Nat King Cole

Get Jazzed in the Gardens

Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Mex

The Island Club

So the Mavericks are a hit in the Caymans. What's wrong with America? Could it be A radio?

George Benson

So the Mavericks are a hit in the Caymans. What's wrong with America? Could it be A radio?

Strictly Roots

Conjunto Progreso brings back the heyday of classic Cuban son.

Freddy Cole Quartet

Conjunto Progreso brings back the heyday of classic Cuban son.

Sweet Belle of Success

The intoxicating Celia Cruz sends us swooning at the Bass

Pussycat Drawl

Eartha Kitt's unique vocal style and regal presence keep her fans loyal

Hypertactile

The Bitch detects tragedy, deflects an army of skanks, and parses FPL-speak

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

Selected events for the week of December 8, 2005

Dedicated to Him

Selected events for the week of December 8, 2005

Feline Fatale

Santa Baby! We'd sit on Eartha Kitt's lap anytime!

Cellblock Salsa

Obie Bermudez, Jerry Rivera, and Vico C bring prison consciousness back to Puerto Rican pop

No Ordinary Men

Hot duo Sin Bandera brings Spanish R&B to the masses

Painted from Memory

Ron Isley revisits the Burt Bacharach catalog with Here I Am

Steppin' Out

Ron Isley revisits the Burt Bacharach catalog with Here I Am

Winding and Long

If Babylon isn't ready to embrace Buju Banton yet, give it time

Blue Note Casablanca

It's still the same old story, a fight for jazz and glory

So Dream Dream

Charlie Haden and Gonzalo Rubalcaba make lush with their sound

Black Is, Black Ain't

Charlie Haden and Gonzalo Rubalcaba make lush with their sound

Cabaret Science

A dark look at the dues and don'ts of the piano bar

In the Mood for Mood

In the Mood for Love

Keeping Bossa Nova

Heather Davis and Rose Max tend to Brazilian jazz

Bohemian Rhapsody

Has Café Nostalgia lost that lovin' filin'?

Best Restoration

Lyric Theater

Staged for TV

A Passionate Woman

In Clubland

Freddy Cole and more

Oh No, He Can't!

Old Fontainebleu fave Sammy Davis, Jr.

Improvise or Shut Up

Jazz titan Sam Rivers keeps on blowing

Cesaria Evora

Café Atlantico (RCA Victor)

Rastaman Jazz

Monty Alexander

Fingers of Fury

Monty Alexander

Cuba's Past Is Present

Monty Alexander

Rotations

Monty Alexander

Balancing Act

Monty Alexander

Night & Day

August 6 - 12, 1998

Rotations

August 6 - 12, 1998

Rotations

August 6 - 12, 1998

Rotations

August 6 - 12, 1998

When Cuba Sang

Chico O'Farrill. Bebo Valds. Prez Prado. Cachao. A vibrant musical era was swallowed by the revolution, but not before the Panart record company put it on a platter.

Straight Jacquet

The Texas Tenor train keeps a-rollin', next stop Illinois

Exiles on Main Street

The Texas Tenor train keeps a-rollin', next stop Illinois

Cat Shell: One Cool Cat

Fresh-faced Boca chanteuse expands her reach.

The Hot New Thing

La B del M dominates the Gables nightlife landscape.

The Re-Rebirth of Soul

La B del M dominates the Gables nightlife landscape.

Put Them on the Naughty List

La B del M dominates the Gables nightlife landscape.

Before South Beach got boring

La B del M dominates the Gables nightlife landscape.

This Week's Day by Day Picks

La B del M dominates the Gables nightlife landscape.

Overtown Music Project's Eight Sounds of Overtown

Overtown once rocked with the sounds and soul of musicians such as Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong, and Count Basie. A hotbed of music and culture, Overtown's heyday has passed, but not entirely. This neighborhood just northwest of downtown Miami is being revitalized, with help from Amy Rosenberg ... More >>

Last Tango in Cuba

Overtown once rocked with the sounds and soul of musicians such as Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong, and Count Basie. A hotbed of music and culture, Overtown's heyday has passed, but not entirely. This neighborhood just northwest of downtown Miami is being revitalized, with help from Amy Rosenberg ... More >>