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New album in production for 2025

SIMPLIFYING, is a new album in production that will take up the theme of cool jazz and afro jazz with the usual combination of acoustic and electric guitars. Never forgetting a dose of Afro-Cuban music that is my musical identity. This musical production aims to be released by mid-2025, and it will be shown on the most well-known and popular music distribution networks. A recording that will feature original compositions by Jose Angel Navarro with ASCAP copyright protection. This album will feature the musical collaboration of professional musicians who frequently appear in Jose Angel Navarro's recordings. Another musical gift for jazz lovers.

Simplifying

Simplifying cover (2025 album)

"Quantum Life" and "Meaning" on Spotify

Quantum Life on SpotifyMeaning on Spotify

New album "Incorporeal" 2024

Incorporeal is a new album released this June 2024 with all the songs composed by Jose Angel Navarro. Another musical proposal based on Cool Jazz and Afro Jazz in which the guitar is still the main protagonist. A new album by Jose Angel Navarro that intends to continue giving away "spiritual food".

You can listen to this album on "Hearnow"

Hearnow CD Baby

Incorporeal

Incorporeal Cover

Incorporeal inside

Incorporeal cover

Incorporeal back

Incorporeal CD

A collaboration for the Cuban cause. My version about the song: "My Havana is dying", by Raúl Victores.

An exclusive work recorded, mixed and mastered in my recording studios. All musical instruments were played by me, including the musical arrangement of the original theme composed by Raul Victores.

You can watch the original song on this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQjQBtKrHz4

My Havana is Dying (version by Jose Angel Navarro). Original song by Raul Victores

Nestor Torres, Joel Hernandez and Jose Angel Navarro

Joel Hernandez & Jose Angel
Nestor Torres, Joel Hernandez & Jose Angel Navarro
Nestor Torres & Jose Angel Navarro
Nestor Torres, Mayor Dean Trantalis, Joel Hernandez, William Riddle & Jose Angel Navarro

Concert at Historic Stranaham House in Fort Lauderdale

A beautiful concert organized by GENVAS (Venetian Arts Society) was organized on January 30, 2021 at the Historic Stranahan House in Fort Lauderdale. I had the pleasure of sharing with Joel Hernández and Néstor Torres. Thanks to William Riddle (President of Venetian Arts Society) and the Fort Lauderdale Mayor Dean Trantalis.

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Angel's Trio

Concert at NSU Art Museum

The Angel's Trio concert at the NSU Art Museum in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA has been postponed until further notice. Concert sponsored by Venetian Arts Society directed by William Riddle.

William Riddle,
Executive Director Venetian Arts Society,
Inspired Interiors of Fort Lauderdale. LLC,
PO Box 2114,
Fort Lauderdale,
Florida 33303.

For more information please call William Riddle at (954) 709-7447
Willie @ VenetianArtsSociety.org.

Angel’s Trio

Angel's Trio
Angel's Trio 2
Angel's Trio 3
Angel's Trio 4
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Concert at Village Centre Auditorium

A beautiful Christmas Concert at the Village Centre Auditorium in Pompano Beach, Florida, organized by Venetian Arts Society held on December 14th, 2019. A beautiful opportunity in which Jose Angel Navarro also shared the stage with soprano Jennifer Forni.

New album for 2020

"Quantum Life" is the new album for 2020 by Jose Angel Navarro. Another record work dedicated to Cool Jazz and Afro Jazz. This album is already released.

Listening to some tracks included in this new album for 2020 already released

  1. Quantum life Jose Angel Navarro 3:58
  2. Spiritual entity Jose Angel Navarro 5:51
  3. Nanophonic Jose Angel Navarro 5:28

2019 album

"Meaning" is the name of the album released in March 9th,  2019.  Another fusion of Jazz with Afro, always with the dose of Cool Jazz and with the collaboration of Joel Hernandez, vocalist and percussionist. On CD Baby and many other networks.

Listening to something of this 2019 album

  1. Smooth surface Jose Angel Navarro & Joel Hernandez 5:39
  2. A conceptual space Jose Angel Navarro 6:22
  3. Luna Triste Jose Angel Navarro & Joel Hernandez 4:43
  4. Colored umbrellas Jose Angel Navarro 6:27

A pleasure for Jose Angel Navarro to share his musical, aesthetic and conceptual criteria about current music in this special interview for Voyage MIA magazine.

