Latin Jazz

Latin music legend Tito Puente was profoundly influenced by his time overseas during World War II. His fellow percussionist Bobby Sanabria, host of Latin Jazz Cruise, explores that legacy here.

Victor “Vitín” Paz, considered by many to be the greatest lead trumpeter player of the modern era, died on April 3 at his home in Panama City, Panama. He was 89.

In the Afro-Caribbean musical tradition, the essential pulse on the low end can be conjured in a single word, tumbao. But within that word, there are…

Dave Valentin, a jazz flutist of virtuoso control, brisk rhythmic flair and a sprawling expressive language, died on March 8 in the Bronx. He was 64.His…

Miguel Zenón, the ever-insightful Puerto Rican alto saxophonist and composer, has garnered enviable credentials over the last 15 years, since first…

Brazilian singer Kenia joins Awilda Rivera to talk about her latest release, On We Go.