Off a long-awaited album by one of the most ebullient cats in jazz, we start the 817th Episode of Neon Jazz with a track from Nanny Assis's Rovanio. From there, we remain in a bossa nova groove with ...

Nanny Assis is a Brazilian treasure — best known as a percussionist, he’s also a soulful vocalist, a great guitarist and a blossoming composer. Assis moved to New York City in 1999 and has ...

Here's a new release on Blue Toucan Records, a label that has a positive way with Brazilian jazz, and has an impressive roster of artists in this genre. Singer/percussionist/composer Nanny Assis has ...

Singer, percussionist, songwriter and Bahia native Nanny Assis will be performing with his trio for the opening show of White Plains’ JazzFest 2019. Over the course of his career Assis has performed ...

Musician Nanny Assis had to leave his native Brazil to discover how much he loved its music. The drummer grew up surrounded by Brazilian music, but preferred playing rock ‘n’ roll and jazz. He only ...

STAMFORD -- Kenny Green and Nanny Assis knew early on that they had one thing in common. They were the only men in a sea of women who consistently brought their children to the school bus stop on ...

Scott Kettner & Frank London put together their collective groups to bring you the hottest party north of Brazil. From the amphetamine party hyper frenetic dance beats of Frevo, the soundtrack to ...

A slew of Grammy-winning jazz artists are coming to Pompano Beach for the Sea of JazzFest this Friday and Saturday at the Pompano Beach Amphitheatre. Christian McBride, Ken Peplowski, the Clayton ...

Jazzstock will present The Requinte Trio on Thursday, Sept. 13, at 8 p.m. at The Senate Garage, 4 N. Front St., Kingston. The group features vocalist Janis Siegel, Nanny Assis providing drums, ...