When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Much of the magic in Afro-Cuban music comes from the fact each instrument in the rhythm section ...

In today's Latin Roots segment we're looking at montuno, a kind of syncopated piano vamp often used in traditional Cuban music, and tumbao, what the piano is doing when the pianist performs montuno. A ...

Mark Berman is a much sought after pianist, composer, arranger, orchestrator and music director. He was born in New Haven, Connecticut, where his dad, Arnold “Sonny" Berman, a well known trumpet ...