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420 </div> 421 <div class="post-summary"> 422 For Zaccai Curtis, winning his first Grammy award for Best Latin Jazz Album, thanks to "Cubop Lives!," is a significant achievement. The gifted 43-year-old pianist and composer has now been recognized on a grand scale, placing him among the… </div> 423 </div> 424 </article> 425 <article class="post-21978 type-post format-standard has-post-thumbnail listing-item listing-item-blog listing-item-blog-2 main-term-3 bsw-8 "> 426 <div class="item-inner clearfix"> 427 <div class="featured clearfix"> 428 <div class="term-badges floated"><span class="term-badge term-3"><a href="https://latinomusiccafe.com/category/latin-music-blog/">Blog</a></span></div> <a alt="Puerto Rico Jazz Jam 2025 cover 2." title="The 15 Years of the Puerto Rico Jazz Jam" data-src="https://latinomusiccafe.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Puerto-Rico-Jazz-Jam-2025-cover-2-210x136.jpg" data-bs-srcset="{"baseurl":"https:\/\/latinomusiccafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/","sizes":{"86":"Puerto-Rico-Jazz-Jam-2025-cover-2-86x64.jpg","210":"Puerto-Rico-Jazz-Jam-2025-cover-2-210x136.jpg","279":"Puerto-Rico-Jazz-Jam-2025-cover-2-279x220.jpg","357":"Puerto-Rico-Jazz-Jam-2025-cover-2-357x210.jpg","750":"Puerto-Rico-Jazz-Jam-2025-cover-2-750x430.jpg","846":"Puerto-Rico-Jazz-Jam-2025-cover-2.jpg"}}" class="img-holder" href="https://latinomusiccafe.com/2025/01/29/the-15-years-of-the-puerto-rico-jazz-jam/"></a> 429 </div> 430 <h2 class="title"> <a href="https://latinomusiccafe.com/2025/01/29/the-15-years-of-the-puerto-rico-jazz-jam/" class="post-url post-title"> 431 The 15 Years of the Puerto Rico Jazz Jam </a> 432 </h2> <div class="post-meta"> 433 434 <a href="https://latinomusiccafe.com/author/hectores/" 435 title="Browse Author Articles" 436 class="post-author-a"> 437 <i class="post-author author"> 438 Hector Aviles </i> 439 </a> 440 <span class="time"><time class="post-published updated" 441 datetime="2025-01-29T08:29:34-04:00">Jan 29, 2025</time></span> 442 <a href="https://latinomusiccafe.com/2025/01/29/the-15-years-of-the-puerto-rico-jazz-jam/#respond" title="Leave a comment on: “The 15 Years of the Puerto Rico Jazz Jam”" class="comments"><i class="fa fa-comments-o"></i> 0</a> </div> 443 <div class="post-summary"> 444 On a breezy January evening, the Ponce de León Avenue in Santurce buzzed with the traffic of music lovers making their way to the Centro de Bellas Artes. The air was electric with anticipation for the fifteenth anniversary of the Puerto… </div> 445 </div> 446 </article > 447 <article class="post-21933 type-post format-standard has-post-thumbnail listing-item listing-item-blog listing-item-blog-1 main-term-3 bsw-8 "> 448 <div class="item-inner clearfix"> 449 <div class="featured clearfix"> 450 <div class="term-badges floated"><span class="term-badge term-3"><a href="https://latinomusiccafe.com/category/latin-music-blog/">Blog</a></span></div> <a alt="Angel Cucco Peña receiving the Trustees Award" title="Cucco Peña Well Deserved Award at Latin Grammy" data-src="https://latinomusiccafe.