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Portraits in Jazz: Riki Gonzales returns to the blues
For him, the blues can be an antidote to the hopelessness around us. —PHOTOS COURTESY OF RIKI GONZALES
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October 26, 2025October 26, 2025Music

Portraits in Jazz: Riki Gonzales returns to the blues

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(Twentieth of a series) On a dreary November evening last year, I sent a message to composer-guitarist Riki Gonzales, who was then performing aboard a cruise ship. I asked him to send me a short video clip of wherever he was at that moment, hoping that a glimpse of the world beyond my walls—whether night...