
Stumbling on the internet, I found my way to this little treasure; the Bossa Nova playlist which has now become the soundtrack to my summer. Each of the songs embody the smooth, exotic, Brazilian sound that belongs exclusively to Bossa Nova (which, if you didn't know, is a type of Brazilian music that sounds very similar to Jazz) and each is amazingly wonderful. While it's a little different than what I, or the other writers, usually post, it's worth the download if you're not one of those people that stick to one genre and you like to experiment [...]

Image from Inga Scholes Herbie Hancock, ft. Luciana Souza : Amelia [ purchase ] Dianne Reeves : River [ purchase ] Cassandra Wilson : For The Roses [ purchase ] Call this entry Jazz Does Joni, Part Two; The Vocalists. On my last post I focused on tunes that ripped [...]

Filed under: All That Jazz Cultural critic Terry Teachout recently wrote an article in the Wall Street Journal titled 'Can Jazz Be Saved?' It caused a stir among jazz musicians, critics, cognoscenti and fans. There's even Twitter campaign to prove Teachout wrong (use #jazzlives if you want to Tweet live). The thrust of the early part of the piece quotes jazz audience statistics collected by the National Endowment of the Arts and the U.S. Census Bureau about the median age of the jazz audience getting older and the number [...]

Luciana has a captivating voice, perfect for the slow burn repertoire on her latest album The New Bossa Nova , released last summer. Light some candles, pour some wine. Luciana Souza, You And The Girl download: You And The Girl official

. What lies lurk in kisses. ~ Heinrich Heine ~ . " Kisses. 2007. " 01. Tom Ze - Quero sambal meu bem Soul Jazz Records Presents Tropicália: A Brazilian Revolution in Sound (Soul Jazz, 2006) 02. Quarteto Em Cy & Tamba Trio - Agua De Beber Bossa Nova Singers (2007) 03. Antonio Carlos Jobim - Lamento [...]

I haven't written much about Jazz for a while, but the truth is that the Jazz world is thriving and it's really good to see that. I see a broader appreciation for Jazz even though many of the greats have passed on. There isn't a day that passes by where I don't find myself wanting to look for other jazz lovers and see their reactions when they describe how a certain song makes them feel. I love it. I was sitting with a nice older lady at a Border's talking about her favorite 50s Ella Fitzgerald LPs and her sharing almost [...]