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Angel-Cucco-Pena-Trustees-Latin-Grammy-cover-210x136.jpg" data-bs-srcset="{"baseurl":"https:\/\/latinomusiccafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/","sizes":{"86":"Angel-Cucco-Pena-Trustees-Latin-Grammy-cover-86x64.jpg","210":"Angel-Cucco-Pena-Trustees-Latin-Grammy-cover-210x136.jpg","279":"Angel-Cucco-Pena-Trustees-Latin-Grammy-cover-279x220.jpg","357":"Angel-Cucco-Pena-Trustees-Latin-Grammy-cover-357x210.jpg","519":"Angel-Cucco-Pena-Trustees-Latin-Grammy-cover.jpg"}}" class="img-holder" href="https://latinomusiccafe.com/2024/11/15/cucco-pena-well-deserved-award-at-latin-grammy/"></a> 451 </div> 452 <h2 class="title"> <a href="https://latinomusiccafe.com/2024/11/15/cucco-pena-well-deserved-award-at-latin-grammy/" class="post-url post-title"> 453 Cucco Peña Well Deserved Award at Latin Grammy </a> 454 </h2> <div class="post-meta"> 455 456 <a href="https://latinomusiccafe.com/author/hectores/" 457 title="Browse Author Articles" 458 class="post-author-a"> 459 <i class="post-author author"> 460 Hector Aviles </i> 461 </a> 462 <span class="time"><time class="post-published updated" 463 datetime="2024-11-15T18:44:46-04:00">Nov 15, 2024</time></span> 464 <a href="https://latinomusiccafe.com/2024/11/15/cucco-pena-well-deserved-award-at-latin-grammy/#respond" title="Leave a comment on: “Cucco Peña Well Deserved Award at Latin Grammy”" class="comments"><i class="fa fa-comments-o"></i> 0</a>
464 </div> 465 <div class="post-summary"> 466 Angel "Cucco" Peña received a well-deserved distinction, although it was not a standard Latin Grammy. The Puerto Rican musician, director, and producer received the Trustees Award from the Latin Recording Academy for his lasting mark on… </div> 467 </div> 468 </article> 469 <article class="post-21922 type-post format-standard has-post-thumbnail listing-item listing-item-blog listing-item-blog-2 main-term-3 bsw-8 "> 470 <div class="item-inner clearfix"> 471 <div class="featured clearfix"> 472 <div class="term-badges floated"><span class="term-badge term-3"><a href="https://latinomusiccafe.com/category/latin-music-blog/">Blog</a></span></div> <a alt="2024 Election blues image" title="Salsa Songs for 2024 Election Blues" data-src="https://latinomusiccafe.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/2024-Election-Blues-cover-long-210x136.jpg" data-bs-srcset="{"baseurl":"https:\/\/latinomusiccafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/","sizes":{"86":"2024-Election-Blues-cover-long-86x64.jpg","210":"2024-Election-Blues-cover-long-210x136.jpg","279":"2024-Election-Blues-cover-long-279x220.jpg","357":"2024-Election-Blues-cover-long-357x210.jpg","750":"2024-Election-Blues-cover-long-750x430.jpg","1288":"2024-Election-Blues-cover-long.jpg"}}" class="img-holder" href="https://latinomusiccafe.com/2024/11/08/salsa-songs-for-2024-election-blues/"></a> 473 </div> 474 <h2 class="title"> <a href="https://latinomusiccafe.com/2024/11/08/salsa-songs-for-2024-election-blues/" class="post-url post-title"> 475 Salsa Songs for 2024 Election Blues </a> 476 </h2> <div class="post-meta"> 477 478 <a href="https://latinomusiccafe.com/author/hectores/" 479 title="Browse Author Articles" 480 class="post-author-a"> 481 <i class="post-author author"> 482 Hector Aviles </i> 483 </a> 484 <span class="time"><time class="post-published updated" 485 datetime="2024-11-08T14:16:13-04:00">Nov 8, 2024</time></span> 486 <a href="https://latinomusiccafe.com/2024/11/08/salsa-songs-for-2024-election-blues/#respond" title="Leave a comment on: “Salsa Songs for 2024 Election Blues”" class="comments"><i class="fa fa-comments-o"></i> 0</a> </div> 487 <div class="post-summary"> 488 I think it's fitting to finish election week (in the US and Puerto Rico) with a couple of Salsa songs about elections! 