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 ...

The songs of Ivan Lins are probably exceeded only by those of Antonio Carlos Jobim in the affection of jazz musicians. The reasons are easy to hear--lush harmonies, sweeping melodies, unusual song ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Sergio Mendes, the celebrated Brazilian musician whose 1966 hit “Mas Que Nada” made him a global superstar and helped launched a long, Grammy-winning career, has died after ...

Sérgio Mendes, a musician who emerged with Brazil's bossa nova movement in the 1960s and became an ambassador for that country's music around the world, died Thursday in his adopted hometown of Los ...