Jstop Latin Soul formed in 2018 when trombonist Joel Stopka and bassist/guitarist Brian Mesko united to pursue their passion for Afro-Cuban music and jazz. The duo assembled a collective of the area's ...

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“Ain't too many cats can get into that funk like we can get into the funk. Latin groups and jazz groups, they can do jazz, and they can do the Latin, but they can't do the funk like I can do it.” The ...

Latin jazz got a much-needed booster shot earlier this year with the release of "Calle 54 (54th Street)," an artistically rich portrait of the bubbling international-jazz movement. The concert film, ...

The 38th annual Jazz in the Park series brings free weekly concerts to Gypsy Hill Park starting July 9.

For his newest release, Soul Tren Latino, SA mainstay and Grammy winner Henry Brun takes to the streets, translating some of his favorite soul and pop classics into the language of Latin Jazz. Sign up ...

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - Jstop Latin Soul is an Afro-Cuban Jazz band featuring four talented musicians. The band stops by 7@four to talk about its residency at Martin’s Downtown and gives a taste of what ...

As a jazz subgenre, soul-jazz began to flourish in the early 1960s. A groove-oriented style built from the bottom up, soul-jazz usually begins with the bass player: You take a strong bass line, ...

A weekly Latin jazz jam in Barrio Logan is a welcoming space for beginners and pros alike, with trumpeter Bill Caballero at its heart for nearly 18 years. In our next installment of the 2021 KPBS ...