Results for "Joao Bosco"

Joao Bosco

Born: July 13, 1946

Acclaimed Brazilian Guitarist Ricardo Silveira Releases 'Solo' On Moondo Music

April 20, 2021

Renowned Brazilian guitarist Ricardo Silveira released his first solo album, aptly titled Solo (April 16, 2021, Moondo Music LLC). Silveira is a prolific recording and performing artist in both Brazil and the United States. He has worked with a Who’s Who of legendary Brazilian artists, and he has recorded over a dozen albums as a leader ...

2020: The Year in Jazz

by Ken Franckling
January 2, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic put the jazz world in a tailspin, just like the world at large, in 2020. And there is plenty of uncertainty going into the new year about what “new normal: might emerge from the darkness. International Jazz Day, like so many other things, became an online virtual event this time around. Pianist Keith ...

Alfredo Chacon: Bossing in the Rain

by Edward Blanco
April 9, 2020

Multi-instrumentalist and Latin-jazz star Alfredo Chacon presents a Brazilian-tinged package of light bossa nova and Afro-Cuban rhythms on the sensational Bossing in the Rain, adding to his ever-growing list of music as a leader and sideman. A major voice in the Latin jazz genre, and fixture in the Miami jazz scene, Chacon honed his skills on ...

Maria Pia De Vito: Bergamo Jazz and Beyond

by Libero Farnè
February 27, 2020

Non tutte le cantanti, attraverso l'espressione interpretativa, riescono a mettere in piena evidenza il mondo socio-culturale che sta all'origine delle singole canzoni da loro proposte. Proprio questa sembra essere la preoccupazione irrinunciabile di Maria Pia De Vito, che col suo lavoro ha sempre teso a esaltare l'interconnessione, strettissima, indispensabile, fra il livello colto e quello popolare, ...

João Bosco Quartet at Soresina Jazz Festival 2019

by Danilo Codazzi
May 7, 2019

Mari Kimura: Voyage Apollonian

by Neri Pollastri
July 10, 2018

Vionista giapponese dedita alla ricerca, Mari Kimura è nota per lo sviluppo dei subarmonici, che produce attraverso alcune tecniche sulle corde, e per l'interazione che opera tra il suo strumento e il computer. Pratiche che in questo disco in solo mette a frutto confrontandosi con un repertorio che, accanto a sue composizioni, vede anche brani di ...

Mônica Vasconcelos: Brazil Songs of Resistance

by Duncan Heining
October 3, 2017

A tanned, beautiful young woman in a skimpy bikini walks through the lapping sea waters on the edge of a sun-soaked beach. Soft music plays, its shifting beat following her footsteps. It's a cliché, of course, but a powerful one when it comes to thoughts (male, mainly) of Brazil and its music. UK-based Brazilian ...

Tito Mangialajo Rantzer e il Questionario di Proust

by Paolo Peviani
August 31, 2016

All About Jazz Italia: Il tratto principale della mia musica. Tito Mangialajo Rantzer: Che sia sincera e con lo sguardo verso l'ignoto e il rischio. Ma anche che sia in qualche modo legata alla tradizione, al suono di quella musica che chiamiamo jazz, della quale sono terribilmente innamorato. AAJI: La qualità che ...

Carol Saboya: Carolina

by Mark Sullivan
May 5, 2016

Classic samba from enchanting Brazilian vocalist Carol Saboya and a first-rate band. It's a family affair, with her father, pianist/composer Antonio Adolfo in charge of piano and arrangements. He is working with his regular band, so the arrangements fit like a glove. The core repertoire is unimpeachable, with three songs by the legendary Antonio Carlos Jobim ...