The Fujitsu Concord Jazz Fest celebration of summery bossa nova, originally skedded as a June concert, finally nestled at Carnegie Hall, with an autumnal tribute to Antonio Carlos Jobim. With exotic ...

In 1965, jazz had a rare moment in the spotlight at the Grammy awards. Taking home album of the year at the 7 th annual award ceremony wasn't Barbara Streisand or Henry Mancini – although both were ...

This year is the 60th anniversary of the cool beat of bossa nova. What could that possibly have to do with the D.C. area? Well, it turns out that the album “Jazz Samba,” which introduced to the world ...

On Friday, April 6, saxophonist Dave Anderson passionately channels his idol in a concert titled “Remembering Stan — A Tribute to Stan Getz.” Filling out the quartet for this Santa Fe Music Collective ...

John Coltrane said it best: "We'd all like to sound like that if we could." Coltrane was talking about fellow tenor saxophonist Stan Getz, whose singularly beautiful sound and phrasing -- sensuous, ...

Released in 1964, the father of Brazilian bossa nova João Gilberto and famous American saxophonist Stan Getz collaborated to ...

A goodwill State Department trip to South America in 1961 made Charlie Byrd pay attention to the smooth sounds taking over Brazil. He brought them back, shared them with saxophonist Stan Getz and ...

This is music that may be impossible to listen to while remaining still. The instant Stan Getz and Laurindo Almeida take off with "Minina Moca" ("Young Lady"), the party's on. Although the ...

Historians and critics have pored over the recordings of these jazz greats like Miles Davis, John Coltrane and Stan Getz so exhaustively, it might feel like they've left no stone unturned. And yet, ...

In the 1960s, Brazil gave the world the bossa nova, a musical style based on the samba but about 10 times cooler and mellower, if that’s possible. And, amazing as it sounds, a girl from Ipanema really ...