Afro-Cuban jazz - Wikipedia
Afro-Cuban jazz is the earliest form of Latin jazz. It mixes Afro-Cuban clave-based rhythms with jazz harmonies and techniques of improvisation. Afro-Cuban music has deep roots in African ritual and rhythm. [1]
Afro-Cuban Jazz Guide: A Brief History of Afro-Cuban Jazz
2021年11月2日 · Afro-Cuban jazz combines the rhythmic traditions of traditional Afro-Cuban music with the progressive harmonies and improvisation of American jazz music. For decades, this style of music has formed the basis of Latin jazz …
The Best Afro-Cuban Jazz Bands/Artists - Ranker
2024年10月15日 · Over 200 music fans have voted on the 20+ Best Afro-Cuban Jazz Bands/Artists. Current Top 3: Dizzy Gillespie, Tito Puente, Arturo Sandoval.
Dizzy Gillespie, Chano Pozo, and Afro-Cuban Jazz
2022年8月25日 · While the resonances of Cuban rhythms can be heard from the beginning of jazz history, most historians recognize the relationships among trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie, percussionist Chano Pozo and trumpeter and bandleader Mario Bauzá as what introduced mainstream jazz players and audiences to Afro-Cuban jazz.
Afro-Cuban Jazz Music Artists | AllMusic
There were some hints of Afro-Cuban jazz in isolated cases during the 1920s and '30s -- Jelly Roll Morton's "Spanish tinge" in some of his more rhythmic piano solos, a few Gene Krupa performances where he sought to include South American rhythms, and even in the Latin pop music of Xavier Cugat.
Jane Bunnett And Maqueque: The New Queens of Afro-Cuban Jazz
2018年3月23日 · Canadian saxophonist and flutist Jane Bunnett has dedicated her life to Cuban music. Her latest project is Maqueque, an all-female band of young Cuban artists blending folkloric grooves and...
Chucho Valdés
Cuban pianist, composer, and arranger Chucho Valdés is the most influential figure in modern Afro-Cuban jazz. In a career spanning more than 60 years, both as a solo artist and bandleader, Mr. Valdés has distilled elements of the Afro-Cuban music tradition, jazz, classical music, rock, and more, into a deeply personal style.
Afro-Cuban Jazz is all sugar, drums and clave - Vail Jazz
2016年8月16日 · Fast forward to the early 1940s, Cuban bands are established in NYC playing popular Cuban dance music (mambo). Mario Bauzá, a Cuban trumpet player living in NYC since the 1930s, composes in 1943 the first true Afro-Cuban jazz tune, “Tangá” (African for marijuana), blending American jazz with clave.
AFRO-CUBAN JAZZ, a jazz music subgenre
Afro-Cuban Jazz combines traditional African based rhythms from Cuba with the pyrotechnical solos of jazz or fusion. This genre got its start when Mario Bauza introduced bop trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie to Cuban percussionist Chano Pozo.
Afro-Cuban Jazz Essentials - Playlist - Apple Music
Listen to the Afro-Cuban Jazz Essentials playlist on Apple Music. 50 Songs. Duration: 4 hours, 17 minutes.