Latin Jazz

Latin Jazz Throughout its history as a global musical phenomenon, the term jazz has always managed to resist conclusive definitions. Still, no matter how one considers the genre’s boundaries, its history has undoubtedly been informed by the music and musicians of Latin America. Interaction between North American jazz musicians and their Latin American contemporaries is as old as the British and Spanish empires, with the particular resonance between Havana and New Orleans in the 19th century…