Jose Angel Navarro in Voyage MIA magazine

A concert, a full room, in the WMODA museum. Sharing the stage with the excellent percussionist Joel Hernandez. Jose Angel Navarro showed the best of his work leaving the audience with the desire to listen to more music.

New album in CD Baby

"Labyrinth" is the new album already finished by Jose Angel Navarro. This album was released last February 14th, 2018 and already this album appears in CD Baby and other music distribution networks. A new album with original compositions moving on styles of music like Cool Jazz and Afro Jazz. These are some tracks of this new record.

  1. Dragon-fly Jose Angel Navarro
  2. Imperceptible Jose Angel Navarro 06:46
  3. After the storm Jose Angel Navarro 06:44
  4. Underground Staircase Jose Angel Navarro 04:30

Now using Gibson

Jose Angel Navarro recorded his new album using the prestigious guitar brand Gibson. The name of this new album is: "ACROSS THE MILKY WAY"... another eclectic album that moves between the genres of Jazz and Folkloric including a rich dose of concepts of Afro-Cuban rhythms. It's already on CD Baby, iTunes, Pandora, Rhapsody and other sites on the network.

 

Across the Milky Way back

Album for sale on Apple Music and other sites

"Sleeping with Six Strings" is the record production that Jose Angel Navarro released to the market in 2016. With a musical content that includes Folkloric, Jazz and New Age, Jose Angel gives us sound environments that provide total relaxation along with his personal way of expressing himself on the guitar. Combinations of acoustic and electric guitars make us transport ourselves to different sound worlds in which jazz lovers will be fully compensated.

Album for sale on Apple Music and other sites

"Sleeping with Six Strings" for sale on Apple Music, iTunes, Rhapsody, Pandora and other websites.

NEXT

NEXT is a disc finalized in February of the 2015 in which counts on some collaborations of excellent musicians. You can buy this alum on Apple Music, iTunes, Rhapsody, Pandora, and other sites. In this album Angel reveals all its facets in relation to the different styles of music in which he uses the electric guitar, the acoustic guitar with metal strings and the traditional classical guitar. NEXT is an invitation for lovers of jazz fusion, cool jazz and enjoyment in general. Here is the cover art of this album by Jose Angel Navarro.

ALL LOVE

ALL LOVE is a disc finalized in November 2015. You can find this album on Apple Music, iTunes, Rhapsody, Pandora, and other sites. This is a disc created to meditate and pray. This CD is "Spiritual Food" to support our faith and serve as a link with "Heaven".

Recording NEXT

Mixing Meaning
Recording with my Gibson
Recording with my acoustic guitar
Recording with Carvin guitar
Mixing Meaning at Navarro Studios

Guitar lessons at Encore Academy of the Arts

Jose Angel Navarro is a member of the music teachers at Encore Academy of the Arts and Encore Music Academy which is located in Miami, Florida, USA. With a group of professionals as teachers this music academy offers the teaching of many musical instruments without exception of ages. The academy has a flexible schedule that allows any adjustment of time to the interested student and the guitar classes are offered throughout the week including Saturdays. Standard hours are: Monday to Friday 2:00 PM - 8:00 PM and Saturdays between 9:00 AM and 4:00 PM. If you are interested in learning this noble instrument, you just have to call us at 786.580.3812 or visit our website www.encoremusicacademy.us and you will never forget having made the decision to study a musical instrument. Please, feel free to read a little more about our staff of teachers on www.encoremusicacademy.us / staff

XV Guitar International Festival in Costa Rica

Jose Angel Navarro was playing at National Theater in Costa Rica under the XV Guitar International Festival sharing with famous musicians such as Mike Stern, Jorge Luis Zamora, Rafael Andujar, Berta Rojas, Manuel Barbosa Lima among others. With this XV Festival means a total of 18 Guitar International Festivals in which Jose Angel Navarro participates as a master and special guest. This Festival brings together guitarists around the world and it extends for a week where the guitar is the star of the National Theater in Cost Rica.