Multi-GRAMMY Winner Eliane Elias Returns to Bossa Nova Roots on 'Quietude'
A showcase of Eliane’s sensuous Portuguese vocals, Quietude arrives after two brilliant recordings that reveal what an adventurous, multifaceted artist she is. 2019’s Love Stories featured soft-focused classic songs and originals mostly sung in English and arranged with full orchestral momentum.
Joaq Bosco LEGEND OF BRAZIL Comes to Birdland, April 16 - 20
JOAO BOSCO and his very talented band of Guto Wirtti on Bass, Kiko Freitas on Drums, and Ricardo Silveira on Guitar, arrive from Rio and bring  the exciting rhythms of Samba and Bossa Nova to the  Birdland  stage with influences of Rock and Roll, Jazz, and other ethnic cultures such as, Arabic and African. The basic ingredient of his music is Samba, Brazil's cultural own. While singing in Portuguese, Bosco makes you feel that the sound of his words are as important as their meaning.
BWW Previews: GAROTA DE IPANEMA, O MUSICAL DA BOSSA NOVA Opens in Sao Paulo With Songs That Marked One of the Most Important Movements of Brazilian Popular Music
The bossa nova guitar chords are unmistakable. One of the most influential movements of Brazilian popular music, which has revealed great names such as Vinicius de Moraes, Tom Jobim and Joao Gilberto, gives the rhythm to the musical 'Garota De Ipanema, O Musical Da Bossa Nova', which premieres September 22 Teatro Opus, at Shopping Villa Lobos, in Sao Paulo. The show has stories and images that represent the whole history of Bossa Nova and its importance for Brazilian music. Project of Aventura Entertainment, directed by Sergio Modena and musical direction by Delia Fischer, brings great names of the musical scene.
VIDEO: Silva Unveils Music Video for 'Feliz e Ponto'
For Brazilian singer Silva, an entire planet is behind his third full-length album, Jupiter (Six Degrees Records). A dreamy collection of pop songs inspired by bossa nova, R&B, electronica and hip-hop, the 27-year-old from EspÃrito Santo in Southeastern Brazil has dedicated this record of love songs to his favorite bright spot in the sky. Click below to watch the single 'Feliz e Ponto' from the album!
Brazil's SILVA to Release JUPITER Album This March
For Brazilian singer Silva, an entire planet is behind his third full-length album, Jupiter (Six Degrees Records). A dreamy collection of pop songs inspired by bossa nova, R&B, electronica and hip-hop, the 27-year-old from EspÃrito Santo in Southeastern Brazil has dedicated this record of love songs to his favorite bright spot in the sky. The album is set for release in the US on March 11, 2016.
Brazil's SILVA to Release JUPITER Album This March
For Brazilian singer Silva, an entire planet is behind his third full-length album, Jupiter (Six Degrees Records). A dreamy collection of pop songs inspired by bossa nova, R&B, electronica and hip-hop, the 27-year-old from EspÃrito Santo in Southeastern Brazil has dedicated this record of love songs to his favorite bright spot in the sky. The album is set for release in the US on March 11, 2016.
Kurt Elling Celebrates New Album PASSION WORLD at Birdland This Week
Kurt Elling, the preeminent male vocalist in jazz, released Passion World - his fifth album from Concord Records - yesterday, June 9. For his most ambitious project yet, Elling casts his net far and wide around the globe, using songs rooted in Iceland (Bjork's 'Who Is It') to Ireland (U2's 'Where The Streets Have No Name'), France (Edith Piaf's 'La Vie En Rose') to Brazil (Dorival Caymmi's 'Voce Ja Foi a Bahia?') and beyond, to explore the passionate forces that shake our souls. Elling - a Grammy Award winner and 10-time Grammy Award nominee - will launch Passion World with a weeklong engagement at Birdland Jazz Club (315 West 44th Street in Manhattan) this week, June 10-13. Visit BirdlandJazz.com for more information.
Kurt Elling to Celebrate New Album PASSION WORLD at Birdland, 6/10-13
Kurt Elling, the preeminent male vocalist in jazz, will release Passion World - his fifth album from Concord Records - on June 9. For his most ambitious project yet, Elling casts his net far and wide around the globe, using songs rooted in Iceland (Bjork's 'Who Is It') to Ireland (U2's 'Where The Streets Have No Name'), France (Edith Piaf's 'La Vie En Rose') to Brazil (Dorival Caymmi's 'Voce Ja Foi a Bahia?') and beyond, to explore the passionate forces that shake our souls. Elling - a Grammy Award winner and 10-time Grammy Award nominee - will launch Passion World with a weeklong engagement at Birdland Jazz Club (315 West 44th Street in Manhattan) from June 10-13.