The son of a Lebanese father and a Sicilian mother, Gismonti was born in 1947 in the small Brazilian town of Carmo. He studied piano…
Artist Profiles: Egberto Gismonti
Tag: Jazz
Artist Profiles: Dudu Lima
Dudu Lima was born in 1972, in Brazil. He started to study acoustic bass very young, by himself, and later at the Ian Guest Music…
Artist Profiles: Chico Pinheiro
Chico Pinheiro was born December 8, 1975 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. He has played throughout Brazil and abroad with musicians representing a multitude of genres,…
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.…
Artist Profiles: Airto Moreira
Airto Moreira’s work with Miles Davis during the Bitches Brew era and leadership in the jazz fusion genre (Weather Report, Return To Forever) places Airto…
Miguel Zenón to Perform Benefit Concerts for Puerto Rico
Renowned saxophonist and composer Miguel Zenón is set to perform with the MIT Festival Jazz Ensemble, featuring Fred Harris, music director, and clarinetist/composer Evan Ziporyn…
Impressive Live Recording by Hiromi & Edmar Castañeda
Hiromi & Edmar Castañeda – Live in Montreal (Telarc, 2017) Two great musicians in the world of jazz met in Montreal to deliver a formidable…
Artist Profiles: War
War is an American band that mixes funk, jazz, R&B and rock. The group has sold more than 5 million albums worldwide and been honored…
Artist Profiles: Vassar Clements
Vassar Clements was one the United States’ most versatile fiddle players. His career began at a very early age. His phenomenal ability to virtually play…
Artist profiles: Ysaye Barnwell
Ysaye Barnwell joined Sweet Honey In The Rock in 1979 and along with Bernice Johnson Reagon became one of the group’s main spokeswomen. Barnwell holds…