In this first part of the Bossa Nova piano series, we dive into the rhythmic foundation that defines the style. Drawing from ...

Stephen Johnson’s breezy Nu Bossa sound comes to Woodstock, mixing Brazilian rhythms with the kind of sound-expanding sensibility he has carried from new wave and world music. Sit back and relax with ...

Bossa nova, like the Great American Songbook, defined an era while simultaneously providing a style and repertoire for future development. Although many compositions by Antonio Carlos Jobim, Joao ...

Five decades ago the first recording featuring the bossa nova beat created by guitarist João Gilberto was released in Brazil. The record wasn’t by an artist who’s now commonly associated with the ...

Nobody is sure just what it is, or even what its name implies: according to various experts, the Portuguese slang expression bossa nova can mean “the latest thing” or “the new beat” or “the new ...

As a musical style, bossa nova has attracted followers from every continent. That said, its homeland Brazil still remains the epicentre of the sound, which can be traced to samba and jazz. Brazil is ...