In March, the Brazilian style of music known as bossa nova made an unexpected appearance on one of the year’s biggest hip-hop albums: Juice WRLD‘s Death Race for Love. Thank Tommy Brown. During a ...

On the lookout for something new to put into your music rotation? For your listening pleasure, here are four albums to check out: Astrud Gilberto — 'The Astrud Gilberto Album' If you know "The Girl ...

Bossa Nova legend João Gilberto died at his home in Rio de Janeiro on July 6 at the age of 88. Together with composer Antônio Carlos Jobim, Gilberto pioneered a “new wave” in Brazilian popular music ...

Last year was the 50th anniversary of the release of “Jazz Samba.” This seminal album by Stan Getz (tenor sax) and Charlie Byrd (guitar) had a profound impact on jazz, introducing to America a ...

Nobody is sure just what it is, or even what its name implies: according to various experts, the Portuguese slang expression bossa nova can mean “the latest thing” or “the new beat” or “the new ...

Next week, the legendary bossa nova pianist, singer and composer Marcos Valle will make his only New York appearance this year at Birdland. Joining him will be singer Paula Morelenbaum and cellist ...