Heloísa Fernandes Quarteto: Ao Vivo no Teatro SESC Consolação, São Paulo, 2022

“Live” Even More Impressive Just when I thought that it was time to hear composer and pianist Heloísa Fernandes again, I bumped into her concert registration at the Teatro SESC (Serviço Social do... READ MORE

Antonio Adolfo: Love Cole Porter

Brazilian Twist on Cole Porter Classics — Just in time to heat things for your summer listening pleasure, producer/composer/arranger/pianist Antonio Adolfo releases a beautiful new album. A year ago, I wrote about the... READ MORE

Yana Purim: Depois do Amor

Ballads — In addition to the short overview I wrote about Yana Purim’s discography, I’m happy to include Depois do Amor. Yana Purim, indeed, the sister of… (yeah, you guessed it!), comes up... READ MORE

Summer Cool

— Isn’t it wonderful when a Christmas gift lands in your hands in late Spring? Well, that has been the case with these two releases I cover here. They are summer cool as... READ MORE

Summer Soundtrack

On June 23, 2023, two new and noteworthy albums will be released. If that is what the rest of the year will be like, it’ll be a good year for Brazilian music. For... READ MORE