Welcome! We've added another new recommended album to our Beyond Brazil section. It's Music Soup Organ Trio's Upbeat Mood. We have all the details and a sample track to give you a taste of their music. That section now features 297 albums we recommend from the world of music beyond Brazil, nearly all with sample tracks. Recent additions include Jazz is My Lifestyle by vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Gunhild Carling and her big band; Maria Schafer's Here for You; Pony Boy All-Star Big Band's This is Now; and Gino Amato's Latin Crossroads. Topping our New Releases section is Carol Saboya's Outro Tom: Canções de Antonio Adolfo. We have complete information plus a sample track. That section features 191 Brazilian music albums, all with sample tracks. Recent additions include Enrico Granafei's It's Hard to Say Goodbye with special guests Claudio Roditi and Mike Longo; Livio Almeida's Brasília Sessions; Paula Maya's Rio de Janeiro; and Antonio Adolfo's Love Cole Porter. The latest addition to our Audio Archives section is our 31-minute feature on Felipe Salles' South American Suite. It was originally broadcast May 7, 2008. When you visit the Archives, you can listen to extended features on 218 Brazilian albums, features on 38 Beyond Brazil albums, interviews, tributes to musicians and composers, and much more. Thanks for checking out this website. Please spend a little time exploring our features, listening to some sample tracks, and digging into our archives (you can always return to this page by clicking on our logo at the top of every page). As always, if you like what you find here we hope you'll tell your friends about it. Thanks!

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April 5, 2019 – Daniela Soledade is a new and compelling voice on the Brazilian musical landscape, one both fresh on the ears and blessed with authentically deep roots. Her family line includes her father Paulinho, an artist-producer whose résumé includes work with Ivan Lins and Gilberto Gil, and her grandfather Paulo, a composer during the pioneering phase of bossa nova. “I grew up in Rio,” Daniela explains, “in a family of musicians... Read more

Here are earlier sneak previews of new albums by:
• Fato
• Hamilton de Holanda & Yamandú Costa
• Jon Gold
• André Vasconcellos
• Joe Carter
• Pascalito
• Luiz Simas
• Harvey Wainapel

June 22, 2019 – GUAI is a sensational singer emerging on the Brazilian music scene. Her debut album, Dama de Paus (Queen of Clubs), originally released in 2017, is superb. We're not alone in that assessment. Music legends Roberto Menescal, Carlos Lyra, Ivan Lins, and Nelson Faria have all praised it. Lins said, “No doubt it is a super album. GUAI is an outstanding singer.” Faria said, “When I listened to your album, I fell for it... It's a masterful production with great sound, and it swings like crazy... Read more

Here are two more Discovery Artists:
• Rodrigo Garcia Lopes
• Rubens Figueiredo

Interview with Karrin Allyson
June 2, 2024 – A Kiss for Brazil, the new Brazilian album by jazz singer Karrin Allyson, was released May 17 on Origin Records. The five-time GRAMMY® nominee is joined by special guest Rosa Passos with Rafael Barata on drums, Vítor Gonçalves on piano and accordion, Yotam Silberstein on guitar, and Harvie S on bass. We talked with Karrin about her new album... Read more

Here are other special features:
• Remembering Sérgio Augusto
• Incredible gift from the Brazilian Guitar Quartet
• Remembering Tom Jobim
• Interview with Antonio Adolfo
• The story of “Mas que Nada”
• Paula Morelenbaum interview
• BOSSAlibre

Artist Profiles are biographical sketches of Brazilian musicians and composers—and other artists noted for performing Brazilian music. They are listed in alphabetical order by first name. Click on a name to read a profile. Read more

