Week of April 9, 2020
— A new week in these strange quiet times is about to start. What better way to spend the time you have at home and enjoy these two releases featured for the week of April 9, 2020. The first is … Continued
Week of January 13, 2020
Fato: + Próximo San-São Trio: Novos Caminhos Just in time for your listening pleasure this weekend, my playlist for the week of January 13, 2020, includes two ensembles that cover a wide spectrum of Brazilian music. The first group, Fato, … Continued
Conrado Paulino: A Canção Brasileira
Like a Sunrise… — Conrado Paulino is closing the year on a high note. He has just released another solo album. As the title indicates, A Canção Brasileira is Paulino’s dedication to the greatest Brazilian songbook. It was no easy task coming … Continued
Gabriel Santiago & Peter John Stoltzman: Joy in Friends
A Winning Friendship — Two friends in college, Gabriel Santiago (7-string guitar) and Peter John Stoltzman (piano) maintained their musical affinity and friendship even after they both graduated from The University of Texas at Austin. After moving around these years … Continued
Requinte Trio: Honey & Air
Refined and Classy Before I listened to Requinte Trio’s Honey & Air the first time, I cannot deny my apprehension mixed with anticipation. Having only been familiar with Janis Siegel (one of the founding members of the famous Manhattan Transfer), I didn’t … Continued
David Feldman: Horizonte
Rich Horizon Carioca pianist, producer and composer David Feldman (Rio de Janeiro, 1978) was born in an instrumentalist family. At the early age of four, he began his formal musical education, and in 2002, he graduated from the New School Jazz … Continued
Hans Vroomans: Saudade do Brasil
Stunning! Recently I was watching Nelson Faria‘s Um Café Lá em Casa featuring Dutch pianist Hans Vroomans. As a bonus after the show, Nelson released a special video recording of Hans Vroomans playing Antonio Carlos Jobim‘s “Saudade do Brasil.” Although MúsicaBrasileira.org … Continued
Renato Braz: Saudade
A Voice for the Ages! Can saudade be accurately defined? Arguably not. Most people believe that the Brazilian word for deep, almost painful, longing and nostalgia is a feeling that offers no direct translation in any other language. Instead of trying … Continued
Gabriel Santiago: Momentum
A Successful Road Ahead! You have heard him with an orchestra (Alive, 2012), with a quintet (The Blue Rock Sessions, 2010), in various other formats (Connections, 2014, and Gabriel Santiago, 2008), and now we are finally presented with an intimate portrait of Gabriel … Continued
Carol Saboya: Carolina
Like Father, Like Daughter Four years have passed since we last heard Carol Saboya (Rio de Janeiro, 1975) on a full solo recording. Her 2012 Belezas – The Music of Ivan Lins and Milton Nascimento was her US debut following several … Continued
Mark Isbell: Encontro
A Meeting of Brazil with Jazz It’s hard to believe that it’s already seven years ago that saxophonist Mark Isbell released his Samba Copacabana. The album impressed with its high level of Rio-inspired music, recorded with local top players. A … Continued
Gustavo Baião: Canções de Gilson Peranzzetta
Songs for a Lifetime In a country where female singers seem to be better known than their male counterparts, it is often rewarding to hear of a new Brazilian male singer. The benefits are even better when he comes from outside … Continued
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