Latin Jazz

Fridays at 8 PM on HPR-2. Latin Beat shares music and information regarding the Latin Genre. Host Ray Cruz connects the dots for the listener as he tells…

Ray Cruz reviews the latest Salsa releases along with the Spotlights of the week featuring all new music and the weekly dose of Classic Salsa.

So I spent last week running around Havana Cuba, smoking cigars, drinking rum, and listening to music. It was an eye opening experience, both good and…

Doing a Latin Music two-step tonight for Bridging the Gap... playing two songs from a country before jumping to the next.Follow Me on FacebookShoot Me an…

So talking to Ray Cruz (Host of Latin Beat, Friday's from 8-10pm), I was inspired by is story of his father using a Pilón at home to mash up cooking…

Tonight on Bridging the Gap, were keeping it nice and mellow in the first hour, then breaking into some stiff jazz in the second hour.Follow Me on…

One of Cuba’s top percussionists is making a stop this week in Hawai‘i.Pedrito Martinez is a percussionist and bandleader who blends complex percussion…