Hubel

Combining the swing of Count Basie, the beat of Buddy Johnson, the New Orleans lilt of Fats Domino, and the passion of Dinah Washington, the J Street Jumpers are one of the East Coast’s most popular swing bands. They’ve garnered the respect of the Washington music industry as well, evidenced in 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2002 by Washington Area Music Association (WAMA) Wammie Awards wins: Best Big Band – Swing Duo/Group, Best Big Band – Swing Recording and Best Jazz. Their 1998 release, Is You Is or Is You Ain’t My Baby, was on The Washington Post’s list of favorite local CDs of the year.

Yamilé Cruz Montero & Christos Asonitis renew a wide repertoire of Cuban works, originally written for piano by Ernán López-Nussa, Aldo López-Gavilán, José Maria Vitier and Andrés Alén and artistically enrich them with the addition of multiple percussion instruments.The recording session was held in Bayreuth, in Steingraeber piano factory by Manfred Hübel of Audiotransit. Cover design and booklet notes made by ARC World Music. The album is going to be released in January 2021 by Naxos World Music label.

By Allison Hubel