#Video - Why a Grammy Winner Says You Can’t Understand Jazz Without Cuba
https://peertube.world/w/3sepoddXTodz5pPfwDAGZg

[from the #news collective #bellyofthebeast]

Arturo O’Farrill is a #Grammy-winning pianist, composer and one of the most influential voices in #AfroCubanJazz. But for him, #Cuba is more than just an inspiration — it’s home, history and identity.

In #Havana, during the 41st International #Jazz Plaza Festival, Arturo told us why #jazz cannot be understood without Cuba, why #AfroCuban roots remain central to the music’s evolution, and why #cultural exchange persists despite the #US’s decades-long economic war on Cuba.

Arturo has been returning to Cuba year after year for over two decades, honoring his heritage, and using #music as a bridge between Cuban and US citizens - despite the personal cost of taking political positions.

“This is Cuba,” he says. “I come here to learn how to live.”

#OilForCuba!
#EndTheBlockadeEmbargo
#DizzyGillespie #LatinJazz #culture #LatinAmerica #USpol

#CalTjader

L’espace fait partie du rythme.

#afrocuban #afrocubanjazz #latinjazz #drums #jazz #latin #soul #funk
#Music #Socialmedia

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e661FVjM48M

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ciap0srNiiU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7g842KF3ok

Herbie Mann at the Village Gate is a 1961 live album by jazz flutist Herbie Mann which was his third album for Atlantic Records, the main label for much of his career. The album was recorded at legendary club The Village Gate.

AllMusic awarded the album 4½ stars with its review stating "At the Village Gate is the album that first brought Herbie Mann to widespread popular attention, thanks to the inclusion of "Comin' Home Baby," which soon became one of the flautist's signature songs. By the time of the record's release in 1962, however, Mann had already been a bandleader for years, honing his pioneering blend of Afro-Cuban and Brazilian music with hard bop's funky structures just under the public radar. As a result, At the Village Gate sounds more like a summation than a beginning" - Wikipedia

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJvkamc5iMk&list=PLfJndz0utgOO4VWyMyBbjAS5oQFPHYG9X&index=1

#HerbieMann #VillageGate #ahmedabdulmalik #afrocubanjazz #jazzflute

Flute, Brass, Vibes and Percussion is an album by American jazz flautist Herbie Mann recorded in 1960 for the Verve label.

Allmusic awarded the album 4½ stars stating "In 1960, flutist Herbie Mann put together a very interesting band that was in its brief existence (before Mann's interests shifted elsewhere) one of the top in Afro-Cuban jazz" and called the album "quite underrated and is one of the finest of Mann's long career"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JC48WoIr0zU&list=RDJC48WoIr0zU&start_radio=1

#herbiemann #jazzflute #afrocubanjazz #ververecords

Afro-Cuban Jazz Suite by Machito, released on Mercury in 1951.

A seminal bit of Latin jazz from the early 50s – Machito's first "Afro Cuban Jazz Suite", written by Chico O'Farrill, and packaged here in the original 10" LP on Mercury, complete with the David Stone Martin cover! The set features a stunning mix of jazz and Latin playing, in a manner that was to forever shape the future of both musics – with solo work by Flip Phillips and Charlie Parker, and Latin percussion by Mario Bauza, Jose Mangual, Candido, and Machito. The writing and playing is superb, and Chico O'Farrill arranged the whole thing with an energy level matching his best early work! - Dusty Groove

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlbapnFHczs&list=PLZGc_ONM98vDsCK0TOw_8XkCA2ZEzstqg&index=1

#machito #charlieparker #davidstonemartin #chicoofarrill #flipphillips #buddyrich #afrocubanjazz #normangranz #1951inmusic

Nyt käyn ajassa taaksepäin ja suunnistan Ronnie Scottin paikkaan

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https://www.discogs.com/master/1377630-Irakere-Live-At-Ronnie-Scotts