Music

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 ...

Bandolim’s Wandering Bodhisattva Danilo Brito Arrives from Brazil

Musicians' technical skills have been on a rising curve for decades, and clearly a ...

Brazil Sound: Peripatetic Wind-player Wainapel Hands in a Potent Instrumental Mix

Harvey Wainapel straddles the worlds of both jazz and Brazilian music with commanding authority, ...

Brazilian Sound, Well Beyond Bossa Nova

Brazil is a country rich in music, and there are various different rhythms that ...