Caminhos do Jazz with Katchie

Listen to this week's show An intriguingly multi-layered project, Beyond Bossa has unfolded over a number of years. The "beyond" in the title points in a few directions. A pianist, composer-arranger, singer (and dancer), Delia Fischer works across idioms: bossa nova, jazz, música popular brasileira (MPB), various types of Brazilian music, theater. Her recordings have earned her Latin Grammy nominations for Best Brazilian Album (MPB) in 2021 ( H.O.J.E. , Labidad Produções) and 2019 ( Tempo Minimo , Labidad Produções), among other accolades. Further extending the boundaries, she called upon a far-flung mix of colleagues and friends to contribute , remotely and in person. And Beyond Bossa is the first of Fischer's albums to offer lyrics in English...  Read more >> Photo credit: Nando Chagas Click here for the show archive.   Caminhos do Jazz with Katchie airs live on Saturday mornings at 10 Central.  KRTU 91.7 FM in San Antonio, worldwide at KRTU.org.

Listen to this week's show The name Brasuka ("Brazilian," informally) belies the cultural backgrounds of the Texas-based musicians in the group , while pointing to the thread that drew them together. Rosana Eckert (vocals and keyboards) is Mexican American, from the Rio Grande Valley, Ricardo Bozas (percussion and vocals) was born in Uruguay, Denny Robinson (piano and vocals) grew up in Cuba, Tom Burchill (acoustic and electric guitars and vocals) is from South Dakota, Brian Warthen (bass and percussion) is a Dallas native, Jose Aponte (drums and vocals) was raised in Puerto Rico. Guest artists include Columbian-born co-producer Daniel Pardo on flutes and melodica, Drew Zaremba on flute and tenor sax and Jeff Robbins on tenor saxophone. What do they have in common? Experience, expertise and affection for the music of Brazil. View the track list . The YouTube below introduces the ensemble and their debut release, A Vida Com Paixão (Outside In Music, 2021).

Listen to this week's show   Caraivana this week on Caminhos do Jazz. Here's how they describe themselves..." Caraivana : Coming from different cities in Brazil, the members of the group met one another in 2004 in Caraíva-Bahia , became friends, and--in a simple and unpretentious way--the band was formed." The musicians are Fábio Luna (flute, cavaco, voice), Alex Souza (voice, 6-string guitar), Douglas Lora (7-string guitar), Alexandre Lora (pandeiro) and Juninho Billy Joe (percussion) . The ensemble vibe is easygoing and their repertoire wide-ranging, with originals and popular favorites--samba, forró, choro and Brazilian popular music (MPB)... Read more here. Title / Time /   Year /  Artist / Album  /  Composer Clareou / 4:39 / 2021 / Caraivana / Clareou - Single / Serginho Meriti, Rodrigo Leite Sandra / 3:55 / 2021 / Caraivana / Caraivana Toca Gil  EP 1 / Gilberto Gil Expresso 2222 / 3:58 / 2021 / Caraivana / Caraivana Toca Gil  EP 1 / Gilberto Gil Aqu

Listen to this week's show Seven-string guitar ace Douglas Lora 's solo release, Choro! (and more) on this week's edition of Caminhos do Jazz. Check the interview with Lora on AllAboutJazz . For a taste of the new album, click below (YouTube).  Title / Time /   Year /  Artist / Album  /  Composer Assanhado - Jacob do Bandolim / 3:32 / 2024 / Douglas Lora / Choro! Vibrações - Jacob do Bandolim / 4:45 / 2024 / Douglas Lora / Choro! Odeon - Ernesto Nazareth / 4:08 / 2024 / Douglas Lora / Choro! Rosa - Pixinguinha / 4:18 / 2024 / Douglas Lora / Choro! Desvairada - Garoto / 3:18 / 2024 / Douglas Lora / Choro! Se Ela Perguntar / Dilermando Reis / 3:37 / 2024 / Douglas Lora / Choro! Frevo: Frevo: / 4:50 / 2023 / Brasil Guitar Duo (feat. Douglas Lora and João Luiz ) / Brasil Guitar Duo Plays Gismonti / Egberto Gismonti 7 Anéis / 8:56 / 2023 / Brasil Guitar Duo (feat. Douglas Lora and Joao Luiz) / Brasil Guitar Duo Plays Gismonti / Egberto Gismonti Jobim Medley: Mod

Listen to this week's show   Unwrapping the brand new disk from Marcos Valle on this week's show. We'll listen to it together. Playlist and credits are here . Check " Túnel Acústico," the title cut, below (YouTube).     Click here for the show archive.   Caminhos do Jazz with Katchie airs live on Saturday mornings at 10 Central.  KRTU 91.7 FM in San Antonio, worldwide at KRTU.org.   New! Read the Caminhos do Jazz column on All About Jazz. Focusing on Brazilian music and musicians in and outside of Brazil, Caminhos do Jazz follows paths that traverse the jazz landscape, conversing with creators and delving into recordings and performances (past and present) along the way...   ...follow us on  Facebook ,  Instagram , and  All About Jazz . W hile you're at it, why not support community radio by becoming a member of the station at  join.krtu.org ?  What's that catchy theme music for Caminhos do Jazz?  Damas Grátis  (Ladies Free) / 4:37 / 2007 /  Eduard

  Listen to this week's show   Dipping in to Noturno Copacabana this week on Caminhos do Jazz, guitarist-composer-singer Guinga 's deep blue-noir 2003 masterpiece. Check the title cut below.  An encapsulation of Francisco Bosco 's dark lyric is here . Wikipedia page on Guinga is here . Lyrics in Portuguese for the full album are here . Photo credit: Manfred Pollert .     Album Credits   Guinga's sixth album, released in 2003 by the Velas Recording Company. Artistic production by Paulinho Albuquerque , arrangements by Paulo Aragão and Lula Galvão , and special appearances by Leila Pinheiro , Fátima Guedes , Quarteto Maogani and Ana Luiza .     Guinga - acoustic guitar (all tracks except 12); vocals (track 11)  Lula Galvão - acoustic guitar (tracks 1, 2 and 9); acoustic guitar (tracks 4, 5, 7, 10, 11 and 13) Jorge Helder - bass (all tracks except 12 and 13)  Carlos Malta - flutes (tracks 1, 3, 5, 8, 10, 11 and 14)  Paulo Sérgio Santos - clarinet (tracks 1, 2,