Tito Puente

With origins in Africa, Cuban rhythms mixed with American jazz in the 1940s, and opened the door for fusions with pop, rock and soul in the 1960s. Robin Lloyd tells the story of Afro-Cuban jazz, part of KNKX and Jazz24's A History of Jazz project.

For Jazz Appreciation Month, Robin Lloyd focuses on three influential Latin Jazz musicians and composers who shaped their creative talents to lead others…

Ramón "Mongo" Santamaría Rodríguez is probably the most recognized of the Cuban-born conga drum players associated with American jazz and R&B. To many,…

Bob Mintzer, Grammy-Award winning saxophonist and co-founder of the Yellowjackets, was featured arranger at Centrum's Jazz Port Townsend for 2015. He…