One hundred and nineteen songs. That is how many submissions I received last week from artists, bands, agents, and management and PR groups pitching music for me to review. Actually, that is...
One of the best-known big bands here in Mexico is Big Band Jazz de Mexico, which has released two albums and over a dozen songs with stream numbers in the tens and...
If given the choice, which would you prefer: “Patria o Muerte” – my country or death, or “Patria y Vida” – my country and life? By the thousands, Cubanos in Havana and...
It started when I got invited to a small jazz concert on Saturday at the La Cochera Cultural. Those of you who read Spanish understand that it means the cultural garage, which...
The ceiling was the brick construction our area is famous for known as boveda, in which bricks are manually placed end to end in an arch over a room, seemingly supported by...
When I moved to Mexico almost two years ago I did not expect my musical education to be as demanding as it has been. After all, I came from Los Angeles, which...
For an out-of-the-way small Mexican town, Ajijic has a pretty lively music community. A lot of musicians retired here after music careers in the States, Canada, and some Latin American and European...
Hopefully, the summer festival season has started early in Mexico, at least in my part of Mexico outside of Guadalajara. I am now attending the 3-day International Music Festival in Ajijic, Mexico,...
