Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Veteran Latin Jazz Pianist and Arranger Oscar Hernández ... He opened up about his latest 2019 CD Love the Moment with Alma Libre .. It’s doing very well on the charts and this four-time Grammy Award Winner opens up about it .. He […]
Being born and raised in New York City, the music that I heard from every other window and door in my neighborhood was mainly the music of what was characterized as salsa later on. It wasn't called salsa back in those days, but it was the music of the big three, Tito Puente, Machito, and […]
Por Jaime Torres TorresPara Fundación Nacional para la Cultura Popular Define el jazz como unas de las expresiones más hermosas del arte. Desarrollado como músico en Nueva York, era inevitable que, paralelo a la salsa, el jazz despertara temprano su interés, máxime cuando colaboró con Ray Barretto y Dave Valentín, que transitaban por dicho género… […]
The celebrated composer, pianist and director of the award-winning Spanish Harlem Orchestra, Oscar Hernández has another incarnation and it’s called Alma Libre, a smaller group that he sometimes calls together to play his high-spirited and energetic – and sometimes moody and elegiac – music. As with everything he composes (and performs), this repertoire is pure […]
Four-time GRAMMY Winner and Leader of Spanish Harlem Orchestra, Oscar Hernandez, Slims Down to an Intimate Ensemble for ‘Love the Moment’ (ALBUM REVIEW)
From Solar Latin Club.com: El pianista Oscar Hernández (Nueva York, Estados Unidos 22-03-1954) nació en el Sur del Bronx. Debutó profesionalmente con la orquesta La Conquistadora con la cual grabó por primera vez en 1972. Desde entonces ha trabajado con diferentes directores en infinidad de grabaciones discográficas: Joey Pastrana (1972), Ismael Miranda & La Revelación […]
Review from Elnuevodia.com A sus 63 años –que parecen menos por la vitalidad con la que se expresa- Oscar Hernández asegura que está en el mejor momento de su carrera musical. Cumplió el sueño de grabar su primer disco de jazz latino a su nombre, “The Art of Latin Jazz”, uno de los mejores álbumes del […]
from Jazz Weekly: This session by pianist/composer Oscar Hernandez is strong on both art and Latin Jazz. He brings together a top notch team of Justo Almario/ts-fl, Jimmy Branly/dr, Christian Moraga/perc and Jorge Perez/b for ten sizzling originals. Trumpeter Gilbert Castellanos guests the slinking “Right On” while he teams with Almario for a peppy title […]
CD review: He is a brave and guerrilla on the piano. White and Black are harmoniously linked to their style. Oscar Hernández is undoubtedly one of the most prominent pianists of recent decades. A wonderful tour of the musical staff along with Ismael Miranda, Experimental Folk Group, Ray Barretto, Free Ensemble, Celia Cruz, Tito Puente, Rubén Blades, Six […]
Throughout his fruitful career, the pianist and conductor Oscar Hernández has been musical director of luminaries such as Ray Barretto and Rubén Blades; He has played with stars such as Tito Puente, Celia Cruz, Paul Simon and Juan Luis Guerra; He has directed musical works on Broadway and has won three Grammy Awards. He recorded […]
