Pianist and composer Michel Camilo was born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, in 1954. Fascinated with music since childhood, he composed his first song at the age of five, then studied for 13 ...

Well over 16 years ago I reviewed a young pianist from the Dominican Republic unknown to New York audiences. He was in an all-star concert at Town Hall and from the downbeat of the first selection I ...

Hear Grammy-winning pianist, composer and bandleader Michel Camilo demonstrate his whirlwind approach to music, technical brilliance and post-bop... Michel Camilo On Piano Jazz Grammy-winning pianist, ...

To the highly trained musical eye, the name of Michel Camilo’s new project, “Three + Three,” looks like somewhat of a misnomer. That’s just a sextet, right? Well, sure. But the three horn players the ...

If you are in New York, you might consider going to the Vision Festival benefit this weekend, a 28-hour marathon of music and art. I mention it in part because I was invited to participate on a panel ...

One lives amid greenery in the forest of Guavate in Puerto Rico‘s central mountain range, and the other in posh Bedford, in Westchester County, with Martha Stewart and Ralph Lauren as neighbors. Their ...

Miche Camilo returns to the Blue Note with his seasoned trio featuring bassist Charles Flores and drummer Cliff Almond. Camilo will perform selections from his most recent recording, Spirit of the ...

The ultimate jazz piano extrovert and the ultimate jazz piano introvert. It hasn't escaped notice in jazz that Cuban piano players play the bejabbers out of their instruments (hear Gonzala Rubalcaba, ...

Since he first came to New York 30 years ago, pianist and composer Michel Camilo has made a name for himself as an inventive and ferocious jazz player. His amazing skills at the piano, forged at the ...

A rudimentary difference between blues and jazz is found in the flourishes and touches -- blues purists believe in 12-bar phrases and verse-chorus-verse; jazz relies on the toying with those ...

Hear Grammy-winning pianist, composer and bandleader Michel Camilo demonstrate his whirlwind approach to music, technical brilliance and post-bop... Michel Camilo On Piano Jazz Grammy-winning pianist, ...

Grammy-winning pianist, composer and bandleader Michel Camilo is one of the most fascinating jazz artists working today. A prodigy from the Dominican Republic, he began his professional career at the ...