489Sometimes, especially if our candidate didn't win the election, we feel a bit blue about the outcome and the future.… </div> 490 </div> 491 </article > 492 <article class="post-21872 type-post format-standard has-post-thumbnail listing-item listing-item-blog listing-item-blog-1 main-term-3 bsw-8 "> 493 <div class="item-inner clearfix"> 494 <div class="featured clearfix"> 495 <div class="term-badges floated"><span class="term-badge term-3"><a href="https://latinomusiccafe.com/category/latin-music-blog/">Blog</a></span></div> <a alt="Gilberto Santa Rosa recieves doctorate from Berklee" title="The Gentlemanâs Doctorate: Gilberto Santa Rosaâs Honorary Degree" data-src="https://latinomusiccafe.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Gilberto-Santa-Rosa-Doctorate-Berklee-cover-210x136.jpg" data-bs-srcset="{"baseurl":"https:\/\/latinomusiccafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/","sizes":{"86":"Gilberto-Santa-Rosa-Doctorate-Berklee-cover-86x64.jpg","210":"Gilberto-Santa-Rosa-Doctorate-Berklee-cover-210x136.jpg","279":"Gilberto-Santa-Rosa-Doctorate-Berklee-cover-279x220.jpg","357":"Gilberto-Santa-Rosa-Doctorate-Berklee-cover-357x210.jpg","750":"Gilberto-Santa-Rosa-Doctorate-Berklee-cover-750x430.jpg","983":"Gilberto-Santa-Rosa-Doctorate-Berklee-cover.jpg"}}" class="img-holder" href="https://latinomusiccafe.com/2024/05/13/the-gentleman-doctorate-gilberto-santa-rosa-honorary-degree/"></a> 496 </div> 497 <h2 class="title"> <a href="https://latinomusiccafe.com/2024/05/13/the-gentleman-doctorate-gilberto-santa-rosa-honorary-degree/" class="post-url post-title"> 498 The Gentlemanâs Doctorate: Gilberto Santa Rosaâs Honorary Degree </a> 499 </h2> <div class="post-meta"> 500 501 <a href="https://latinomusiccafe.com/author/hectores/" 502 title="Browse Author Articles" 503 class="post-author-a"> 504 <i class="post-author author"> 505 Hector Aviles </i> 506 </a> 507 <span class="time"><time class="post-published updated" 508 datetime="2024-05-13T08:41:30-04:00">May 13, 2024</time></span> 509 <a href="https://latinomusiccafe.com/2024/05/13/the-gentleman-doctorate-gilberto-santa-rosa-honorary-degree/#comments" title="Leave a comment on: “The Gentlemanâs Doctorate: Gilberto Santa Rosaâs Honorary Degree”" class="comments"><i class="fa fa-comments-o"></i> 1</a>
509 </div> 510 <div class="post-summary"> 511 When the spotlight falls on Gilberto Santa Rosa, it illuminates not just a legendary salsa singer but a true gentleman of music. Recently, Berklee College of Music bestowed upon him an honorary doctorate degree, recognizing his remarkable… </div> 512 </div> 513 </article> 514 <article class="post-21819 type-post format-standard has-post-thumbnail listing-item listing-item-blog listing-item-blog-2 main-term-3 bsw-8 "> 515 <div class="item-inner clearfix"> 516 <div class="featured clearfix"> 517 <div class="term-badges floated"><span class="term-badge term-3"><a href="https://latinomusiccafe.com/category/latin-music-blog/">Blog</a></span></div> <a title="Chita Rivera: A Latina Legend of the Stage" data-src="https://latinomusiccafe.