Bossa nova was jazz's final moment in the hit parade sunshine before The Beatles swept across the world in the mid-1960s and changed everything. A blend of chilled- out Brazilian samba and cool jazz ...

True, Blue Note and Rouse were riding a wave that someone else created. But they also made it their own. What a happy record! And what a delightful change from the usual 1960s Blue Note formula. You ...

Beloved bossa nova producer, composer, pianist and song interpreter Sérgio Mendes has died at 83. The legendary Brazilian superstar whose career spanned more than three dozen albums released across ...

She was best-known for the 1964 album “Poor Little Rich Girl.” She died of Covid-19. By Michael Astor This obituary is part of a series about people who have died in the coronavirus pandemic. Read ...

UCSB Arts & Lectures will join the global celebration of the 60th Anniversary of Bossa Nova with world-renowned Brazilian superstars Sergio Mendes & Bebel Gilberto, 7 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 17, at UCSB ...

RIO DE JANEIRO — 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 sound ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated.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. Joao Gilberto, a Brazilian singer, guitarist ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated.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) — Joao Gilberto, a ...

FILE - In this June 18, 2004 file photo, Brazilian composer Joao Gilberto performs at Carnegie Hall, in New York. The Brazilian singer and composer, who is considered one of the fathers of the Bossa ...