Oct. 19, 1913 – Vinícius de Moraes
Oct. 21, 1917 – Dizzie Gillespie
Oct. 22, 1928 – Clare Fischer
Oct. 23, 1945 – Ernie Watts
Oct. 24, 1956 – Odair Assad
Oct. 26, 1942 – Milton Nascimento
Oct. 28, 1911 – Nelson Cavaquinho
Oct. 29, 1926 – Zoot Sims
Oct. 29, 1940 – Sergio Augusto
Oct. 30, 1947 – Tutty Moreno
Oct. 31, 1937 – Claudette Soares
Oct. 31, 1962 – Raphael Rabello
Nov. 2, 1883 – João Pernambuco
Nov. 5, 1931 – Sebastião Neto
Nov. 7, 1903 – Ary Barroso
Nov. 12, 1941 – João Nogueira
Nov. 12, 1943 – Claudio Slon
Nov. 12, 1964 – Cristina Azuma
Nov. 15, 1956 – Celso Fonseca
Nov. 21, 1947 – Alcione
Nov. 22, 1905 – Francisco Soares de Souza
Nov. 25, 1924 – Paul Desmond
Nov. 28, 1934 – Gato Barbieri
Nov. 29, 1902 – Armando Neves
Dec. 2, 1948 – Toninho Horta
Dec. 3, 1961 – Marcelo Frommer
Dec. 5, 1947 – Egberto Gismonti
Dec. 9, 1957 – Everton Gloeden
Dec. 10, 1940 – Nazaré Pereira
Dec. 13, 1912 – Luiz Gonzaga

