Most of the musicians behind the beat walked through the doors as teenagers. Today, they’re members of “La Cantera,” an Afro-Caribbean Jazz Ensemble made up of musicians between 18 and 24 years old.

Led by guitarist Jose Guzman, this ensemble blends the heart of Afro-Caribbean rhythms with staples as the Cuban son, Puerto Rican bomba, salsa, descarga, cha-cha and bembe, counterpointed with the ...

Dave Valentine and Dave Samuels provide a pleasant Caribbean mood. With flute and marimba out front, the band takes on a natural appearance. Their performance remains as informal as a jazz party on ...

Wouldn't it be nice to just drop whatever you're doing right now and go on a nice, leisurely Caribbean vacation? Well, you can — sort of. Let your mind sail through the Caribbean by listening to some ...

Photo: Saint Lucia will host the 24 th Saint Lucia Jazz and Arts Festival. (Photo by Brian Major). Today's Caribbean jazz festivals go beyond great displays of America's classical music to encompass a ...

Spread out a blanket on the lawn and tuck into your picnic: It's time for "Live Jazz from Tanglewood," the opening concert of the 2005 Tanglewood Jazz Festival in Lenox, Mass. First up, we present ...

As soon as the 2019 Carnival season ends on Ash Wednesday, the urgency of the short jazz season begins in the islands. Jazz Artists on the Greens 2019 (JAOTG) returns to be the landmark event of the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Vaz House Cafe comes to Manchester to 143 Middle Turnpike West in next few weeks. (Courtesy Zainab James) MANCHESTER - Vaz House ...

The Caribbean Jazz Project started in 1993 as a studio band of Latin-jazz heavyweights: expat Cuban reedist Paquito D’Rivera; steel-pan drum virtuoso Andy Narell, who commands even more respect in the ...

Caribbean Jazz Project's double-disc concert CD "Here and Now" is well over two hours long and contains some of the ensemble's best-known arrangements. Even so, it offers only a recent snapshot of the ...