“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 ...

One of America's first champions of Brazilian bossa nova was Felix Grant. A jazz disc jockey in Washington D.C., Grant hosted The Album Sound on WMAL. His voice had a soft, sophisticated on-air sound ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Beloved bossa nova producer, composer, pianist and song interpreter Sérgio Mendes has died at 83. The legendary Brazilian ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Astrud Gilberto backstage at New York City's Birdland Jazz Club in 1964. Popsie Randolph/Michael Ochs Archives via Getty Images ...

Known as Beco das Garrafas, or “Bottles Alley,” the site earned its name because residents of the surrounding apartment buildings would hurl bottles into the alley in protest when the music became too ...

RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazilian composer and pianist João Donato, who helped lay the groundwork for bossa nova but throughout his career defied confinement to any single genre, died Monday. He was 88. His ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazilian composer and ...

With her soulful, cigarette-tinged contralto and emotive “bossa-jazz” stylings, she mesmerized audiences and critics alike. By Alex Williams See more of our coverage in your search results.Encuentra ...

He was the Brazilian music legend who brought bossa nova to a global audience in a career that lasted more than 60 years. In the past few days, tributes have been flooding in for legendary Brazilian ...

This year's festival highlights the rich history of Latin jazz, a genre stemming from a blend of American, European (mainly Portuguese), and African influences. "What better way to celebrate 100 years ...

Astrud Gilberto didn’t set out to be an ambassador of bossa nova, the laid-back Brazilian musical genre with rhythms recognizable to music lovers around the world. According to Gilberto, who died on ...