The Bath Jazz Weekend, a prog drumming legend and Bristol's own Latin supergroup are just a few of the highlights in a jazz-packed January.

The smooth sounds of Brazil are set to sweep through the West End Cultural Centre later this month as the Winnipeg Jazz Orchestra pays tribute to one of the most iconic collaborations in jazz history.

Dropping an alt-rock distortion bomb into the middle of a tasteful bossa nova tune is a great idea. It belongs to Katy & The Null Sets, the band led by Portland's Katy Ohsiek (also of foamboy), who ...

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In 1965, jazz had a rare moment in the spotlight at the Grammy awards. Taking home album of the year at the 7 th annual award ceremony wasn't Barbara Streisand or Henry Mancini – although both were ...

GUITARIST Johnny Agostini will headline an intimate concert at Kafe Blue on November 15th, 2024 that will feature a blend of bossa nova, pop flamenco, gypsy jazz, fusion, world, and calypso. Known for ...

There are many signifiers of a truly great food city, as I’ve discussed before, but one is the existence of successful restaurants that are super weird and specific. It means our chefs and ...

Bossa nova emerged in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil at the end of the 1950s as a fusion of samba and jazz (the phrase 'bossa nova’ means 'new wave' in Portuguese). Two of bossa nova's earliest and most ...

BRASILIA, Sept 6 (Reuters) - Brazilian musician Sergio Mendes, who brought bossa nova to international audiences in the 1960s, died on Friday at the age of 83 in Los Angeles, his family said. In a ...

Sergio Mendes, the Brazilian Grammy-winning musician whose hit "Mas Que Nada" made him a global legend, died after months of battling the effects of long COVID, his publicist Karen Vock confirmed to ...

Sérgio Mendes, the influential Brazillian bossa nova and jazz legend, has died at age 83. A statement shared on his official social media pages said that he “passed away peacefully” on September 5.

Sérgio Mendes, the Brazilian bossa nova impresario and pianist who helped popularize the genre in the ‘60s and toured with Herb Alpert and Frank Sinatra, has died. The recording artist died ...