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Chita-Rivera-cover-2-210x136.jpg" data-bs-srcset="{"baseurl":"https:\/\/latinomusiccafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/","sizes":{"86":"Chita-Rivera-cover-2-86x64.jpg","210":"Chita-Rivera-cover-2-210x136.jpg","279":"Chita-Rivera-cover-2-279x220.jpg","357":"Chita-Rivera-cover-2-357x210.jpg","750":"Chita-Rivera-cover-2-750x430.jpg","1170":"Chita-Rivera-cover-2.jpg"}}" class="img-holder" href="https://latinomusiccafe.com/2024/01/31/chita-rivera-a-latina-legend-of-the-stage/"></a> 518 </div> 519 <h2 class="title"> <a href="https://latinomusiccafe.com/2024/01/31/chita-rivera-a-latina-legend-of-the-stage/" class="post-url post-title"> 520 Chita Rivera: A Latina Legend of the Stage </a> 521 </h2> <div class="post-meta"> 522 523 <a href="https://latinomusiccafe.com/author/hectores/" 524 title="Browse Author Articles" 525 class="post-author-a"> 526 <i class="post-author author"> 527 Hector Aviles </i> 528 </a> 529 <span class="time"><time class="post-published updated" 530 datetime="2024-01-31T10:23:25-04:00">Jan 31, 2024</time></span> 531 <a href="https://latinomusiccafe.com/2024/01/31/chita-rivera-a-latina-legend-of-the-stage/#respond" title="Leave a comment on: “Chita Rivera: A Latina Legend of the Stage”" class="comments"><i class="fa fa-comments-o"></i> 0</a> </div> 532 <div class="post-summary"> 533 I have always admired Chita Rivera, the legendary Broadway star who, to me, was more than an actress, singer, and dancer. She was a trailblazer, a humanitarian, and a role model for Latinas. 534 535Chita was the first Latina to receive a… </div> 536 </div> 537 </article > 538 <article class="post-21798 type-post format-standard has-post-thumbnail listing-item listing-item-blog listing-item-blog-1 main-term-3 bsw-8 "> 539 <div class="item-inner clearfix"> 540 <div class="featured clearfix"> 541 <div class="term-badges floated"><span class="term-badge term-3"><a href="https://latinomusiccafe.com/category/latin-music-blog/">Blog</a></span></div> <a alt="Atabal at the Fiestas de la Calle San Sebastián" title="How Atabal Started its 41st Year at Fiestas Calle San Sebastian" data-src="https://latinomusiccafe.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Atabal-at-2024-Fiestas-Calle-San-Sebastian-cover-210x136.jpg" data-bs-srcset="{"baseurl":"https:\/\/latinomusiccafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/","sizes":{"86":"Atabal-at-2024-Fiestas-Calle-San-Sebastian-cover-86x64.jpg","210":"Atabal-at-2024-Fiestas-Calle-San-Sebastian-cover-210x136.jpg","279":"Atabal-at-2024-Fiestas-Calle-San-Sebastian-cover-279x220.jpg","357":"Atabal-at-2024-Fiestas-Calle-San-Sebastian-cover-357x210.jpg","750":"Atabal-at-2024-Fiestas-Calle-San-Sebastian-cover-750x430.jpg","826":"Atabal-at-2024-Fiestas-Calle-San-Sebastian-cover.jpg"}}" class="img-holder" href="https://latinomusiccafe.com/2024/01/23/how-atabal-started-its-41st-year-at-fiestas-calle-san-sebastian/"></a> 542 </div> 543 <h2 class="title"> <a href="https://latinomusiccafe.com/2024/01/23/how-atabal-started-its-41st-year-at-fiestas-calle-san-sebastian/" class="post-url post-title"> 544 How Atabal Started its 41st Year at Fiestas Calle San Sebastian </a> 545 </h2> <div class="post-meta"> 546 547 <a href="https://latinomusiccafe.com/author/hectores/" 548 title="Browse Author Articles" 549 class="post-author-a"> 550 <i class="post-author author"> 551 Hector Aviles </i> 552 </a> 553 <span class="time"><time class="post-published updated" 554 datetime="2024-01-23T07:36:36-04:00">Jan 23, 2024</time></span> 555 <a href="https://latinomusiccafe.com/2024/01/23/how-atabal-started-its-41st-year-at-fiestas-calle-san-sebastian/#respond" title="Leave a comment on: “How Atabal Started its 41st Year at Fiestas Calle San Sebastian”" class="comments"><i class="fa fa-comments-o"></i> 0</a>
