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Blame It on the Bossa Nova: Jazz Samba's 50th Birthday

Chris McGowan | Posted 04.17.2012

Read More: Joao Gilberto, Buddy Deppendschmidt, Stan Getz, Brazil, Bossa Nova, Jazz Bossa, Girl From Ipanema, Charlie Byrd, Jazz Samba, Desafinado, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Creed Taylor, Brazilian Music, Brazilian Jazz, Samba, Arts News
Chris McGowan

2012-04-17-StanGetzJoeCharlie111111.jpg Stan Getz and Charlie Byrd's album Jazz Samba, which launched the bossa nova craze in the United States, celebrates its 50th anniversary this month.

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Rio De Janeiro And The "Waters of March"

Patrick McGinnis | Posted 05.26.2012

Read More: Aguas-De-Marco, Saudade, Brazil, Rio De Janeiro, 2016 Rio De Janeiro Olympics, Rio De Janeiro-Brazil, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Slidepollajax, Tom Jobim, Travel News
Patrick McGinnis

This is the rainiest month in Rio and the waters that wash away the residue of Carnival also usher in the school year, a return to work and all of the things that September means for Americans.

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Conversations With John Waite, Jason Reeves, and Tom Moon, Plus Friday's Free George Harrison Concert

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Ian Hunter, The Babies, Danielle Leverett, Kevin Hanson, Army Wives, Alison Krauss, Etta James, Tina Turner, Behn Gillece, Marty Robbins, Humble Pie, Mathbox 20, Mike Frank, Colbie Caillat, Otis Redding, The Beatles, Return to Forever, Carson Daily, John Waite, Gabe Dixon, One Tree Hill, Ken Caillat, McDonald's, Ella Fitzgerald, Fleetwood Mac, Johnny Marr, Mtv, The Rolling Stones, Sam & Dave, Melody Gardot, Holly Knight, Bbc, Wayne Shorter, Frankie Lane, Kyle Cook, George Harrison, The Ink Spots, Led Zeppelin, Michael Blue, Bob Dylan, Keith Richards, Bad English, George Lopez, Radio Caroline, Jason Reeves, Polly Anthony, Kara DioGuardi, Peter Frampton, The Black Keys, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Tgif, James Taylor, Adam Smith, The Fractals, Rockline, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

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Dog Ears Music: Born in January Playlist

Phil Ramone and Danielle Evin | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: John McLaughlin, Django Reinhardt, Etta James, Robby Krieger (the Doors), Josef Suk, George Martin, Max Roach (With Clifford Brown), Danielle Evin, Music, John Lydon (the Sex Pistols), Elvis Presley, Janis Joplin, mp3s, Warren Zevon, Brian Hugh Warner (Marilyn Manson), Donald Fagen (Steely Dan), Jimmy Page (Led Zeppelin), Phil Ramone, Telly Savalas, David Bowie, Pat Benatar, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Rod Stewart (Faces), Dog Ears, Allen Toussaint, Entertainment News
Phil Ramone and Danielle Evin

This week, we feature music by Elvis Presley, David Bowie, Pat Benatar, Etta James, and more.

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Four Horns, One Siren: Black Bear Combo and the Rebecca Sullivan Quintet

Robert Rodi | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Rob Pleshar, John Tate, Sub T Lounge, Blossom Dearie, Jazz Showcase, Gerald Bailey, St. Vincent, Thelonious Monk, Rhinoceros Theater Festival, Matt Ferguson, Rebecca Sullivan, Black Bear Combo, Wicker Park, Doug Abram, Boygirlboygirl, Irving Berlin, Josh Moshier, Jeremy Cunningham, Joe & Wayne Segal, Mike Allemana, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Dersu Burrows, Andrew Zelm, Ehsan Ghoreishi, Chicago News
Robert Rodi

On a frigid December night I squeezed into the Sub T Lounge in Wicker Park to warm up beneath the undulating Balkan rhythms of Black Bear Combo.

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Two Musical Giants Left Us On December 8: Lennon & Jobim

Chris McGowan | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Leonard Feather, Beatles, Getz/Gilberto, John Lennon, Bossa Nova, Girl From Ipanema, Jazz Samba, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Tom Jobim, Aguas De Marco, Chega De Saudade, Desafinado, Black Orpheus, Music, Entertainment News
Chris McGowan

Their songs were the soundtracks for generations who lived during days when it seemed as though anything were possible and a great leap forward was about to occur.

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Bossa to Brass: Jazz with Paulinho Garcia, Grazyna Auguscik and Brian O'Hern's Model Citizens

Robert Rodi | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Glenn Miller, Grazyna Auguscik, Paulinho Garcia, Artie Shaw, The Beatles, Model Citizens, Frederic Chopin, Brian O'Hern, Marcos Valle, Vinicius De Moraes, Victor Young, Gallery Cabaret, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Ned Washington, Katerina?S, Chicago News
Robert Rodi

Paulinho Garcia, the Brazilian-born Chicago guitarist and vocalist, is one of the city's -- if not the country's -- major interpreters of the classic Brazilian repertoire.

