Bossa Nova is a Brazilian blend of Samba and Jazz from the beaches of Rio de Janeiro.
Though it is from the 1950s and 60s, Bossa Nova is still the world’s most popular music after the Beatles. It was first popularized globally through New York City’s Carnegie Hall.
Bossa Nova NYC
2022
Bebel Gilberto
Bebel Gilberto, Guilherme Monteiro and DJ Gaspar Muniz play Bossa Nova and Brazilian Jazz at Nublu in the East Village on Sun, Feb 13 at 8pm & 10pm. $40. 🇧🇷
NYC Bossa Nova Venues
Carnegie Hall in Midtown, Manhattan occasionally presents Bossa Nova.
The Year in Bossa Nova NYC
January Bossa Nova NYC
2022
Tom Jobim
Antônio Carlos Jobim, one of the principle founders of Bossa Nova, was born in Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on January 25, 1927.
July Bossa Nova NYC
2022
Brasil Summerfest
The Brasil Summerfest culture festival is usually in July.
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Fleur Seule sings “Latin Love Songs” at Birdland in Hell’s Kitchen on Thu, Oct 14 at 8:30pm. From $20. 🇧🇷🇨🇺🇵🇷
Barbara Martínez sings Flamenco Jazz and Bossa Nova at Drom in the East Village on Thu, Sep 30 at 7pm (6:30pm doors). $10 🇦🇷🇻🇪🇪🇸
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Sunday, March 19, 2023
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Alexandra Jackson Brazilian Bossa Nova at City Winery
HUDSON SQUARE; Mon, Jan 7, 2019; Brazilian bossa nova jazz live music ~ A tribute to 60 years of bossa nova by a powerful blues and jazz singer with a band of great guest artists
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Tropicália legend Tom Zé brings Brazilian Bossa Nova to Pioneer Works
Tuesday, April 17, 2018
PIONEER WORKS
Red Hook, Brooklyn
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Brasil Summerfest 2017
Central Park Summerstage, Nublu, NaturaBrasil, Brooklyn Public Library, The Archway, David Rubenstein Atrium, Joe’s Pub, Museum of the Moving Image, The Django, Hester St
Manhattan & Brooklyn
August 5 – 13, 2017
Angelica de la Riva
The Brazilian opera singer and American Jazz singer reprise the collaborations of Frank Sinatra and Antônio Carlos Jobim
Sheen Center
Fri, June 10, 2016 at 8pm
Rosa Passos sings romantic Brazilian Bossa Nova ballads
One of Brazil’s great romantic bossa nova singers
Blue Note Jazz Club
Greenwich Village, Manhattan
June 6 – 8, 2016
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Bossa Nova is Samba Jazz
Bossa nova washed up from the beaches of Rio de Janeiro in the 1950s. A 1962 concert at Carnegie Hall brought Bossa Nova to the world.