Sérgio Mendes, the Brazilian bossa nova impresario and pianist who helped popularize the genre in the ‘60s and toured with Herb Alpert and Frank Sinatra, has died. The recording artist died ...

OGDEN — The warmth of Brazil comes to chilly Ogden next week. February’s offering in the Excellence in the Community free concert series will be Evening in Brazil, a Utah band that performs bossa nova ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazilian composer and ...

Astrud Gilberto backstage at New York City's Birdland Jazz Club in 1964. Popsie Randolph/Michael Ochs Archives via Getty Images Astrud Gilberto didn’t set out to be an ambassador of bossa nova, the ...

When Sergio Mendes reflects on the amazing journey he calls life, from his formative years at the forefront of a bossa nova revolution through his Oscar-nominated work on "Rio" to the recent ...

On the 50th anniversary of the Bossa Nova, Jon Lusk charts its rise, from Rio's beaches to a cultural force that shaped politics and fashion If there's one style of music that people everywhere ...

Known as Beco das Garrafas, or “Bottles Alley,” the site earned its name because residents of the surrounding apartment buildings would hurl bottles into the alley in protest when the music became too ...

Deputies in Osceola County are looking to identify a man in a possible kidnapping attempt. FILE - Brazilian composer and pianist Joao Donato accepts the best latin jazz album award at the 11th Annual ...

RIO DE JANEIRORIO DE JANEIRO — Brazilian composer and pianist João Donato, who helped lay the groundwork for bossa nova but throughout his career defied confinement to any single genre, died Monday.

William Gregory Creasy (Left), Deonte Damonte Prophett (Middle) and Scott Aloysius Brown (Right). Read full article: 3 men arraigned on felony murder charges in execution of Oakland County business ...