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John Benitez
John Benitez - acoustic and electric bass Grammy award-winning bassist John Benitez, born in Rio Piedras Puerto Rico, started playing gospel music in church at the age of thirteen. Already a gifted musician, John began his formal education at "Escuela Libre de Musica" followed by study at the University of Puerto Rico and later the Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music with master bassist Federico Silva. By age nineteen, John was the first-call bassist in San Juan's thriving Jazz and Latin music scenes. He performed with, among others, such well-known artists as Chick Corea, Lucecita Benitez, Batacumbele, Lalo Rodriguez, Cuco Peña, Roberto Roena, and Justo Betancourt
Mi Hogar II
Label: Self Produced
Released: 2025
Track listing: Fiestas Campesinas; Orun; Back Home; Sue?os de Cambio; Soucy; Mambo 'Chucho' Influenciado; Beauty Free.
Armando Mi Conga
Label: Amor de Flores Productions
Released: 2025
Track listing: Armando Mi Conga; Gary En Nanchital; With Amanda en Favignana; Tramonto A Massa
Lubrense; Music en La Calle;
Samba Con Sabor; Recuerdos; Dana Point; With Amanda en Favignana (Solo Piano).
Irving Flores: Armando Mi Conga
by Bridget A. Arnwine
Every now and again an artist releases an album that is so striking, so stellar, that it cements their legacy forever, not in a way that the artist can never grow beyond the album's greatness, but in a way that propels them beyond it. Pianist Irving Flores and his all-star Afro- Cuban Jazz Sextet have created ...
'El Maestro' Irving Flores Readies Thrilling Afro-cuban? Jazz Sextet Project With Giovanni Hidalgo & Horacio “El Negro” Hernández; 'Armando Mi Conga' Arrives August 26
Acclaimed pianist, composer, and arranger Irving Flores is set to release his most ambitious project to date, ;Armando Mi Conga (Amor de Flores Productions), available on CD and all streaming platforms beginning August 26, 2025. A vibrant celebration of Latin Jazz and Afro-Cuban Jazz, the 9-song album blends virtuosity with soul — and features an all-star ...
Fiestas Campesinas
Album: Mi Hogar II
By Rachel Therrien
Label: Self Produced
Released: 2025
Duration: 08:50
Gateway
Label: Truth Revolution Records
Released: 2024
Track listing: 1. "Life on Mars"
2. "One for the City"
3. "Steaming Hope"
4. "Patent(s)"
5. "Disu's Dream"
6. "Counterfeit Blues"
7. "The Verdict"
8. "Today and Forever"
9. "Next Exit"
10. "Gateway"
11. "Beyond (The Gateway)"
12. "El Boli"
13. "Variant"
Life On Mars
Album: Gateway
By Michael Pallas
Label: Truth Revolution Records
Released: 2024
Duration: 07:07
A Conversation with Charlie Hunter
by Jason West
This article was first published at All About Jazz in May 1999. One tends to get the impression that Charlie Hunter truly doesn't care about the big money, the acres of critics, or the international hype he receives. Perhaps this is because the 31 year-old Bay Area native is too concerned about growing as ...
Spirit Songs
Label: Origin Records
Released: 2023
Track listing: Chant for Peace Eternal; Parris in April; Spirit Song; Sketches of Selim; Imani (Faith); In God’s Hands; Mentor; J.C.’s
Passion.
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