Author Archives: Graciela Sandoval

Have you ever lived music? When you are so happy or so full of whatever emotion that you just remember your favorite song and start singing? Well, Fernando Trueba’s documentary “Calle 54″ follows 13 of the greatest Latin and Brazilian jazz musicians to Andalusia, the Bronx and even Havana as they perform their authentic Latin […]

Few people would deny music can be a spiritual experience, and for Roberto Miranda jazz is the best way to see the light. Miranda, an adjunct assistant professor in jazz studies in the ethnomusicology department at UCLA, is a jazz musician who has played bass with everyone from world-class jazz musicians to members of the […]

The new era of Latino/a and Chicano/a artists are being taught by mentors like John Montelongo, someone who came from an era when the Latino voice was near silent at UCLA. Montelongo, an art teacher at Self Help Graphics, the Chicano art and cultural center in East Los Angeles, currently is displaying his jazz-inspired paintings, […]