Music

I’m Glad to Report I Got the Brazilian Music Bug

I must confess that almost a decade ago when I moved to New York, ...

Three Singers, Two Continents, One Love for Brazilian Culture

Pretend you’re about to take an essay exam and are getting ready to answer ...

The Sound of Moacir Santos: Brazilian Black Gold Rediscovered

It’s taken far too long for musicians – and through them, the world’s audiences ...

Brazil’s Mysterious Traveler

Pianist and composer Weber Iago, an important albeit insufficiently recognized figure, is somewhat of ...

Toninho Horta and Tom Lellis: Brazilian Setting for Standards

Vocalist and composer/pianist Tom Lellis has the uncluttered musical thinking and timing of a ...

Brazil’s Neighbor Blurs Boundaries

When American cellist-composer Joan Jeanrenaud left the Kronos String Quartet in 1999 after two ...

Artists, Musicians and Chefs Give Washington DC a Monthful of Brazil

Brazil Moves, a month long celebration of Brazilian life, arts, food and culture is ...

Mehmari & Holanda: Brazilian Duo’s Seismic Utterance

André Mehmari has a special gift of touch, coaxing from the piano both an ...

Brazilian Jovino Santos Neto’s Northeastern Adventure

In his latest foray as a leader for Adventure Music, the multi-talented Jovino Santos ...

Brazilian Eliane Elias Recalls the Aura of Bill Evans

Comprehensive study of the classical piano repertoire, a strong attraction to the theories behind ...