Jazz

'El Maestro' Irving Flores Readies Thrilling Afro-cuban Jazz Sextet Project With Giovanni Hidalgo & Horacio “El Negro” Hernández; 'Armando Mi Conga' Arrives August 26

Acclaimed pianist, composer, and arranger Irving Flores is set to release his most ambitious project to date, ;Armando Mi Conga (Amor de Flores Productions), available on CD and all streaming ...
Jazz

Juan de Marcos & The Afro-Cuban All Stars at Miner Auditorium

Minutes after returning to Miner Auditorium's stage, Juan De Marcos shared a revelation that would have discouraged many bandleaders. "I am very happy to play tonight for you," he told the packed ...
Times of San Diego

All-star tribute to the late saxophonist James Moody highlights SDTJ Jazz fest

• Thursday, The Quartyard, San Diego, free, 5 p.m., with scheduled acts the Irving Flores Afro-Cuban Jazz Sextet, The Less Likely and the Binational Youth Ensemble. • Saturday, California Center for ...
unr.edu

Ruthie Meadows awarded prestigious Goizueta Fellowship for groundbreaking work on Cuban women in jazz

Ruthie Meadows, ethnomusicologist, writer and associate professor of ethnomusicology within the College of Liberal Arts, has been named as one of the two 2025-2026 Roberto C. Goizueta Distinguished ...