In 1964, with America in the throes of Beatlemania, “The Girl from Ipanema” breezed into the Top Five and sparked the bossa nova craze. This unlikely hit was a collaboration between American tenor sax ...

Mario Bakuna and Roberto Manzin invite the audience to celebrate two of the most important artists of all time: the American saxophonist Stan Getz and Brazilian guitarist João Gilberto in a tribute to ...

Mario Bakuna and Roberto Manzin invite the audience to celebrate two of the most important artists of all time: the American saxophonist Stan Getz and Brazilian guitarist João Gilberto in a tribute to ...

TOKiMONSTA, the increasingly prominent LA producer and DJ, brings you this remix as a part of Verve Remixed: The First Ladies, a forthcoming compilation of contemporary producers remixing classic ...

Here’s the thing with Brazilian bossa nova standards: They were pretty much written with the idea in mind that other artists should be encouraged to put their own spin on them. Take the ubiquitous ...

Kali Uchis has shared her version of “Desafinado,” the bossa nova and jazz standard that was popularized by Stan Getz and Joao Gilberto in the early 1960s. Uchis’ song will appear on the upcoming ...

Earlier this month, news arrived of the soundtrack for the forthcoming Minions movie, The Rise Of Gru. It was produced by Jack Antonoff and primarily features artists covering ’70s tracks: St. Vincent ...

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Her English-language cameo on the song, which became an all-time standard, made her a worldwide voice of bossa nova. By The Associated Press Astrud Gilberto, the Brazilian singer, songwriter and ...

Astrud Gilberto, the Brazilian singer, songwriter and entertainer whose off-hand, English-language cameo on “The Girl from Ipanema” made her a worldwide voice of bossa nova, has died at age 83.

NEW YORK — Astrud Gilberto, the Brazilian singer, songwriter and entertainer whose off-hand, English-language cameo on “The Girl from Ipanema” made her a worldwide voice of bossa nova, has died at age ...