If there were to be a "Great Americas Songbook," surely the music of João Gilberto and Antonio Carlos Jobim would be at the top of the list. KPAC's James Baker listens back in this Momentos Musicales ...

She is the closest thing jazz has to a pop star, so there’s surely temptation to attempt a crossover, a big leap, a Shania-esque out-of-genre plunge into the mainstream. But despite the Lilith Fair ...

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Guitarist-composer Roberto Menescal is one of the bossa nova's pioneers. Though his songs were recorded by other artists years earlier, his first leadership album, A Nova Bossa, was released in 1964 ...

After 40 years and countless talent-free performances, it is hard to imagine how revolutionary bossa nova must have sounded to North American ears. But while that initial surprise is impossible to ...

Astrud Gilberto, the Brazilian singer best known for her smooth performance of "The Girl from Ipanema," has died at age 83. Paul Ricci, a family friend and musician, confirmed her death in a Facebook ...

Brasil is a country full of music. Samba, which was strongly influenced by African music, originated in Rio de Janeiro about 100 years ago Bossa nova, the focus of this hour, is basically a fusing of ...

Astrud Gilberto with Stan Getz on saxophone, 'Get Yourself A College Girl' (1964) Everett Collection Astrud Gilberto, who was just 22 years old when her lovely, laid-back and sultry vocals on the ...

There is so much music to catch up on as Austinites defrost from the flash freeze earlier this week. What’s better than thawing to some tunes after fleeing from the bitter cold? Lucky for us, this ...