Celebrando a Roberto Aymes [2da parte] Por: Estefanía Romero Continuamos la fiesta por los 50 años de carrera musical del maestro Roberto Aymes Blanchet, y aprovechamos esta 2da parte de la conversación que tuvimos con él, para abrir antesala a los festejos del Día Internacional del Jazz, que será el […]
This “all-night celebration of the arts” will take place August 26-27, 2022 online and in-person (University of Guelph) It will feature 150+ artists of all artistic disciplines from around the world. Full artist line-up is available here. The International Institute for Critical Studies in Improvisation (IICSI) at the University of […]
By: Estefanía Romero In the conclusions of my article “Women in Jazz”, an extensive research on women in the history of this genre, it was revealed a ridiculously small percentage (3%) of jazz women instrumentalists females performing nowadays in Mexico. That’s the reason why today, March 8th, the International Day […]
By: Estefanía Romero Cover photo by: Salvador Bonilla @photolivemusic Even through this year’s difficulties and the uncertainty we have on our plans, it is important to look at the effort that certain institutions bring for us to get high culture and entertainment. Since 2020, many jazz festivals in Mexico have […]
Photo-reportage by: Mónica García Steve Rothery presented his new album “The Ghost of Pripyat”, in the Auditorio Blackberry in Mexico City. He also celebrated the 40 aniversary of Marillion, known as one of the most emblematic British bands of progressive rock. This is how it looked like… Steve Rothery (guitarist […]
By Estefanía Romero Versión en español The singer of this new jazz era, who mixes lots of hip hop, R&B and pop, and whose voice is already known all over the planet, came for the first time to Mexico, to sing us in the Lunario del Auditorio Nacional. Thanks to that, […]
Polytropos, the cultural film house, and Nota Dominante, the TV series, are creating a new important piece for Mexico’s jazz structure. Both are the result of the effort of Luis Felipe Ferra and Valeria Estefan, directors and creatives of this non-for-profit organization. Luis Felipe talked to me about the key […]
By: Estefanía Romero The Joe Satriani’s disciple, the guitar player Charlie Hunter, has showed to be a prodigious with his own style, which was developed after many years of study, tours and record sellings. Hunter is visiting the Festival de Jazz de Nuevo León, but first he talks to Mexican […]
By: Estefanía Romero No words, dear readers. Here is the interview I made to the iconic Hiromi Uehara. Versión en español para Milenio Audio Version How do you experience music as a composer and as an improviser? Because I’ve seen with people I’ve met, the different musicians, that they even have […]
