The Puerto Rico Heineken JazzFest Comes Full Circle

Twen­­ty-sev­en years ago, in the balmy month of June, a group of vir­tu­oso musi­cians from Puer­to Rico and abroad got togeth­er to hon­or cuban sax­o­fon­ist Paquito D’Rivera and raise mon­ey for the Inter-Amer­i­­can University’s Jazz Pro­gram. The event took place at Plaza Dárse­nas in Old San Juan. Through­out the years the event has tak­en place at oth­er venues includ­ing the Six­to Con­tin­ue reading…

Puerto Rico Heineken Jazzfest 2015 in Pictures

On Wednes­day, March 18th I wrote about the upcom­ing 25th Anniver­sary of the Puer­to Rico Heineken Jaz­zfest.  So rather than bore you with all the details of who played when, or how good they were (because they were all out­stand­ing), I thought it would be bet­ter just to show you.  After four days of per­fect weath­er I end­ed up with Con­tin­ue reading…

Puerto Rico Heineken Jazzfest Turns 25!

It’s that time of year when jazz lovers from every cor­ner of Puer­to Rico, and many oth­er coun­tries, gath­er at the Tito Puente Amphithe­ater, in San Juan, Puer­to Rico to enjoy four con­sec­u­tive days of the best music in the world! And this year it’s going to be even bet­ter, as the fes­ti­val cel­e­brates its 25th anniver­sary bring­ing the best Con­tin­ue reading…