The Buzz: The JJA Podcast

Does the Mainstream Jazz Media Tokenize Latin Jazz? Part 2

September 01, 2023 The Jazz Journalists Association Season 1 Episode 28
The Buzz: The JJA Podcast
Does the Mainstream Jazz Media Tokenize Latin Jazz? Part 2
Show Notes

How is the main stream media in Jazz keeping up with the innovations Latin Jazz brings to this unique musical art form?

Master percussionist, educator and activist John Santos, along with trombonist Chris Washburne, author of the book Latin Jazz - The Other Jazz, join The Buzz to explore whether Latin Jazz is "tokenized" by the mainstream media covering Jazz. Hosted by Michael Ambrosino, Jazz journalist and producer of the audio documentary Los Olvidados, The Forgotten Ones.