555 </div> 556 <div class="post-summary"> 557 In 2023 Atabal celebrated 40 years since percussionist Héctor RodrÃguez co-founded the band, and this month they started their 41st year with a remarkable performance at the Fiestas de la Calle San Sebastián. 558Atabal 's 40th Anniversary… </div> 559 </div> 560 </article> 561 <article class="post-21786 type-post format-standard has-post-thumbnail listing-item listing-item-blog listing-item-blog-2 main-term-3 bsw-8 "> 562 <div class="item-inner clearfix"> 563 <div class="featured clearfix"> 564 <div class="term-badges floated"><span class="term-badge term-3"><a href="https://latinomusiccafe.com/category/latin-music-blog/">Blog</a></span></div> <a alt="2024 Puerto Rico Jazz Jam poster 2." title="Join the 2024 Puerto Rico Jazz Jam: A Tribute to La Lupe" data-src="https://latinomusiccafe.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Puerto-Rico-Jazz-Jam-2024-cover-2-210x136.jpg" data-bs-srcset="{"baseurl":"https:\/\/latinomusiccafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/","sizes":{"86":"Puerto-Rico-Jazz-Jam-2024-cover-2-86x64.jpg","210":"Puerto-Rico-Jazz-Jam-2024-cover-2-210x136.jpg","279":"Puerto-Rico-Jazz-Jam-2024-cover-2-279x220.jpg","357":"Puerto-Rico-Jazz-Jam-2024-cover-2-357x210.jpg","750":"Puerto-Rico-Jazz-Jam-2024-cover-2-750x430.jpg","802":"Puerto-Rico-Jazz-Jam-2024-cover-2.jpg"}}" class="img-holder" href="https://latinomusiccafe.com/2024/01/18/join-the-2024-puerto-rico-jazz-jam-a-tribute-to-la-lupe/"></a> 565 </div> 566 <h2 class="title"> <a href="https://latinomusiccafe.com/2024/01/18/join-the-2024-puerto-rico-jazz-jam-a-tribute-to-la-lupe/" class="post-url post-title"> 567 Join the 2024 Puerto Rico Jazz Jam: A Tribute to La Lupe </a> 568 </h2> <div class="post-meta"> 569 570 <a href="https://latinomusiccafe.com/author/hectores/" 571 title="Browse Author Articles" 572 class="post-author-a"> 573 <i class="post-author author"> 574 Hector Aviles </i> 575 </a> 576 <span class="time"><time class="post-published updated" 577 datetime="2024-01-18T08:03:23-04:00">Jan 18, 2024</time></span> 578 <a href="https://latinomusiccafe.com/2024/01/18/join-the-2024-puerto-rico-jazz-jam-a-tribute-to-la-lupe/#comments" title="Leave a comment on: “Join the 2024 Puerto Rico Jazz Jam: A Tribute to La Lupe”" class="comments"><i class="fa fa-comments-o"></i> 1</a> </div> 579 <div class="post-summary"> 580 If you are a fan of jazz and Latin music, you wonât want to miss the 2024 Puerto Rico Jazz Jam, a two-day event that will feature some of the best musicians and singers on the island and beyond. The event, organized by the renowned trumpet… </div> 581 </div> 582 </article > 583 <article class="post-21747 type-post format-standard has-post-thumbnail listing-item listing-item-blog listing-item-blog-1 main-term-3 bsw-8 "> 584 <div class="item-inner clearfix"> 585 <div class="featured clearfix"> 586 <div class="term-badges floated"><span class="term-badge term-3"><a href="https://latinomusiccafe.com/category/latin-music-blog/">Blog</a></span></div> <a alt="2023 to 2024" title="Reflections on 2023" data-src="https://latinomusiccafe.