Joao Gilberto

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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John Mayer & Martin Guitar: Chats With Chris Martin & Fred Greene, Plus Chatting With Alyssa Graham (Video Exclusives)

Mike Ragogna | Posted 03.25.2012

Read More: Jesse Harris, Merle Haggard, Neil Young, Joan Baez, The Kinks, The Avett Brothers, John Mayer, The Beatles, Keefus Ciancia, Serge Gainsbourg, Bryan McCann, Seth Avett, Joao Gilberto, David Piltch, Michael Jerome, Meshell Ndegeocello, Chris Martin, Steven Elliot, Leave It to Beaver, Billie Holiday, Jane Birkin, Nick Drake, Doug Graham, Alyssa Graham, Chris Bruce, Carole King, Bob Dylan, Chet Baker, David Garza, The Mamas & the Papas, Martin Guitar, Francoise Hardy, Craig Street, Greg Gold, Video, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

Here Fred Greene goes into Martin's new John Mayer Signature Guitar and explains what it is that separates it from all others.

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An Unusual Rio de Janeiro: From Favela Babies to Portinari

Karin Badt | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Brazil, Rio Hiking, Resin, Brazilian Music, Sao Bento, Blue Parallel, Centro CUltural Banco Do Brasil, Carnival, Escher, Avenida Rio Branco, Carmen Miranda, Surf, Rio De Janeiro, War and Peace Panels, Don Joao VI, Joao Gilberto, Copacabana, Favelas, Parque Das Ruines, Samba, Portinari, Unape, Corcovado, Furtado, Chico Cesar, Marisa Monte, Santa Marta, Martinalia, Travel News
Karin Badt

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HuffPost Review: Michael Jackson's Vision, Plus A Conversation With Brazilian Sensation Bebel Gilberto

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Michael Jackson, The Jacksons, Magic Johnson, Julianna Neves, Bebel Gilberto, Prince, Eat Pray Love, Closer, Martin Scorsese, Gal Costa, Vincent Price, Bjork, George Wendt, Steven Spielberg, The Mills Brothers, Lisa Marie Presley, Gilberto Gil, David Francis, Ella Fitzgerald, Joao Gilberto, The Jackson 5, Entourage, Iman, Billie Holiday, Sex in the City, Bossa Nova, Simon & Garfunkel, John Travolta, Chris Tucker, Paul McCartney, Naomi Campbell, Nip/Tuck, Amoeba Records, Michael Jordan, Eddie Murphy, Kings of Convenience, Duke Ellington, Fats Waller, Marlon Brando, Macaulay Culkin, Lionel Hampton, Carlinhos Brown, Wesley Snipes, Miucha, Sadé, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

This 35-track, triple disc DVD collection is such an important and significant pop-culture package that it might scare your unsuspecting holiday recipient into thinking you're saying something more than merely Happy Whatever.

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Still Awesome After All These Years: An Interview With Producer Phil Ramone

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Eric Clapton, Brian Wilson, Kenny Loggins, Radio City Music Hall, Anne Murray, Pet Sounds, Paul McCartney, Kris Kristofferson, Paul Simon, The Beach Boys, George Martin, Danielle Evin, Stan Getz, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Musicares, Billy Joel, Shelby Lynne, The Beatles, Dusty Springfield, Nikki Yonofsky, Dawn Langstroth, Phil Ramone, Ella Fitzgerald, Elton John, Joao Gilberto, Karen Carpenter, Burt Bacharach, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

Over the years, this innovative producer and engineer has been at the board behind many classic records, earning fifteen Grammy awards.

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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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