GUITARIST Johnny Agostini will headline an intimate concert at Kafe Blue on November 15th, 2024 that will feature a blend of bossa nova, pop flamenco, gypsy jazz, fusion, world, and calypso. Known for ...
Famous from age 16, Oscar Castro-Neves toured with Dizzy Gillespie and Stan Getz and orchestrated music for films and TV. Oscar Castro-Neves, a Brazil-born guitarist who helped to create the cool, ...
Jazz saxophonists had a field day with the bossa nova in 1962. The jazz-Brazilian folk experiments first undertaken by alto saxophonist Bud Shank and guitarist Laurindo Almeida in the early and late ...
Joao Gilberto performs at Carnegie Hall, New York in 2008. Credit: Getty Brazilian music legend João Gilberto, who was seen as a pioneer of the ‘bossa nova’ genre, has died aged 88. With classic ...
The sound is classic circa ’65 bossa nova and the kids are mad for it. They raise smartphones and voices to sing every word, all but drowning out the pretty girl from Iceland rolling her big eyes and ...
Spokeswoman Annette Keen said: “Based in Brighton, Jason's focus is on jazz, swing, Latin, bossa nova, and gypsy jazz guitar. He has played at many jazz festivals, venues and clubs both in the UK and ...