about Fernando Gonzalez

Fernando González is an arts writer, critic, and editor. Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and a musician by training, González has been nominated twice for a GRAMMY for his liner notes and is an EMMY winner for his work as Senior Editor and Writer on the documentary Notes from The Mambo Inn: The Story of Mario Bauzá (WGBH, Boston). He writes and edits the music blog Jazz with an Accent® and has produced and hosted the weekly radio show Jazz with an Accent®, focusing on global jazz, on WDNA 88.9 FM, Miami. Past professional affiliations as a journalist include serving as staff music critic and arts writer for The Boston Globe and The Miami Herald, and as arts and culture correspondent for The Washington Post. González was managing editor of JAZZIZ magazine, a columnist for Downbeat magazine, and a contributor to JazzTimes. He has written program notes for Carnegie Hall, Jazz@ Lincoln Center, Town Hall, and the Edinburgh Festival; contributed essays to National Public Radio’s Morning Edition; and serves as a writer and associate editor for the Miami Book Fair. González regularly contributes music articles to ArtBurst.

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