Over the years, the piano has assumed a leading role not just in North American jazz, but in the improvised musics that have originated all over the New World and across the lands of the African ...

The Brazilian Jazz Collective Brings A Youthful Approach To An Honored Tradition of Music On Their First California Tour (Los Angeles, October 30, 2009) On Sunday, November 29, 2009 the Brazilian Jazz ...

“Holy grail” level vinyl rarities from influential Brazilian musicians celebrated in excellent, unexpected reissues. Once in a great while the stars align in the world of record collecting and very ...

Brazilian saxophonist and composer Michel Nirenberg launches his third U.S. tour in October. With his programs of Brazilian jazz and instrumental music reflecting the fascinating history of Brazil and ...

With a treasure trove of gorgeous melodies and an array of insinuating grooves, Brazilian tunes have been infiltrating just about every corner of the United States for almost a half-century, but it's ...

There is more to Brazilian music than bossa nova and samba. For a crash course on those deeper and wider recent pop traditions, pull up a seat and listen to guitarist Vinicius Gomes. “Bossa nova is ...

Because some music is joyful and embracing, that doesn't make it easy. Which is why, said Susan Pereira, it's not a simple task to really master the sweep and range of Brazilian music. "There are ...

With her soulful, cigarette-tinged contralto and emotive “bossa-jazz” stylings, she mesmerized audiences and critics alike. By Alex Williams Leny Andrade, the Brazilian singer who earned an ...