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Sergio Mendes: The 60th Anniversary of Bossa Nova

Presented by Soka Performing Arts Center at Soka Performing Arts Center, Aliso Viejo CA

Sep 14 2019

Sergio Mendes: The 60th Anniversary of Bossa Nova

A legend of Brazilian music and one of the prime architects of the bossa nova revolution of the 1960s, pianist, composer and triple Grammy Award- winner Sérgio Mendes returns to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the intoxicating mix of jazz and pop.

“The sound of Brazilian musician Sergio Mendez has been a summer soundtrack for generations of listeners.” - NPR

Mendés first made an impact in collaboration with Antônio Carlos Jobim and Cannonball Adderley, and came to international stardom with his iconic band Brasil ’66. “The man who put go-go boots on Brazilian music and brought it to the world” (Billboard), Mendes jettisoned thoughts of a classical career when the distinctive jazz-meets-samba fusion called bossa nova began to ... view more »

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