Meet An “Amazing" Whose Creativity As A Brazilian Jazz Artist Is

Sergio Mendes, at 79, released a new album, “In The Key of Joy,” and will no doubt resume touring (as he has done for decades) once the pandemic allows. Sergio’s masterful renditions, from the upbeat to the soulful, of his beloved Brazilian rhythms, as well as those of jazz, are no surprise to those of us who grew up with “Brazil 66.”

But did you know that Sergio originally trained to be a classical pianist? It is only as Sergio discovered jazz, just as bossa nova was becoming popular, that he turned his creativity to Brazilian jazz, of which he is considered the undisputed master.

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