Por: Estefanía Romero Instagram: @estefaniaromero_bop Clifton got his first trombone as a gift from his uncle, Sonny Rollins. This would be the beginning of a long path of complete devotion to music. Speaking to Clifton is to listen to Sonny’s advices, is to visualize the good old days of Harlem, […]
By: Estefanía Romero Photo by: Mónica García This is the wonderful interview I had with the amazing composer, arranger, trombone and shells player: Steve Turre. We spoke about the way he discovered the sound of the shells, his Mexican ancestors, Ray Charles, Dizzy, and all those jazz idols he worked […]
By: Estefanía Romero To discover Dizzy Gillespie and The United Nations Orchestra’s concert was the great event that led me into a personal obsession to the historical, cultural and musicological labyrinths of jazz. All the musicians of that project became my idols and since then I decided that I wouldn’t […]
