Here's the second half of my discussion with Rebecca Bodenheimer on The Clave Chronicles, moving on to Paulito, Pupy, Bamboleo and Revé. [Kevin Moore]

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Here's Tom Ehrlich's gallery from the final day of the 2023 SJ Jazz Fest.  The final post coming later this week will feature Telmary exclusively.

Marcus Shelby

Tiffany Austin

Veronica Swift

Patrice Rushen

Gregory Porter

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Tom Ehrlich has added the fourth of six San José Jazz Festival galleries, featuring Cuba's answer to James Brown, Cimafunk.

Cimafunk

Cimafunk and Hilaria Cacao

Miguel Piquero, Arthur Álvarez keyboard and Hilaria Cacao

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If you're craving more after digesting Let It Roll and The Clave Chronicles, the discussion continues:

Ned Sublette interviewed by Christopher Lydon.

René López & Ben Lapidus. René López probably knows more about Arsenio Rodríguez than anyone alive, and Ben Lapidus, known to timba.com readers as the leading changüí expert also has a fascinating book on Nuyorican salsa. They join forces in this two-parter:

And some in-depth discussion of several of the bands Rebecca Bodenheimer and I discussed on The Clave Chronicles.

Charanga Habanera

Los Van Van

NG La Banda

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