Mongo Santamaria

Long Replayers

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Swelter

Evans and Odds

Jazz and blues do the horizontal bop as William Evans looks forward and back

Steve Kroon

El Mas Allá (Beyond)

Monk's Mood

Jerry Gonzalez and the Fort Apache Band reinterpret Thelonious to a Latin beat

Candido Camero

Jerry Gonzalez and the Fort Apache Band reinterpret Thelonious to a Latin beat

Art à la Mode

Jerry Gonzalez and the Fort Apache Band reinterpret Thelonious to a Latin beat

Night&Day

Jerry Gonzalez and the Fort Apache Band reinterpret Thelonious to a Latin beat

Francisco Aguabella

Ochimini (Cubop)

Happy Hands

Music is life for Nuyorican conguero Sammy Figueroa

BEST PARTY TO KEEP THE VIBE ALIVE

Fuácata!

Hoy Como Ayer

All Shook Up

Outgoing music editor looks back on three years in the life of Miami's music

Through the Looking Glass

Wherein the author learns that Arturo Sandoval is not a trumpeter, old is young, and tsetse flies don't bite

Playing It Safe

This was the JVC Jazz Festival's first year here, but the sounds were nothing new

In Love with Latin Jazz

Miami Film Festival favorite Calle 54 comes to a theater near you

Mix & Remix

Welcome to Miami Beach's annual Winter Music Conference, where the elite meet to discuss the future of the beat

Best Live Jazz Performance

Dave Valentin

Sworn to the Drum

Dave Valentin

New and Improv-ed

Dave Valentin

The New Miami Sound

It's straight from contemporary Cuba and it has taken root in a most unlikely place: Little Havana

Calendar for the week

It's straight from contemporary Cuba and it has taken root in a most unlikely place: Little Havana

The Beat Generator

Ezequiel Torres's handcrafted bata drums reflect both an art and a calling

A Little Help from His Friends

Ezequiel Torres's handcrafted bata drums reflect both an art and a calling

Calendar for the week

Ezequiel Torres's handcrafted bata drums reflect both an art and a calling

Tito's Top Percussion

Ezequiel Torres's handcrafted bata drums reflect both an art and a calling

Reverb

Ezequiel Torres's handcrafted bata drums reflect both an art and a calling

Reverb

Ezequiel Torres's handcrafted bata drums reflect both an art and a calling

In the Key of Paquito

Ezequiel Torres's handcrafted bata drums reflect both an art and a calling

Kings of the Road

Ezequiel Torres's handcrafted bata drums reflect both an art and a calling

A Double Dos

Two Latin jazz giants take new turns

The Family That Plays Together

Poncho Sanchez beats the drum of Latin jazz as South Florida opens its ears

Fusik Brings Back the Funk

Veteran local b-boys revive old-school rhythms.