Elizabeth Rodriguez

Rachel Therrien: Mi Hogar II

by Richard J Salvucci
March 27, 2025

Rachel Therrien is a Canadian composer and trumpet player who has been around for some time, though her name may be unfamiliar. Therrien's musical journey has taken her from Rimouski, jny: Quebec to jny: Havana, Cuba via jny: New York City and Colombia. Her Latin Jazz Project is nothing if not arresting, and probably merits a name like avant-garde Latin jazz, although labels inevitably just confuse matters. Listen very carefully, because if Jerry Gonzalez, Freddie Hubbard and Chicago all seem ...