ENGLISH:  Chucho Valdés, founder of Irakere and more recently leader of The Afro-Cuban Messengers, and a winner of at least 3 Latin GRAMMY and six GRAMMY awards, will receive the Lifetime Acheivement award from The Latin Recording Academy in November.    Congratulations Chucho!
ESPAÑOL: Chucho Valdés, fundador de Irakere, más recientemente líder de The Afro Cuban Messengers y ganador  de al menos 3 premios Latin GRAMMY y 6 premios GRAMMY, recibirá el Premio a la excelencia musical de La Academia Latina de la Grabación© en Noviembre.  ¡Felicidadas Chucho!

In support of the new album Un Día Cualquiera,   Harold López-Nussa  is touring the US with his trio, which includes drummer Ruy-Adrian López-Nussa and bassist Gastón Joya.   This is a must see concert.  Harold and Ruy-Adrian are both amazing, but I need to say something extra about their current bassist Gastón Joya -  when he gets into a zone, he is so deep into what he is doing that I would even go watch him play with a Polka band if that is what he chose to do. 

Chicagoans will be delighted to know that one of the group's stops is The Old Town School of Folk Music on September 16, one of the few venues in Chicago that truly does justice to Cuban music (there are others, but not many). 

But hey, don't take my word for it.....

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This gallery covers the second half of the second day of the 2018 SJ Jazz Summerfest.

Wayne Wallace

Rumbankete

Yissy García

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ENGLISH: Maykel Blanco y su Salsa Mayor have a heavy schedule this fall. They just performed in Mexico City and then jetted off to Japan where they have four concerts starting with a performance tonight in Nagoya. After Japan, Los Mayores have less than two weeks to rest before beginning their European Tour 2018, which takes them to Italy, Slovenia, Switzerland, Germany, France, Spain, The Netherlands and Denmark. Click here for the list of tour dates.

In addition, the band has been working on their new album "Que Tiene Que Se Mueve", which is expected to drop later this year on the MB Record label. Last month they released the official video for the single "Ya se acabó", which is available for purchase. Check out the video below.

ESPAÑOL: Maykel Blanco y su Salsa Mayor tienen un calendario apretado este otoño. Acaban de tocar en la Ciudad de México y luego se fueron en avión a Japón, donde tienen cuatro conciertos, comenzando con una actuación esta noche en Nagoya. Después de Japón, Los Mayores tienen menos de dos semanas para descansar antes de comenzar su Gira de Europa 2018, que los lleva a Italia, Eslovenia, Suiza, Alemania, Francia, España, Holanda y Dinamarca. Dale clic aquí para ver la lista de fechas de la gira.

Además, la banda ha estado trabajando en su nuevo álbum "Que Tiene Que Se Mueve", que se espera que saldrá más adelante este año bajo la etiqueta MB Record. El mes pasado lanzaron el video oficial para el single "Ya se acabó", que está disponible para comprar. Mira el video a continuación.

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