...the Spanish Harlem Orchestra (SHO) started as a concept for a recording project that was…

"The Art of Latin Jazz" is the first album under multi-Grammy Salsa bandleader Oscar Hernandez' name. It also takes him out of his Salsa genre comfort zone. Oscar Hernández had been a successful Salsa musician and bandleader for over 4…

You might think of them as Salsa Dura kings, with a heavy sound, aggressive arrangements, and old-style Salsa songs. Yet the "Spanish Harlem Orchestra", or SHO, invited Jazz legends Chick Corea and Joe Lovano to record on their new album.…

The Spanish Harlem Orchestra music swings in a way that makes you want to dance, but the musicianship is so good you have to watch instead. One of the best bands in Latin music will bring their brand new Salsa with Latin Jazz album to…

There are few people that can talk about the old days of Salsa music and how they compare to today like Oscar Hernandez. Oscar was in the middle of the boom of Salsa music in New York when it exploded in the 70's and today continues…

I had the privilege to have a conversation with the maestro Oscar Hernandez, how is Spanish Harlem Orchestra's musical director. Here is an excerpt of that conversation. LMC: Oscar, welcome to Latino Music Cafe. You're going to be…