Cecilio Negron Jr., aka Ceeloe, passed away unexpectedly in May 2023. Cecilio Negron Jr., aka Ceeloe, passed away unexpectedly this week. He was a master percussionist and music educator and a fixture ...

Veteran conguero Sammy Figueroa is steeped in the heritage of Latin music (he’s the son of 1940s Puerto Rican bolero singer Charlie Figueroa), but 50 percent of his sound is jazz. In that world, he’s ...

Sammy Figueroa has long been regarded as one of the world's great musicians. As one of the music's leading percussionists he has played on countless records and is well-known for his versatility in a ...

Local vocalist/percussionist Gino Castillo remembers his grandmother listening to Cuban boleros on the radio and his grandfather spinning vinyls of classic composers Bach, Beethoven, Wagner and ...

In a move to celebrate the talents of female percussionists from around the globe, this year’s Asheville Percussion Festival will focus primarily on women and their ability to share their talents in ...

As a lifelong musician, Oakland Latin percussionist Javier Navarrette had climbed some steep musical mountains; he played with many of his childhood heroes, traveled to Cuba and Brazil to study ...

Charles Donald Alias, Sr., son of Eugene Alias and Violet Richardson, was born on December 25, 1939 in Harlem, New York. Don received his education in Boston where he met and wedded Paulette Wilson.

Part two of the South Jersey Jazz Society’s Summer Latin Jazz Series features percussionist Wilson “Chembo” Corniel. This event will be held at 7:30 p.m. Monday, July 18, at Josie Kelly’s Public House ...

It's been a while since the Pennsylvania Academy of Music was in the headlines. And that's just fine with Dr. Tom Godfrey, the executive director of PAM. After all the controversy surrounding the ...