rancisco Ra?l Guti?rrez Grillo, also known as Machito, was born in Havana, Cuba, on Dec. 3, 1907, although some accounts list other dates and years. Macho, as he was affectionately known, was ...

Modeled after the highly acclaimed retrospective of Tito Puente in 2017, the Hostos Center for the Arts & Culture will honor the late iconic singer and bandleader Francisco Machito Grillo (1908-1984) ...

A family-led operation, the Machito Orchestra was established in 1939 and continues to attract some of the best-known musicians in Latin jazz. The New York-based group comes to town this week in a ...

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The festival's ten events, many free, also delve into the careers and impact of Machito's family members and musical partners in the Afro-Cubans Mario Bauz (1911- 1993) and vocalist Graciela ...

The sons of three pioneering Latin music artists are honoring their fathers’ legacy by recreating the magic of Manhattan’s famed Palladium Ballroom. The Big 3 Palladium Orchestra — led by the musician ...

A family-led operation, the Machito Orchestra was established in 1939 and continues to attract some of the best-known musicians in Latin jazz. The New York-based group comes to town on Thursday, ...

Throughout his childhood and teen years, percussionist Bobby Sanabria was introduced to the masterworks of Latino musicians who would become his musical heroes — among them Tito Puente and bandleader ...