Jazz Meets the Classics. Release date: August 5, 2014, Paquito D’Rivera Sextet, Sunnyside Records/Paquito Records. Hear Two Sample Tracks The border between classical and jazz music has always been a fluid one, with composers from each camp finding inspiration on both sides of the divide. The Grammy Award winning woodwind master Paquito D’Rivera has a… [Read More]
New Release
Preview of Jazz Meets the Classics CD Tour
Lucky audiences in New York’s Jazz at Lincoln Center, Washington’s DC Jazz Festival, Madrid’s Teatro del Canal, and Boston’s Regatta Bar, were the fortunate few to hear the upcoming new album “Jazz Meets the Classics” being released August 5, 2014. The new recording features Paquito’s Sextet and promises to wow the audiences. Here are a… [Read More]
New Release – Song for Maura with Paquito D’Rivera and Trio Corrente
The heralded Cuban born clarinetist/saxophonist Paquito D’Rivera has never been shy to trumpet his Brazilian infatuation. Since his arrival in the United States, he has made it a point to collaborate with Brazilian musicians of all stripes, including figures in Brazilian jazz, folkloric and popular music. On D’Rivera’s latest recording, Song for Maura, he was… [Read More]