On this episode of 'Exposition', we speak with Brazilian vocalist Ana Catharina, who is the featured vocalist/performer at ...

There is more to Brazilian music than bossa nova and samba. For a crash course on those deeper and wider recent pop traditions, pull up a seat and listen to guitarist Vinicius Gomes. “Bossa nova is ...

Ever since Brazilian composer Antonio Carlos Jobim fused American jazz with Brazilian samba in the 1950s to form the new style known as Bossa Nova, countless musicians have been inspired to create ...

New York-based jazz singer, Karrin Allyson, is an old friend of KPLU. Early in her career we knew she was something special. We took every opportunity we could to get her into our studios and out in ...

“Marc Ribot Jazz Bins INNtöne 2024 10” by Schorle is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Marc Ribot, celebrated for his singular genre-adverse guitar sound and work with titans like Tom Waits, John Zorn and ...

Leny Andrade, known as the first lady of Brazilian jazz, has died in Rio de Janeiro. Andrade was a percussive, samba-driven improviser, an interpreter as worldly-wise as Édith Piaf and a consummate ...