Axel Tosca

Tom Ehrlich was blown away by Thursday night's performance of the Axel Tosca Trio, featuring legendary Cuban vocalist Xiomara Laugart -- still at the peak of her powers -- with Yunior Terry on bass and Diego Ramírez on drums. Bandleader Axel Tosco, Xiomara's son, was the original pianist of the Pedrito Martínez Group.

There will be two shows per night, Friday through Sunday at the Black Cat Jazz Supper Club in San Francisco.

Xiomara Laugart

Recording with Pupy Pedroso (on his 1995 solo LP), Pablo Milanés, Yerba Buena, El Tosco of NG La Banda. and many others, Laugart established herself as one of the top vocalists of her generation before relocating to New York City, where she's had a long career, including playing the lead role in the off-Broadway production of Celia: The Life and Music of Celia Cruz.

Yunior Terry

Well known to timba.com readers, Yunior Terry is from the lengendary Cuban family that includes, Yosvany Terry, Don Eladio Terry, and Lydia Cabrera among others. He's played and recorded with just about everyone on the current Latin jazz scene.

Diego Ramírez

Diego Joaquín Ramírez is a rising star drummer, born in Ireland, of Guatamalan heritage and currently living in Brooklyn.

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ENGLISH:  The winners of Cubadisco 2024 have been announced.  You can read more and see the complete booklet of winners here. 

ESPAÑOL:  Se anunciaron los ganadores de Cubadisco 2024.  Puedes leer mas y ver el folleto de ganadores aquí. 

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ENGLISH At a gala in Havana, Cuba on Friday, April 26, the nominees for Cubadisco 2024, Cuba's most important discographic awards, were announced. You can see the booklet of nominees plus some of Bill Tilford's comments about this year's entries here. 
A special reason for happiness here at TIMBA.com is that our owner, Michael Lazarus, is a co-producer and handled the mix and mastering in Zona Franka's Se llama sabroso, a nominee in the Antología y Versiones category.  Additionally, our Bill Tilford wrote the liner notes for the album. 

ESPAÑOL:  La Gala de nominaciones para Cubadisco 2024, los premios discográficos mas importantes in Cuba, tuvo lugar en La Habana.  Puedes ver el folleto de nominados junto con unos breves comentarios de Bill Tilford, aquí. 
Una razon especial para la felicidad aquí @ TIMBA.com es que nuestro dueño, Michael Lazarus, es un Co-productor y hizó la mezcla y masterización de Se llama sabroso de Zona Franka, un nominado en la categoría Antología y Versiones.  Adicionalmente, nuestro Bill Tilford escribía las notas musicológicas en el álbum.

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ENGLISH:  Bill Tilford chatted with Rodrígo Garcia about his megaconcert at Jazz Plaza 2024, Los Días de Gloria: Homenaje a la Nueva Trova. 
The English-language version of that conversation is here.
ESPAÑOL:  Bill Tilford charló con Rodrígo García sobre su megaconcierto en Jazz Plaza 2024, Los Días de Gloria: Homenaje a la Nueva Trova.
La versión en español está aquí:
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