Riofonic” is Minnozzi’s homage to the music, the band and the people of Rio for all that they have given her over the years ...

But, for example, at church I could not wear my hair as I do today; to have an Afro hairstyle wasn’t cool." His brand of jazz is heavily influenced by Brazilian rhythms - but not the samba and ...

The pianist leads his ensemble in two suites of his own and the final commissioned work of the great jazz composer Carla Bley ...

With exposure to the different styles such Jazz, Funk, Latin, Gospel and inspired from being ... Funk and R&B is the result of her working with several Afro-Brazilian and African bands and playing ...