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/2023-2024-210x136.jpg" data-bs-srcset="{"baseurl":"https:\/\/latinomusiccafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/","sizes":{"86":"2023-2024-86x64.jpg","210":"2023-2024-210x136.jpg","279":"2023-2024-279x220.jpg","357":"2023-2024-357x210.jpg","750":"2023-2024-750x430.jpg","2560":"2023-2024-scaled.jpg"}}" class="img-holder" href="https://latinomusiccafe.com/2023/12/31/reflections-on-2023/"></a> 587 </div> 588 <h2 class="title"> <a href="https://latinomusiccafe.com/2023/12/31/reflections-on-2023/" class="post-url post-title"> 589 Reflections on 2023 </a> 590 </h2> <div class="post-meta"> 591 592 <a href="https://latinomusiccafe.com/author/hectores/" 593 title="Browse Author Articles" 594 class="post-author-a"> 595 <i class="post-author author"> 596 Hector Aviles </i> 597 </a> 598 <span class="time"><time class="post-published updated" 599 datetime="2023-12-31T11:30:40-04:00">Dec 31, 2023</time></span> 600 <a href="https://latinomusiccafe.com/2023/12/31/reflections-on-2023/#respond" title="Leave a comment on: “Reflections on 2023”" class="comments"><i class="fa fa-comments-o"></i> 0</a>
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832<script type="text/javascript" src="https://latinomusiccafe.com/wp-includes/js/dist/vendor/wp-polyfill.min.js?ver=3.15.0" id="wp-polyfill-js"></script>
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833<script type="text/javascript" src="https://latinomusiccafe.com/wp-content/plugins/jetpack/_inc/blocks/slideshow/view.js?minify=false&ver=15.8.1" id="jetpack-block-slideshow-js" defer="defer" data-wp-strategy="defer"></script>
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834<script type="text/javascript" src="https://latinomusiccafe.com/wp-content/plugins/jetpack/_inc/blocks/swiper.js?ver=15.8.1" id="jetpack-swiper-library-js"></script>
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835<script type="text/javascript" async="async" src="https://latinomusiccafe.com/wp-content/bs-booster-cache/69428000ffb7b580f9331469f0403ebc.js?ver=6.8.10" id="bs-booster-js"></script>
835 836 837 <!-- start miniAudioPlayer initializer --> 838
838<script type="text/javascript"> 839 840 let isGutenberg = true; 841 let miniAudioPlayer_replaceDefault = 1; 842 let miniAudioPlayer_excluded = "map_excuded"; 843 let miniAudioPlayer_replaceDefault_show_title = 1; 844 845 let miniAudioPlayer_defaults = { 846 inLine:true, 847 width:"200", 848 skin:"orange", 849 animate:true, 850 volume:.4, 851 autoplay:false, 852 showVolumeLevel:true, 853 allowMute: true, 854 showTime:true, 855 id3:true, 856 showRew:true, 857 addShadow: false, 858 downloadable:false, 859 downloadPage: null, 860 swfPath:"https://latinomusiccafe.com/wp-content/plugins/wp-miniaudioplayer/js/", 861 onReady: function(player, $controlsBox){ 862 if(player.opt.downloadable && player.opt.downloadablesecurity && !false){ 863 jQuery(".map_download", $controlsBox).remove(); 864 } 865 } 866 }; 867 868 function initializeMiniAudioPlayer(){ 869 jQuery(".mejs-container a").addClass(miniAudioPlayer_excluded); 870 jQuery("a[href *= '.mp3']").not(".map_excuded").not(".wp-playlist-caption").not("[download]").mb_miniPlayer(miniAudioPlayer_defaults); 871 } 872 873 //if(1) 874 jQuery("body").addClass("map_replaceDefault"); 875 876 jQuery(function(){ 877 // if(1) 878 setTimeout(function(){replaceDefault();},10); 879 880 initializeMiniAudioPlayer(); 881 jQuery(document).ajaxSuccess(function(event, xhr, settings) { 882 initializeMiniAudioPlayer(); 883 }); 884 }); 885 </script>
885 886 <!-- end miniAudioPlayer initializer --> 887 888 889</body> 890</html> 891<!-- Cache served by breeze CACHE - Last modified: Thu, 01 Oct 2026 12:41:28 GMT -->
Line numbers count LF bytes from the start of the resource, as the search results do. Vendor segments are library code the classifier recognised; they are stored but not indexed. Bytes are shown as Latin1 characters, one per byte.