Steven Oquendo (musician, band leader and educator) was born in 1979 in New York City. Oquendo’s love affair with music began at the tender age of 10, when he first learned to play the trumpet. He ...

Latin jazz arrangements of Stevie Wonder’s discography led the audience down to the dance floor Monday night at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater during a performance by the Jacobs School of Music’s Latin ...

Why are we asking for donations? Why are we asking for donations? This site is free thanks to our community of supporters. Voluntary donations from readers like you keep our news accessible for ...

A son of Puerto Rican parents who grew up in the Bronx, Barretto moved between jazz and Latin music with relentless creativity. Hear 12 indestructible tracks. Credit...Illustration by Dante Zaballa ...

Music forms a powerful connection with young people, and for those with a predisposition to music, it inspires any number of reactions. Every listening experience becomes a revelation, and exposure to ...

Music written by Ary Barroso in 1939 and released by Walt Disney in 1942 with English translations by Bob Russell. Part of Gerard Behague and Everett Helm Latin American Sheet Music Collection at the ...

A concert at Town Hall this week that will be led by Arturo O’Farrill and the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra celebrates the legacies of Dizzy Gillespie, Chano Pozo and Chico O’Farrill. By Ed Morales In the ...