Legendary brilliant composer/vocalist/guitarist Joao Bosco is one of the main figures of the MPB (Música Popular Brasileira ) scenery.

Legendary brilliant composer/vocalist/guitarist Joao Bosco is one of the main figures of the MPB (Música Popular Brasileira ) scenery. His 2006 release Obrigada Gente! Ao Vivo (Universal Brazil) has sold over 100.000 copies in his homeland Brasil. In Europe he is still one of the 'secret pearls' of Brazilian singer-songwriter music to be discovered by a larger audience . Admired as a versatile vocalist and a dynamic performer. João Bosco has been noted for his singular fusion of Arab culture, Afro-American music and Brazilian styles bossa nova influenced by American jazz.The collaboration started when the NDR Big Band toured Brasil in 2007 and Stefan Gerdes of the NDR puts the story in his own words:'The first question we had to deal with was: how can you orchestrate the music of a man who is not only one of the greatest singer-songwriters, but who is also a fantastic guitarist and can easily enchant and electrify the audience alone, just by himself? We decided not to play background music for João but to somehow meet him in the middle: to combine his unique mixture of Samba, Rock and Jazz with the possibilities of a contemporary European Jazz orchestra and its individual soloists. With the help of Ney Conceição's groovy bass lines and Kiko Freitas' breathtaking and inspiring drumming the NDR Bigband sometimes really reached the energy of a steaming Samba band. This CD integrates a few of the many sides of João Bosco: his 'africanidade' - the afro-brazilian, samba based side, his Rock'n'Roll side, his wonderful sense for ballads and his astonishing talent as a Jazz singer: João can turn a song easily into a adventurous journey (just listen to his scatting on 'Desafinado').Another reason for the success of this CD is Steve Gray's incredible talent as an arranger and his empathetic abilities: Steve reached the core of things and turned it into something new.

Additional Details

Label: Yellowbird Records

Genre: Jazz

Run Time: 50 mins

Region: 0

Release Date: 01/01/19

UPC: 767522771626