SPECIAL: Night Train marks the birthday of tenor saxophonist and soul jazz pioneer Gene Ammons - with music from across his ...

On Friday, a samba line will snake through the Hamilton Listening Studio, as the nine-member Brazilian jazz group Desafinado plays a Batucada, leading the audience for the first time in almost 20 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Mendes: Paul McCartney enjoyed his uptempo version of the Beatles standard The Fool on the Hill - Jim McCrary/Redferns Sérgio ...

The first time that Dillon Vado experienced the music of Rio de Janeiro-reared pianist Jovino Santos Neto was in Gold’s Gulch, a secluded after-hours gathering spot nestled amidst the coastal redwoods ...

Experience the brilliance of Henrique Mota, a standout figure in the Brazilian instrumental jazz and fusion scene, performing live at JazzB, São Paulo. A classical piano graduate from Fundação das ...

Along with a variety of cultural and creative programming around town, this weekend is also the St. Paul Art Crawl in ...

Born in the city of Presidente Prudente in the state of São Paulo, Heloísa Fernandes has been steeped in the rich tapestry of Brazilian music since she was a little girl. At the age of 4 she began ...

On September 5, world-renowned Brazilian-American pop musician, arranger and bandleader Sergio Mendes died in a hospital in Los Angeles at the age of 83. According to an Instagram post published by ...

DECORAH, IOWA—The Luther College Jazz Orchestra is traveling to Brazil May 20 through June 5, where the group will perform concerts and participate in workshops in the country with prominent musicians ...

Jazz singer Raquel Cepeda and pianist Marvio Ciribelli bring Brazil to Houston with “Brazil Samba Jazz.” The concert will feature the sensual and energizing rhythms of Brazil and will include classic ...

Brazilian music has produced world-famous artists in a multitude of genres, from metal and funk to bossa nova and classical music. Here are five Brazilian artists you really need to know (and listen ...

As a jazz fanatic who played the accordion, it was probably inevitable that Ben Rosenblum would be drawn to the sounds of Brazil. The New York City-based accordionist ...