The Grammy Awards will be televised this Sunday at 5 p.m. Pacific Time. On Saturday's Jazz Caliente, we'll sample the five nominees for Best Latin Jazz Album. Here's some background on each album, in the artists' own words.
Arturo O'Farrill & the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra, "Four Questions"
Afro Peruvian Jazz Orchestra, "Tradiciones"
Gonzalo Rubalcaba and Aymée Nuviola, "Viento Y Tiempo: Live at Blue Note Tokyo"
Chico Pinheiro, "City of Dreams"
Poncho Sanchez, "Trane's Delight"
Listen for selections from each of these Grammy-nominated albums on Jazz Caliente this week!
Jazz Caliente airs Saturdays at 5 p.m. The show is hosted by Robin Lloyd and produced by KNKX Public Radio.