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"Einstein on the Beach": A Roasted Playlist for David Hasselhoff

David Wild | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: The Cadillacs, Amsterdam, Chicago, Moody Blues, Bob Seger, Katy Perry, Counting Crows, Surf Punks, Darius Rucker, David Hasselhoff, Comedy Central, Lyle Lovett, Pavement, Don Henley, David Hasselhoff Roast, Frank Sinatra, Beach Boys, Snoop Dogg, Barney, First Class, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Eddie From Ohio, Brad Paisley, Morrissey, Lou Reed, Blotto, Entertainment News
David Wild

Until he has his own 24-hour Hoff-story Channel, here's a playlist for an iconic lifeguard who somehow keeps floating towards the top.

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Brazil's Hidden Magical Music Festival

Chris McGowan | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Leo Gandleman, Vassouras, Music Festivals, Brazil, Villa-Lobos, Paraiba Valley, Choro, Cristina Braga, Festival Vale Do Cafe, Jongo, Calango, Maculele, Afro-Brazilian, Folia De Reis, Rio De Janeiro, Turibio Santos, Caxambu, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Victor Biglione, Brazilian Music, Travel News
Chris McGowan

One of the best music festivals in Brazil, or the world for that matter, is one that few people know about. The Festival Vale do Café (the Coffee Val...

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Forty Years On, Frank Sinatra's Great Lost Album Finally Surfaces

Tony Sachs | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Claus Ogerman, Nirvana, Paul McCartney, The Carpenters, Reprise Records, Stan Cornyn, Eumir Deodato, The Beatles, Concord Records, Twyla Tharp, Come Fly Away, Duke Ellington, Sgt. Pepper, John Denver, Bossa Nova, Frank Sinatra, American Idol, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Jimi Hendrix, Warner Reprise, Entertainment News
Tony Sachs

It's been almost a dozen years since Frank Sinatra, the singer, actor and entertainer, breathed his last. But while Ol' Blue Eyes may be copping the eternal nod, the Frank Sinatra industry is alive, well and ring-a-ding dinging.

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First Nighter: Cabaret Thrushes Stacey Kent, Karen Oberlin Flying High and Low

David Finkle | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: 'Heart & Soul: A Centenary Celebration of Frank Loesser, Birdland, Stacey Kent, Frank Loesser, Jon Weber, Betty Huttonf, Gordy Johnson, Gene Lees, Jean-Luc Godard, The Oak Room at the Algonquin, Jim Tomlinson, Breathless, Karen Oberlin, Blue Note, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Art Hirahara, Jean Seberg, Entertainment News
David Finkle

Joy infuses everything that Stacey Kent sings with a vocal zing -- which she's showing off this week as part of her current stateside tour.

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White Light/White Heat: A Fan's Playlist For The Great Betty White

David Wild | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Michael Jackson, Art Blakey, Procol Harum, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Velvet Underground, Neil Young, Hot in Cleveland, Crazy Horse, Big Star, Cream, Jeff Bridges, TV Land Awards, Graham Parker, David Bowie, Billy Idol, Betty White, Pink Martini, T-Rex, Todd Rundgren, The dB's, Betty, U2, Grandmaster Flash, Cat Stevens, Saturday Night Live, It's a Beautiful Day, Antonio Carlos Jobim, The Jazz Messengers, Sue Ann Nivens, Gym Class Heroes, Dido, Danny Elfman, Entertainment News
David Wild

Here's one lifelong fan's loving playlist for this enduring comedy icon who turns our world on with her own "White Light/White Heat" -- the one and only Betty White.

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An Interview with Herb Alpert & Lani Hall

Tony Sachs | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Laura Nyro, Carmen McRae, Crosby Stills & Nash, Music Business, Nancy Wilson, Sergio Mendes, Barbra Streisand, Sam Cooke, Stan Getz, Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass, Judy Garland, Herb Alpert, A & M Records, Miles Davis, Concord Records, Lambert Hendricks & Ross, Cannonball Adderley, Irving Berlin, The Beatles, Michael Shapiro, June Christy, Hal Gaba, Joao Gilberto, Joni Mitchell, Ruth Olay, Frank Sinatra, Lani Hall, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Jerry Moss, Entertainment News
Tony Sachs

Last Herb and Lani re-emerged, hitting the road for a series of low-key shows which were recorded for the newly-released Anything Goes -- the first time they've ever collaborated musically.

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Blame It on the Bossa Nova: 50 Years of Sublime Music

Chris McGowan | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Stan Getz, Brazil, Bossa Nova, Girl From Ipanema, Charlie Byrd, Jazz Bossa, Desafinado, Jazz Samba, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Brazilian Music, Samba, Tom Jobim, Mpb, Rosa Passos, Chega De Saudade, Leila Pinheiro, Celso Fonseca, Carlos Lyra, Entertainment News
Chris McGowan

Bossa Nova has been celebrating its fiftieth birthday in grand style this year, with commemorations having taken place in Brazil, the U.S. and other countries.

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11 Years After His Death, "New" Music From Frank Sinatra

Tony Sachs | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Music Business, Warner Bros., Bono, Paul Anka, Reprise Records, Glen Campbell, Las Vegas, Record Stores, Don Costa, Music Retail, Concord Records, Frank Sinatra Enterprises, New Jersey, Music Downloads, Irving Berlin, Duke Ellington, Capitol/EMI, John Denver, New York Times, Capitol Records, Frank Sinatra, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Jimmy Webb, Warner Reprise, Atlantic City, Entertainment News
Tony Sachs

Three new releases, Live At The Meadowlands, My Way, and Classic Sinatra II should please hardcore fans and newbies alike.

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