Fernando Gonzalez

When I heard the news that Charlie Watts had died, my mind flashed back to the night we went to hear tango in Buenos Aires. I remember watching him listening. He was taking in the whole scene — the place, the orchestra, the young singer, who looked like a ’40s crooner, dapper, his hair slicked

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"Que Será," the new single by Alfredo Rodriguez, is an airy confection with an optimistic message set to a bouncy, Caribbean feel. For the talented Cuban pianist and composer, the intention behind it was simple. "Put out good vibes. That's it," said Rodriguez in a recent conversation in Spanish, in Miami, where he has been

Argentine composer, musician and bandleader Astor Piazzolla, the creator of New Tango, would have been celebrating his 100th birthday this March 11. He died in 1992 at the age of 71. But by then, his music — which rewrote of the rules of tango by drawing from sources as disparate as jazz, European classical music

Piazzolla has an extensive discography, complicated by reissues, licensing deals, and deceptive titles. (Read an essay on the 100th anniversary of his birth here.) Here are five favorites to get started. I have not included here any live albums. To hear how this music sounded like live, pick any live recording by Piazzolla and his

When pianist and organist Matthew Whitaker closed his concert at the South Beach Jazz Festival in Miami Beach on January 8 with Kool & The Gang's "Celebration," for a moment, months of fear and isolation seemed to dissipate. A few in the properly distanced, limited-numbered audience at the open-air North Beach Bandshell got up and