Ray Mantilla - RebirthRay Mantilla was one of the true conga giants during the 1950s, 60s and 70s recording hundreds of album sessions and pioneering the use of unique combinations of latin percussion instruments. Among his most famous collaborations were with Charles Mingus, Herbie Mann and Max Roach. In 1977, Mantilla was selected by the great jazz ambassador Dizzy Gillespie to accompany him to Cuba as the first US band to visit the island since the travel embargo of

we are left with the regret of his early death

"Glowing reports hold true

The singer has studied a wide variety of music in America

the music on Between Worlds serves as a brand-new snapshot of a musician's prowess at the height of his creative capabilities

Lukasz Kwiatkowski graduated with honors from the Henryk Wieniawski State Primary Music School and the Secondary Music School in Lodz

his work became more political

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Fire in the Funk

the son of a vaudevillian couple

The short story is written by Margherita Berardi and Angelo Manicone

With two Grammy nominations and the prestigious German ECHO Award for the album The Nightingale

Among the highlights you will find the truly remarkable pianist Cyprien Katsaris and very rare piano works by Bizet and Fontana