When Sergio Mendes reflects on the amazing journey he calls life, from his formative years at the forefront of a bossa nova revolution through his Oscar-nominated work on "Rio" to the recent ...

Brazilian musician Sergio Mendes has died at age 83, his family confirmed in a statement. Along with his band, Brasil ’66, Mendes helped bring bossa nova music to the global mainstream in the 1960s.

Beloved bossa nova producer, composer, pianist and song interpreter Sérgio Mendes has died at 83. The legendary Brazilian superstar whose career spanned more than three dozen albums released across ...

He was the Brazilian music legend who brought bossa nova to a global audience in a career that lasted more than 60 years. In the past few days, tributes have been flooding in for legendary Brazilian ...

Sergio Mendes, the innovative and influential pianist, composer and arranger who was one of Brazil’s earliest contemporary crossover artists, died Thursday in Los Angeles, his family has confirmed. No ...

LOS ANGELES — Sérgio Mendes, the Brazilian bossa nova impresario and pianist who helped popularize the genre in the ‘60s and toured with Herb Alpert and Frank Sinatra, has died. The recording artist ...

The summer of 1958 was the season of bossa nova. Fifty years ago, a movement of melody, harmony, lyrics, and rhythm sent a fresh wave of sound throughout Brazil. In the years to follow, a small group ...

In a quaint bungalow humming with Portuguese, a cool breeze of lilting harmonies and rhythmic bounce invites a leisurely sway to the tranquility of bossa nova. It’s a modern take on a sound pioneered ...