Yosvany Terry - photo by Peter Maiden

Peter Maiden has three new galleries from the San José  Jazz  Summer Fest, now one of the biggest jazz festivals in the world. Photos from Tom Ehrlich coming later this week. Click on each photo for the complete gallery.

Calixto Oviedo with Edgardo Cambón and Candela - photo by Peter Maiden

Arturo O'Farrill and Iván Renta - photo by Peter Maiden

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                                     photos by Tom Ehrlich-Yoshi's SF-2010

The master turns 71 today and is still cranking out the hits. No other figure (except Pupy) has managed to stay so consistently on the cutting edge with generation after generation of young audiences. For a trip down memory lane, check out our History of Van Van and our comprehensive Los Van Van Discography.

From the 2013 DVD "Van Van 40" by director Ian Padrón

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More great Havana d'Primera photos: this time Tom Ehrlich's gallery from June 1 at Yoshi's SF

Book News: Tirso Duarte's first volume of Beyond Salsa Piano is done and in the publishing process - should go live within days.

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(photo by Tom Ehrlich) The duo of Harold and Ruy Adrián López-Nussa played a great set at Kuumbwa tonight and will play SF Jazz four times: Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and then two sets sandwiched around the Pedrito Martínez Group's show in the big hall on Sunday. Pedrito then goes down to Kuumbwa on Monday night.

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Meanwhile, Peter Maiden's second Havana d'Primera gallery is up here:

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