Sergio Santos Mendes was born in Niteroi, Brazil, February 11th, 1941. His father was a medical doctor. Mendes attended the local conservatory with hopes of…
Artist Profiles: Sergio Mendes
Tag: bossa nova
Artist Profiles: Joao Gilberto
Legendary Brazilian singer, guitarist and composer João Gilberto is the artist who revolutionized Brazilian popular music in the 1950s by creating the bossa nova sound.…
Artist Profiles: Gal Costa
Maria da Graça Costa Penna Burgos, better known as Gal Costa, was born September 26, 1945, in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. She was not just an…
Artist Profiles: Elis Regina
“Singing for me is a sacred,” said Elis Regina. Coming to prominence at the peak of bossa nova years in the late 1950s and early…
Artist Profiles: Bossacucanova
Bossacucanova is a Rio-based trio that takes the classic heart of cool 1960s bossa nova, and makes it new again. Their fresh, groove-filled CDs are…
Artist Profiles: Baden Powell
Up until his death in 2000, Baden Powell was considered one of the world’s finest contemporary acoustic guitar players and one of the most expressive…
Artist Profiles: Astrud Gilberto
Astrud Gilberto was the legendary Brazilian singer sometimes referred to as The Girl from Ipanema. She was also known as The Queen of bossa nova.…
Rozina Pátkai’s Paradise
Rozina Pátkai - Paraíso Na Terra (Tom-Tom Records, 2016) Paraíso Na Terra is the second album by Rozina Pátkai, a Hungarian vocalist and graphic artist…
Exquisite, Timeless Jobim
Mario Adnet and Paulo Jobim – Jobim Orchestra & Guests (Adventure Music, 2017) Jobim Orchestra & Guests celebrates the music of Antônio Carlos Jobim (Tom…
Ive Mendes and the Bossa Nova Repertoire
Music criticism does not derive from musical censorship; it is based on conventional rules. Ive Mendes performed in Krakow at a jazz festival; criticism,…