San José Jazz Festival

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Tom will be photographing all 3 days. Highlights include: Changüí Majadero (an amazing changüí ensemble), Sebastián Natal (of PMG fame), Pacific Mambo Orchestra, Hermán Olivera, Common, Malo, The Headhunters, Orquesta Liberación, La's Mulatas, Juan Prado Trió, Salsa Dance Lessons with Amanda Márquez, the Saúl Sierra Quintet, Ricardo Lemvo & Makina Loca, Ray Obiedo, Mavis Staples and many more.

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sábado, 07 junio 2025, 06:10 pm

José Luis "Changuito" Quintana passed yesterday at the age of 76 after a long illness.

Changuito reached "living legend" status decades ago for his work with Van Van, as a solo artist, as an author, and as possibly the greatest music teacher of in the entire history of the post-Revolutionary period. Tomasito Cruz and hundreds of other stars had Changuito as their primary instructor throughout their formative years and much of the educational material available to us is just one generation removed from his teachings, but perhaps the best way to learn about Changuito is through two videos he made in the VHS era, one with Giovanni Hidalgo ("Evolution of the Tumbadoras") where the two masters sit at opposite ends of a sea of congas and discuss the history of music as they jam, and the definitive "History of Songo", in which Rebeca Mauleón brilliantly guides him through mountains of well-organized information about songo. Each of these can be found on YouTube and are mandatory study material for anyone interested in Cuban music.

Rest in peace, maestro.

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viernes, 21 marzo 2025, 06:15 pm

I discussed the history and legacy of the late, great Paulito FG with Rebecca Bodenheimer in the latest episode of The Clave Chronicles.

While you're there, be sure to catch up. There's a new reparto episode with Mike Levine, two on Bad Bunny and one on Chucho Valdés with one of my favorite gurus, Rebeca Mauleón. Also Pérez Prado and Celia Cruz, among many others. Here's the full list.

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miércoles, 05 marzo 2025, 01:30 pm

In 2011, Emiliano Echeverria interviewed Paulito FG just before his final Bay Area performance at Yoshi's. It will be broadcast live on KPOO on Friday morning at 10:00 and will be archived for two weeks thereafter.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR LIVE BROADCAST - FRIDAY, MARCH 5, 2025: 10:00 A.M.

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