San Antonio is getting ready to turn Rosedale Park into accordion central when the 44th Tejano Conjunto Festival closes with ...
TikTok is his main source of ideas, and he rolled out a dance with Luighi after his latest strike. In the first leg of the ...
SAN ANTONIO — San Antonio music legend Flaco Jiménez always drew a crowd. Even a week after his passing, crowds gathered to mourn the life of the accordionist who won five Grammys and died at 86.
Near the end of his life, conjunto music legend Flaco Jimenez made a request. “He goes, ‘Son, make sure my legacy doesn’t die,’ ” his son Arturo Jimenez said. “’Make sure fans don’t forget about me.’ ...
From October 24-26, Muertos Fest will once again take over #sanantonio for #diademuertos in 2025. For the first time, the celebration adds an extra day on Friday, Oct. 24, featuring a special concert ...
This is American Routes, remembering Flaco Jiménez, who passed away in July. Leonard “Flaco” Jiménez was the most influential Texas-Mexican accordion player of his time. Flaco’s father Santiago ...
When any musician dies—especially one who was influential with a decade-spanning career—there is naturally a spike of interest in their recordings. And particularly among casual fans. Well, streaming ...
This week on Caminhos do Jazz radio we mark the passing of the great singer Nancy King, and bid farewell to several other towering musicians who have left us: the inimitable pianists Hal Galper and ...
SAN ANTONIO — Conjunto legend Flaco Jimenez has died at the age of 86, his family shared on social media. Jimenez, a San Antonio native, continued to perform well into his 80s, including at local ...
I don’t remember a time before Flaco. It seems like he was always there, the humble hero who took San Antonio conjunto music and its West Side heart and soul around the world. When I got word that he ...
The accordionist commands the stage, his eyes staring off as if in a trance, his fingers trilling out the opening notes of a tune. It’s a long, sinuous riff, one so intoxicating that the audience in ...