There are a lot of alternative music genres out there that are waiting to be explored. One of my favorites is bossa nova, a type of Brazilian samba and jazz mix. You can hear its roots in percussion ...

Blame it on the Beatles. That’s how Brazilian-born musician and composer Orlando Haddad, 61, explains his leap from Beethoven to rock. “I studied classical piano from the age of eight,” says Haddad, a ...

ON THE BEAT: Just in time for the warm-weather months, Marti Jones has gone bossa-nova on her first solo album in nine years. The cleverly titled “You’re Not the Bossa Me” won’t be jarring to longtime ...

Five decades ago the first recording featuring the bossa nova beat created by guitarist João Gilberto was released in Brazil. The record wasn’t by an artist who’s now commonly associated with the ...

The Beatles in Bossa Nova is the brainchild of Patricia King and Orlando Haddad, conceived during a road trip chasing the solar eclipse in 2017. “We just started talking about it,” said Haddad who, ...

Lucas Santtana is a Brazilian artist who has been hiding in plain view for years. I came across a record by Santtana back in 1999, EletroBenDada, which updated the experimental and political pop music ...

Bossa Nova legend João Gilberto died at his home in Rio de Janeiro on July 6 at the age of 88. Together with composer Antônio Carlos Jobim, Gilberto pioneered a “new wave” in Brazilian popular music ...

After 16 years, the preschool show The Backyardigans has finally had its musical genius recognized. Much like the Little Einsteins theme song experienced a viral nostalgia resurgence via remixes ...

Bossa Nova is music to C-House's ears. That's why the downtown restaurant is putting the Brazilian experience into their new brunch menu. C-House Restaurant, located in the Affinia Chicago Hotel (166 ...