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21/10/2022

To all my dear friends, colleagues, and listeners:
A lot of work and effort goes into creating the Latin Jazz Now shows on this and other sites and for the radio stations as well. To show your appreciation and boost our often languishing enthusiasm out of the doldrums, please feel free to comment, like and share your listening experience or even better yet, donate towards the continued existence of the program and website (latinjazznow.com) — many thanks.

29/04/2022

Maestro David Peter Valentin born in the South Bronx, New York (April 29, 1952 – March 8, 2017).
He attended The High School of Music & Art.
He learned percussion at an early age, and by 10 was playing congaand timbales professionally. When he was 12, he began to practice the flute so he could get to know a girl in school who played the flute, Irene Cathcart. He borrowed a flute, bought a Herbie Mann record, and started to teach himself. Years later, he recorded an album with Mann called Two Amigos. He took lessons from Hubert Laws, who became his mentor.
In the 1970s, Valentin combined Latin music with jazz in bands with Bill O'Connell, Lincoln Goines, Richie Morales, Robby Ameen, Sammy Figueroa, and Giovanni Hidalgo. He was the first musician signed to GRP Records, a label founded by Dave Grusin and Larry Rosen that specialized in smooth jazz, jazz fusion, and jazz-pop. He recorded his debut album with Ricardo Marrero in 1977.[1] Over time he recorded with Noel Pointer, Patti Austin, Lee Ritenour, Chris Connor, David Benoit, Eliane Elias, and Nnenna Freelon.
For several years Valentin served as musical director for Tito Puente's Golden Latin Jazz All-Stars, and also toured with Manny Oquendo's conjunto group Libre. In 2000, he appeared in the documentary film Calle 54performing with Tito Puente's Orchestra.
For seven years in a row, he was chosen best jazz flautist by readers of Jazziz magazine. In 1985, he received a Grammy Award nomination.
In 2003, he won a Grammy for Caribbean Jazz Project, an album he did with Dave Samuels.

27/02/2022

New things are coming from saxophonnist Tim Mayer!!
Vienen cosas nuevas. Gracias (Mario Hernández) por estas imágenes tan maravillosas!

16/02/2022

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12/01/2022

Eddie Palmieri on Jazziz. Celebrating 85th Bday at Birdland NYC
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The Week in Jazz is your roundup of new and noteworthy stories from the jazz world. It’s a one-stop destination for the music news you need to know. Let’s take it from the top.   Noteworthy 64th GRAMMYs Postponed: The 64th GRAMMYs, due to take place on January 31, have been postponed over COVID...

31/12/2021

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18/12/2021

Hey Jim Benitez here, thank you so much for helping keep Latin Jazz Now on the air bringing you the finest Latin Jazz in the world Today. . !!

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20/06/2021

Sonora Ponceña - Caminando Con Mi Padre (Audio)Música Disponible: All DSPs: https://orcd.co/hegemoniamusicalRedes: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile...

30/04/2021

Get on to the Borderless Piano Academy & Community!

16/03/2021

My home station asked me to answer the following "5 Questions"... Here I'll share it with you... Let me know what you think...
https://www.wicn.org/5-questions-withjim-benitez/

My induction into the WICN fold started back 2003, soon after moving up from Florida. As I was driving up I-290, scanning the radio stations in the car, I came across some pretty cool jazz at the 90.5 mark, so I left it there. It was at some point in the afternoon when my eventual mentor would come....

08/03/2021

Absolutely the best !! Eliane Elias 💙

 to my fourth album, So Far So Close in 1989. Do you have a favorite song?               

12/02/2021

R.I.P. Chick Corea. One of the greatest keyboardists ever !!!

It is with great sadness we announce that on February 9th, Chick Corea passed away at the age of 79, from a rare form of cancer which was only discovered very recently.

Throughout his life and career, Chick relished in the freedom and the fun to be had in creating something new, and in playing the games that artists do.

He was a beloved husband, father and grandfather, and a great mentor and friend to so many. Through his body of work and the decades he spent touring the world, he touched and inspired the lives of millions.

Though he would be the first to say that his music said more than words ever could, he nevertheless had this message for all those he knew and loved, and for all those who loved him:

“I want to thank all of those along my journey who have helped keep the music fires burning bright. It is my hope that those who have an inkling to play, write, perform or otherwise, do so. If not for yourself then for the rest of us. It’s not only that the world needs more artists, it’s also just a lot of fun.

“And to my amazing musician friends who have been like family to me as long as I’ve known you: It has been a blessing and an honor learning from and playing with all of you. My mission has always been to bring the joy of creating anywhere I could, and to have done so with all the artists that I admire so dearly—this has been the richness of my life.”

Chick’s family will of course appreciate their privacy during this difficult time of loss.

10/02/2021

From the album "Sabiduria"© 2017 Ropeadope LLC

10/02/2021

https://www.facebook.com/fernando.gomez.9822924 -- little Johnny Rivero - Music in me

06/02/2021

Available now on Circle 9 Records: https://circle9.fanlink.to/SolAlbum Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dougbeaversmusic/ Instagram: https://www.instag...

06/02/2021

Live studio take of Doug Beavers “Quédate”, featuring Jeremy Bosch. LTD Edition Vinyl, CD & Streaming: dougbeavers.com/solSubscribe to Circle 9 Records: cir...