MARK TURNER wallows in the virtuosity of Swansea Jazz Festival openers, Simon Spillett and Pete Long
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Global Routes with TONY BURKE, January 9 2023
Cuban virtuoso Omar Puente speaks to the Morning Star, and reviews of Hit The Bongo! The Latin Soul Of Tico Records and Somanti by Chouk Bwa and The Angstromers
VIRTUOSO: Cuban violinist Omar Puente
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WILL STONE takes a ticket to indie disco heaven, but misses the rarely performed tunes
Reviews of new releases by Jens Lekman, Big Thief, and Christian McBride Big Band
TOM PIERSCIONEK recommends a remarkable series of interviews with those few and brave Israeli citizens who refuse to do military service
THE international salsa ensemble Classico Latino return to the studio with a new set Salsa Classics — a homage to Colombian salsa legend and multi instrumentalist Julio Ernesto Estrada aka “Fruko.”
Classico Latino are stellar musicians led by Colombian pianist Ivan Guevara and British cellist/conductor Graham Walke and feature the Cuban violin virtuoso Omar Puente.
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