All in Bossa nova
Online concert with pianists Cassio Vianna, Jasnam Daya Singh, and Kerry Politzer for an evening honoring three living legends of Brazilian jazz piano: João Donato, Hermeto Pascoal, and Dom Salvador. The pianists will perform with various guests, and the event will be hosted by Allen Thayer, host of KMHD’s The Brazilian Beat. This event has been funded by the Regional Arts and Culture Council (RACC).
There’s something really comforting about a cover song — familiar while still feeling fresh, soothing and confounding at the same time. As a collector and lover of Brazilian music and music inspired by Brazilian sounds, I pulled together a (nearly) two-hour mix of some of my favorite Brazilian covers of international pop and rock hits . . .
Check out a bunch of The Ambassador’s mixes and radio shows on Mixloud
Tune-in weekly to “The Brazilian Beat” at 89.1 FM or KMHD.org every Saturday 9-11 AM PST
I sat down with Oliver Wang a couple weeks ago to talk about one of my favorite albums of all-time, Joao Gilberto’s self-titled 1973 album aka his “white album.”
