The evening was warm but not too warm, the New Haven Green was packed full of people, and the sweet sounds of Brazilian bossa nova perfumed the air. Caro Pierotto, a Grammy nominee and musical ...

Fusing pop, jazz and psychedelic rock, he helped craft the landmark album "Clube da Esquina." His music inspired artists from Herbie Hancock to Paul Simon.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Joao Gilberto, a Brazilian singer, guitarist and songwriter considered one of the fathers of the bossa nova genre that gained global popularity in the 1960s and became an iconic ...

Veteran Tulsa drummer Tony Yohe calls him "a marvelous guitar player; just one of those guys." Concert producer Jim Long calls him "a great and talented guy who knows his stuff." Both of them are ...

Classic Brazilian bossa nova music has a familiar, slow, graceful pulse. NPR's Felix Contreras of Alt.Latino plays some songs for NPR's Rachel... That Elusive Element Of Brazilian Bossa Nova ...

Trey Wright is a jazz guitarist, composer, and recording artist based in Roswell, Ga. Trey spent his formative years as a musician in Athens performing with the jazz quartet Squat; a six-time winner ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated.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) — Sergio Mendes, the ...

Drummer Tom Cohen’s lifelong love affair with bossa nova music culminates with the October 10 release of Embraceable Brazil on Versa Records. More than a decade in the making, Cohen’s sixth album ...

Joao Gilberto, the legendary Brazilian musician and songwriter who was a pioneer of the lilting, melodious music known as bossa nova, has died, his son Joao Marcelo announced Saturday. In this file ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Sergio Mendes, the celebrated Brazilian musician whose 1966 hit “Mas Que Nada” made him a global superstar and helped launched a long, Grammy-winning career, has died after ...