Tracks
01 – Outro tom
02 – Até que venha o amor
03 – Silêncio da aldeia
04 – Carola/Acalanto
05 – Aonde você vai
06 – Deixa a fonte despejar
07 – Por que é que você se esconde?
08 – A cada dia que passa
09 – Já é hora
10 – Alegria de carnaval
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Tracks
01 – Claudinho
02 – Night train
03 – Pia
04 – Medo de Amar
05 – L'ultima cialda
06 – Calabrossa
07 – What goes around comes around
08 – Amico
09 – Blusette
10 – To my lady
11 – It's hard to say goodbye
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Tracks
01 – Sambasus
02 – Partido Cerrado
03 – Brasília afro samba
04 – Folhas secas
05 – Rocks in my path (Pedras no caminho)
06 – Ditmas Avenue
07 – Um girassol da cor do seu cabelo
08 – Q train samba (Sambete do trem Q)
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Tracks
01 – Rosalie
02 – Vivo sonhando
03 – Rio de Janeiro
04 – Iemanjá (Flores do mar)
05 – Mulher
06 – A beleza
07 – Água Sagrada
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Tracks
01 – Easy to love
02 – Ev'ry time we say goodbye
03 – I concentrate on you
04 – I love you
05 – I've got you under my skin
06 – Just one of those things
07 – Love for sale
08 – Night and day
09 – So in love
10 – You do something to me
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Tracks
01 – Vã revelação
02 – Pérolas
03 – Para me entender
04 – Inverno de nós dois
05 – Nosso cais
06 – Uma noite com você
07 – Romántico calor
08 – Será
09 – Chão de nuvem
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Karrin Allyson, A Kiss for Brazil
Cliff Korman, Bossas & Ballads
José Gobbo Trio, Current
Sarah McKenzie, Without You
Luiz Millan, Brazilian Match
Diego Figueiredo, My World
Ted Falcon, Tô Chegando
Antonio Adolfo, Bossa 65: Celebrating Carlos Lyra and Roberto Menescal
Ben Sher, Samba for Tarsila
Scott Mayo, Meu Brasil
Duduka Da Fonseca & Quarteto Universal, Yes!!!
Lívia Nestrovski & Henrique Eisenmann, Nação
Clarissa Bruns, Tua Pele
Nate Najar, Jazz Samba Pra Sempre
Daniela Soledade, Pretty World
Cliff Korman, Brasilified
Antonio Adolfo, Octet and Originals
João Luiz, From Spain to São Paulo
Hendrik Meurkens/The WDR Big Band, Samba Jazz Odyssey
Rique Pantoja, Live in Los Angeles
Natalie Cressman & Ian Faquini, Auburn Whisper
Katherine Farnham, Alquimia
Sergio Pereira, Finesse
Danilo Brito & João Luiz, Esquina de São Paulo
Lee Hutchinson & Matheus Fonseca, Brazilian Beat
Marcos Ariel, Piano Blossoms
Antonio Adolfo, Jobim Forever
Carlos Barbosa-Lima & Johannes Tonio Kreusch, Manisero
Karuna Shinsho, To Love Again
GUAI, Capitania
JOMORO, Blue Marble Sky
Diego Figueiredo, Antarctica
Zoe Scott, Shades of Love
The Brazilian Trio, Águas Brasileiras
Diego Figueiredo, Compilation
Antonio Adolfo, BruMa: Celebrating Milton Nascimento
Fato, Claro_Movimento
Daniel Silva, Minas Under Traffic
Albare, Albare Plays Jobim
Miguel de León, Malandro
Daniela Soledade, A Moment of You
Masha Campagne, Like Water, Like Air
Antonio Adolfo, Samba Jazz Alley
GUAI, Dama de Paus
Benji Kaplan & Rita Figueiredo, Benji & Rita
John Finbury and Thalma de Freitas, Sorte!
Carlos Barbosa-Lima, Delicado
Ken Peplowski and Diego Figueiredo, Amizade
Quaternaglia Guitar Quartet, Four
Duo Violão + 1, História do Choro
Natalie Cressman & Ian Faquini, Setting Rays of Summer
Mark Morganelli & the Jazz Forum All-Stars, Brasil!
Choro de Lá pra Cá, Choro de Lá pra Cá
Fato, Próximo: Grupo Fato Ao Vivo + Convidados
Roger Davidson Quartet, Music from the Heart
Dee Bell, Lins, Lennox, & Life
Coelho & Ridnell, Sunny Day
Abelita Mateus, Mixed Feelings
Antonio Arnedo, Benjamim Taubkin, João Taubkin, Sérgio Reze, Fronteiras Imaginárias
Daniel Santiago, Union
Antonio Adolfo, Encontros – Orquestra Atlantica
Duduka Da Fonseca Trio, Duduka Da Fonseca Trio Plays Dom Salvador
Alexandra Jackson, Legacy & Alchemy
Daniel Santiago & Pedro Martins, Simbiose
Luiz Simas, Transparências
Mario Adnet & Paulo Jobim, Jobim: Orchestra & Guests
Hamilton de Holanda Quintet, Casa de Bituca: The Music of Milton Nascimento
Roger Davidson Trio with Hendrik Meurkens, Oração para Amanhã
Paulinho Garcia, How Do You Keep the Music Playing?
Antonio Adolfo, HYBRIDO – From Rio to Wayne Shorter
Sandy Cressman, Entre Amigos
Ricardo Silveira & John Leftwich, Cosmos
Clarice & Sergio Assad, Relíquia
Carla Hassett, +Blue
Marcos Amorim, Sea of Tranquility
Brazzamerica, Brazzamerica
Ricardo Bacelar, Concerto para Moviola/ Ao Vivo
Mark Isbell, Encontro
Renato Braz, saudade
Antonio Adolfo, Tropical Infinito
Carol Saboya, Carolina
Eduardo Belloni, Back to the Beginning
Cristina Braga & Brandenburger Symphoniker, Whisper
Paulinho Garcia & Friends, Aquarela
Daniela Mercury, Virtual Vinyl
Trio da Paz, 30
Various, Piano in the House

Five-time GRAMMY® nominee Karrin Allyson who has recorded a new Origin Records album, A Kiss for Brazil, will perform Dec. 18 at the Drake, 44 N. Pleasant St., Amherst, MA. Visit www.thedrakeamherst for more information and tickets. Karrin Allyson's website is karrin.com.

