Americo Casiano, Jr. and NuyoRican School Original Poetry Jazz Ensemble
Featuring Akua Dixon, Ray Martínez and Roland Guerrero
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BMHC honors Valerie Capers, Jazz Pianist & Composer
The event takes place at Hostos Center for the Arts & Culture. Dr. Valerie Capers was born in the Bronx and received her early schooling at the New York Institute for the Education of the Blind. She earned her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from The Juilliard School of Music, the first blind person to do […]
Bomba and Plena
Norka Hernández Nadal & Bàmbula
Antonia Pantoja ¡Presente!
Antonia Pantoja (1922-2002), visionary Puerto Rican educator, activist, and early proponent of bilingual education, inspired multiple generations of young people and fought for many of the rights that people take for granted today. Unbowed by obstacles she encountered as a black, Puerto Rican woman, she founded ASPIRA to empower Puerto Rican youth, and created other […]
Poesia negroide: The Declamador
Poetic Tradition of Puerto Rico with Sery Colón, Prisionera, and Tato Laviera
BMHC honors Andy Gonzalez, Latin Jazz Bassist
Hostos Center for the Arts & Culture 450 Grand Concourse, Bronx, NY, United StatesBMHC honors Andy Gonzalez for his influential contribution to Latin Jazz and commitment to enriching Bronx Music. With performance by Willie Rodriguez Group & Manny Oquendo’s Libre. The event took place at Hostos Center for the Arts & Culture. Andy Gonzalez is one of the most respected & well known bassists in Jazz & Latin […]
Gun Hill Road
With Q&A by director Rashaad Ernesto Green
American Comics & the Latino Image
With Miguelangel Ruiz, Christian Montalvo and Wilson Ramos Jr.
Ben Lapidus & Sonido Isleño
Music by the Latin Jazz band Sonido Isleño
La Lupe: The Queen of Latin Soul
Q&A with director Ela Troyano