A Hartford, Connecticut, native has been nominated for a Grammy Award in the Latin Jazz category. Zaccai Curtis' album "Cubop Lives" celebrates a style of Latin Jazz that combines Afro-Cuban music ...
Pianist Zaccai Curtis's recent album Cubop Lives! is a vibrant acknowledgement of the rich legacy of bebop and Afro-Cuban jazz offering a compelling blend that respects tradition while infusing it ...
A.B. SPELLMAN, National Endowment for the Arts: A lot of people say bebop wasn't for dancing, but that music makes it clear that some bebop was for dancing. I'm A.B. Spellman, and, Murray Horwitz, ...
Most recently, his album Cubop Lives!, released under his own, collective label (Truth Revolution), won the 2025 Grammy Award for Best Latin Jazz Album. Curtis leads a powerhouse Latin jazz quintet, ...
The aim of this legacy outfit is to explore the groundbreaking "Cubop" music that emerged from the meeting between US bebop trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie and the Cuban percussionist Chano Pozo. The band ...
As with most “best of” compilations, CuBop’s third features many exciting artists, each of whom can command entire sessions of their own. Michael Turre performs a fiery “Kimbisa” on flute with the ...
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Exploring a variety of textures with a cross pollination of jazz, world, and Latin influences, hosted by Avotcja. Ian Dogole Dahomey Dance The Last Trane to Africa Global Fusion Music Ian Dogole John ...
IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Howard McGhee and his Afro Cuboppers ...