Frogman indeed it will include Rio where my wife was raised and will include a stop in Bele Horizonte, Salvadore and maybe Curitiba. I will be certain to check out JazzMania in Copacabana among a few others. There is always a flurry of things to do and people to visit when we go and it will be non-stop I'm sure. Brazil is a wonderful place to visit the only problem is there is never enough time to do it all.
"Saudage" and the music of Brazil.
In spite of the frequent disappointment expressed here about the state of contemporary American jazz and pop, there are countries around the world, Brazil in particular, where creative music thrives. Brazil, as anyone who has spent anytime there knows, is a very sexy and soulful place where music takes a much more prominent role in the life of the average person than it does here in America. "Pop" music in Brazil has always had a level of sophistication almost unheard of in American pop. And man is it fun! Most American music lovers have at least some experience with the music of Antonio Carlos Jobim; other Brazilian personal favorites include: Vocalist Ellis Regina, soulfulness personified. If "Fascinacao" ("Fascination") from her recording "Personalidade" doesn't move you, have your vitals checked. Milton Nascimento, if only American pop where one-half this hip. "Yaurete", "Miltons". And for the really far out, multiinstrumentalist/composer Hermeto Pascoal; revered by giants such as Miles and Shorter has recorded some of the most creative and interesting boundary shattering stuff you will ever hear. Care to add to the list?