Click here for Kay Torres' full report on the San Diego Cuban Dance Conference.

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Get ready for another San José Jazz Summer Fest.

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Some highlights of the Afro-Caribbean music presented:

La Máquina Insular from Puerto Rico lead by Hector Tito Matos playing traditional and modern plena

Sotrón - new latin fusion group from the Mission District of San Francisco

The legendary Sergio Méndez and Brazil 2016 

Miguel Zenón Quartet - one of the best Latin jazz groups in the world today

La Mixta Criolla - Bay Area based band playing a mixture of Cabibbean music

Pirulo y La Tribu - new high energy salsa/timba group from Puerto Rico

Alfredo Rodríguez Trio with vocalist Ganavya Doraiswamy - outstanding Cuban piano trio with a beautifully unique vocalist

Jane Bunnett and Maqueque - group of great Cuban women musicians with the incomparable Canadian jazz saxophonist Jane Bunnett

Harold López-Nussa Trio - another outstanding Cuban pianist and his trio

A salsa stage featuring many outstanding local salsa groups such as Jesus Díaz y au QBA, Vissión Latina, Avance and Bay Area Salsa All-Stars  

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Tom was on hand at this summer's Chicago Latin Jazz Festival in Humboldt Park to photograph the John Santos Sextet. Click here for the full gallery.

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Here's Tom's third gallery from the recording session. And Part II if you missed it.

Here's a link to the new album just released today.

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