Vocalist Dani Gurgel and pianist/composer Débora Gurgel have a full weekend of shows and workshops November 15-17: Nov. 15, 7:30 pm, at Dinkelspiel Auditorium, Stanford University, Stanford, CA. Dani and Débora play the music of their DDG19 Big band with the Stanford University Big Band. Visit live.stanford.edu for more information and tickets. Nov. 16, 2:00-4:00 pm, at a private home in Berkeley, CA. “Vocal Workshop: The Brazilian Accent for Singers.” For details and reservations, email cressmanmusic@mac.com. Nov. 16, 7:30 pm, at The Sound Room, Oakland, CA. The DDG4 (quartet) with Dillon Vado (drums) and David Belove (bass)... Read more

The Sons of Brasil will perform perform: Nov. 17, 7:00-9:30 pm at Corvino Supper Club, 1830 Walnut St., Kansas City, MO. Nov. 24, 6:00-8:30 pm, at Westport Coffee House, 4010 Pennsylvania Ave, Kansas City, MO. Members of the band are Stan Kessler (trumpet and flugelhorn), Roger Wilder (piano), Greg Whitfield (bass), Doug Auwarter (drums), and Gary Helm (percussion). The band's website is www.thesonsofbrasil.com.

Brazilian musician Luiz Simas has released his new song and music video honoring the indigenous peoples of Brazil. “Canção dos Povos Originários” (Song for the Original Peoples) was recorded in New York, Rio de Janeiro, and Porto Alegre, with Simas on piano, vocals and keyboards, Carlos Malta on flute, Julia Haughton on vocals, and Paulo Roberto Brandão on additional... Read more

Seven-time GRAMMY®-winning saxophonist Paul Winter and Brazilian pianist Henrique Eisenmann have released their performance of three new compositions, Three Orcas Island Songs, from their recent concert on Orcas Island, Washington. “Lamento de Aioca” is named for the Goddess of the Waters in the Yoruba tradition of the people in the Northeast of Brazil. “Pina” is a song by Henrique inspired by and dedicated to legendary choreographer... Read more

The Brazilian recorder quartet Quinta Essentia Quarteto has a new YouTube channel. The channel presents several performances by the quartet, including the Ária from Bachianas Brasileiras Nº 5 by Heitor Villa-Lobos. The channel is found here. The quartet's website is www.quintaessentia.com.br.

Here are 297 albums we recommend from the world of music beyond Brazil: Music Soup Organ Trio, Upbeat Mood; Gunhild Carling Big Band, Jazz is My Lifestyle!; Maria Schafer, Here for You; Pony Boy All-Star Big Band, This is Now; Gino Amato, Latin Crossroads; Hyeseon Hong Jazz Orchestra, Things Will Pass; Alexis Cole and the Taipei Jazz Orchestra, Jazz Republic: Taiwan, the United States, and the Freedom of Swing; Natalie Jacob, Sooner or Later; Brian Landrus, Brian Landrus Plays Ellington & Strayhorn; Karen Mack, Catch & Keep; Amber Weekes, A Lady with a Song: Amber Weekes Celebrates Nancy Wilson; Isrea Butler, Congo Lament; Kiki Valera, Vacilón Santiaguero; Chad Edwards, Wyoming Roads; Carl Clements, A Different Light; Nancy Erickson Lamont, Through the Passages; Jazz at the Ballroom, Flying High: Big Band Canaries Who Soared; Dave Schumacher & Cubeye, Smoke in the Sky; Foreign Affair Trio, Sous Le Vent; Håkon Skogstad, 8 Concepts of Tango; Tony Monaco Trio, Over and Over; Albare, Beyond Belief; Lori Bell Quartet, Recorda Me: Remembering Joe Henderson; Doug MacDonald, Sextet Session... Read details and hear sample tracks

Randy Morse produced and hosted the weekly radio program The Best of Brazil from 1999 through 2010. Many of the features from the program are archived here, organized by category and broadcast date... Read more

Here are links to the websites of 318 bands and musicians, listed in alphabetical order by first name.
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Here are links to the websites of 106 record labels, listed in alphabetical order.
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