STATEN ISLAND, NY — Too many fa-la-la-la's: Maybe if the retail/corporate world didn't launch the season the day after Halloween, Christmas music wouldn't be so stale when it finally limps into town.

In March, the Brazilian style of music known as bossa nova made an unexpected appearance on one of the year’s biggest hip-hop albums: Juice WRLD‘s Death Race for Love. Thank Tommy Brown. During a ...

With help from Finneas on guitar and backing vocals. By Glenn Rowley Billie Eilish unveiled an acoustic performance of her song “Billie Bossa Nova” on Monday (Dec. 20). In the clip, the newly brunette ...

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 ...

The best jazz bargain in town--John Pisano’s guitar jams at Spazio in Sherman Oaks--was especially rewarding Tuesday night. The ever-energetic guitarist, his versatility well-established over the ...

NPR: What do you hear as the links between bossa nova from Brazil and the West Coast cool jazz of Chet Baker? I think there are very obvious connections. Both records are records of covers. I'm just ...

With its dreamy lyrics and gentle sound, Brazilian bossa nova took over the world in the 1960s. After a spell in the wilderness of supermarkets and lifts, it's time to rediscover its beauty, writes ...