Brazilian bossa nova’s introduction to the U.S. thanks to composers Luiz Bonfá (Samba de Orfeu and Manhã de Carnaval), Antônio Carlos Jobim (Desafinado, Girl from Ipanema, Corcovado, etc.), and instrumentalists João Gilberto and Stan Getz literally transformed the jazz landscape overnight. For the past 50 years, casual straight-ahead jazz gigs have invariably featured at least … Continue reading Bonfa, Jobim, and Bossa Nova →