How Do You Listen To Latin Jazz?
An upbeat, dance-oriented form of jazz music that features Cuban, Brazilian and Afro-Cuban beats and instrumentation, Latin jazz is synonymous with the samba, merengue, bolero, samba and bossa nova. Percussion infuses this form of jazz, with the conga, bongos and timbale supplying major spice to the infectious rhythms. Buy CDs and records by Stan Getz, Antonio Carlos Jobim and Tito Puente. Once you familiarize yourself with these popular artists, look into the history of Latin jazz and find early recording in the style by Dizzy Gillespie and Stan Kenton. Listen to online Latin jazz by selecting it on your Yahoo or AOL online music programs. There are also online stations devoted entirely to Latin jazz. Terrestrial stations in bigger cities have Latin jazz shows and features, and some cities have stations devoted to Latin jazz and affiliated types of music. Move to the beat while you listen. Latin jazz isn’t only for listening, it makes you want to dance. Learn the samba, the salsa, the
