Brazilian Jazz / Brazilian Pop Jazz - CD Reviews (177)
Ever since the forays of American musicians into Rio de Janiero and environs in the early 1960s, Brazilian music has exercised a profound influence on the jazz tradition. W…
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Eliane Elias has a silky resonance in her vocals that is reminiscent of American pop singer, Carly Simon as Elias cuddles the lyrics with all the feminine lure of a sea …
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Choro, bossa nova and samba rhythms which are native to Brazil, are the primary focus of Hendrik Meurkens new release, Samba To Go. The recording features Meurken…
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Stan Getz had a unique sound. Robert Kyle, a successful LA leader and sideman, comes close to reproducing it here. And he does it in a Brazilian groove that pays homage …
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My Very Life is a stunning, beautiful jazz journey through the sounds of Brazil, featuring the original compositions of Paulinho Garcia, and his memorable perfo…
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Contos is lively, thoughtful, and full of surprises. Its composer, Leonardo E. M. Cioglia, has created some intriguing jazz motifs that will linger in your mind…
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Hendrik Meurkens's has a winner in his energetic, expressive CD, Sambatropolis. Every performance is topnotch, and Meurkens shares his jazz harmonica revelation…
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Veteran saxophonist/flutist Mary Fettig is a name known to many of the great icons in the Latin and jazz corners. Having played with such brilliantly talented luminaries…
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Introspection. It’s something that youthful Brazilian mandolin master Hamilton de Holanda indulges in more and more these days, as witnessed by his 2007 solo release Int…
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Bossa nova singer, Rosa Passos can sing in any language and it will sound as lovely as a siren whispering sweet words of love in your ear. Her beauty transcends language…
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There is an old adage that suggests that one will inevitably return home again to discover his true identity, walking those same hallowed streets of his antecedents. Such i…
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Growing up in Hamburg, Germany, Hendrik Meurkens? parents exposed him to the music of Benny Goodman performing with Lionel Hampton, which immediately attracted Meurkens …
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Cosmopolitan composer and musician Thilo Martinho’s music legacy lay in his family roots. His mother, a well-known concert singer, greatly influenced Martinho who begin …
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Outro Rio (Another River) is Ricardo Silveria’s 3rd release for Adventure Music and a powerful encore to his last solo, Noite Clara, which was nominate…
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The combination of saxophonist Harry Allen, an accomplished international musician and the trio of Lubambo, Matta, and Da Fonseca, an internationally known trio from Brazil…
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Brazilian jazz has its own flair for the dramatic romantic for with every note, the sound captures a heated response. The passion of the Brazilian flair is an internatio…
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A harmonica in Brazilian jazz is uncommon to say the least. Yet Hendrik Meurkens makes it sound expressive and soulful in his New York Samba Jazz Quintet. Surroun…
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Today we take you to Brazil where the guitarist Mario Adnet recorded his instrumental tribute CD to the late Brazilian composer Antonio Carlos Jobim. Jobim (sometimes re…
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Here is something from the 'refreshing surprise' department. Com Voce which is built around the vocal work of Maggie Grebowicz and the tenor saxophone of Stan Killian, is b…
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Adorned with talent, flutist/vocalist Wendy Luck’s new self-release "See You in Rio" has the ambiance of pure Brazilian feel.... Launched in 2006; this decidedly refined…
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