I have known and played with these brilliant musicians on and off since the late and early eighties. And why is Brazilian music so compatible and attractive to jazz players? Because it contains a very ...

His brand of jazz is heavily influenced by Brazilian rhythms - but not the samba and bossa nova that most people are familiar with. His hometown Recife – in the north-eastern state of Pernambuco ...

For his upcoming album, named Brazilian Muse, Arie collaborated with musicians/friends such as Bassist Carlitos ... The album sound ranges from light Jazz-Fusion to World Brazilian to Funky ...

Playing classical, jazz and Brazilian music; it’s like something that mixes inside of you. It’s difficult to define, to have a description of what this music looks like. For me, it’s a way ...