Archives: Artists

BatalaNYC is an all-women percussion band. They are part of a bigger Global Arts project of the name Batala. They play rhythms from the state of Bahia in northeast Brazil […]

Cynthia Renta is a multi-disciplinary Afro-Caribbean folk artist, community or- ganizer and educator. She performs with the Ase Dance Theater Collective, Plena Sin Fronteras and Global Rhythms Ashe. She specializes […]

Grammy-winning pianist, composer, arranger Martínez studied at Colombia’s National University. He soon became very involved in jazz, though his first gig was with vocalist Yolima Pérez who sang cha cha […]

Born in Milan Italy, Diego began playing drums at age 11. In 1991 Diego relocated to the United States, settling in Chicago where he toured with numerous blues legends including […]

Dominican multi-instrumentalist, composer and arranger, Enrique Fernandez, his began musical studies at age seven on piano and later, clarinet. His growing love for jazz lead Enrique to study with acclaimed […]

Bassist Cruz del Valle Martínez has played with Cedar Walton’s Latin Tinge, New Xavier Cugat Orchestra, the Bebo Valdés Orchestra, Horace Silver and Mongo Santamaria.