“If you do nothing else today absorb the spoken word of the great Rubén Blades on ‘Don’t Let It Happen Here’ drawing on the words of Martin Niemöller that are as chillingly relevant today in a year rocked by war in Ukraine as when Mingus performed the piece in 1965.” Marlbank Daily Jazz Stories
“With his new album, Conrad Herwig, the trombonist, arranger-composer, and bandleader, shows how this music can be reinterpreted in “The Latin Side of Mingus.”” Will Freidwald The New York Sun
” . . . authenticity and invention, embracing the layered syncopation, romantic longing and fiery excitement characteristic of a range of danceable genres that fall under the “Latin” umbrella.” Ed Enright DownBeat Magazine
“[Conrad is] probably best known for his series of Latin Side albums, beginning with The Latin Side of John Coltrane in 1996 and the recently added Latin Side of Charles Mingus. ” John Schaefer WNYC New Sounds