In this video ... Alexandra Jackson pays tribute to the Godmother of Samba by performing her BIG HIT, "Sonho Meu" at Club France - French National Olympic House during the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games. Joining Alexandra on stage during the Rio2016 Olympics were some of Brazil's greatest musicians: Daniel Jobim, Teo Lima, Paulo Calasans, Leo Amuedo, Marcelo Mariano, André Siqueira, Diogo Gomes, Danilo Sinna, Gilmar Ferreira, Chris Walker, Max Viana ... and our late partne

Alexandra Jackson performed at multiple venues in Rio de Janeiro during the 2016 Rio Olympics. In this video, Alexandra pays homage to Dona Ivone Lara with the song, "Sonho Meu." ALEXANDRA JACKSON: LEGACY & ALCHEMY is available NOW! Order your copy on iTunes, Amazon, and/or CD Baby. ENJOY THE VIDEO! ©COPYRIGHT 2016 - LEGACY AND ALCHEMY LLC #Brazilmusic #GermanPavilion #Music #LegacyandAlchemy #Samba #QueenofSamba #DonaIvoneLara #Tribute #Homage #MyDream #SonhoMeu

Legendary Brazil icon Robertinho Silva is an idol of drummer Vince Wilburn (Nephew of Miles Davis). With the encouragement of Vince ... Executive Producer Robert Hebert invited Robertinho to play drums on Corcovado. Listen to "Quiet Nights, Quiet Stars" (Corcovado) on our album, ALEXANDRA JACKSON: LEGACY & ALCHEMY. © Copyright 2018 - Legacy and Alchemy LLC #Brazil #Music #RobertinhoSilva #Jazz #Corcovado #QuietNights #MilesDavis #LarryWilliams #Drums #Icon #Brazilianlegend

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Daniel Jobim, grandson of Tom Jobim, plays piano and records "A Felicidade" at Visom Digital in Rio de Janeiro! The song was played in the Brazilian film, Black Orpheus. Listen to the full track of "A Felicidade" on the album! ALEXANDRA JACKSON: LEGACY & ALCHEMY is available NOW! Order your copy on Amazon, Spotify, and CD Baby. ENJOY THE VIDEO! © COPYRIGHT 2018 - Legacy and Alchemy LLC #Music #Brazil #AFelicidade #TheHappiness #DanielJobim #JobimLegacy #TomJobim #ViniciusdeMo

During International Jazz Day 2018 in Rio de Janeiro, Alexandra Jackson, rehearsed "A Felicidade". Listen to the full track on our album, ALEXANDRA JACKSON: LEGACY & ALCHEMY! Order your copy NOW! © COPYRIGHT 2018 - Legacy and Alchemy LLC #Music #Brazil #AFelicidade #ViniciusdeMoraes #TomJobim #Jazz #InternationalJazzDay #RiodeJaneiro

In order for Alexandra Jackson to sing "Tudo Que Voce Podia Ser" in Portuguese, Brazilian singer, Paula Santoro coaches Alexandra during the February 2016 vocal session. The album, ALEXANDRA JACKSON: LEGACY & ALCHEMY is available now on iTunes, Amazon, Spotify, and CD Baby. Order your copy NOW! ©Copyright 2018 - Legacy and Alchemy LLC #Music #Brazil #PaulaSantoro #Alexandrajackson #TudoQueVocePodiaSer #Coach #Session #Recordingsession #February2016

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Here's a clip of executive producer Robert Hebert and maestro Charles Floyd are reviewing the Bossa Nova Noites Orchestra's work on "Brazilica" in Rio de Janeiro. ALEXANDRA JACKSON: LEGACY & ALCHEMY is available NOW! Order your copy now on iTunes, Amazon, Spotify, and CD Baby! © COPYRIGHT 2018 - Legacy and Alchemy LLC #Music #Brazil #Brazilica #ChicagoJazz #Chicagojazz #riodejaneiro #AlexandraJackson #CharlesFloyd #RobertHebert

It is Brazilian music folklore that almost 40 years ago, the great Gilberto Gil paid homage to the legendary Chicago band Earth, Wind & Fire with the classic "Palco." Arthur Maia is the most storied Bass player in Brazil music history, and has played and recorded "Palco" with Gilberto Gil for over 30 years. "Palco" is a masterpiece ... and Arthur's bass playing on the track and live in concert is iconic. For our project, we wanted to pay homage to Gilberto Gil by exposing "Pa

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In this video, Alexandra Jackson talks about the history behind our single, "All One." This track continues to be our breakout HIT! Listen to the track when you order your copy of our album, Alexandra Jackson: Legacy & Alchemy, available NOW! © COPYRIGHT - Legacy and Alchemy LLC #AllOne #AlJarreau #OscarCastroNeves #Music #Brazil #BossaNova #Jazz #Interview #AlexandraJackson #MPB #RecapofAllOne

The great Paulo Calasans is featured on two songs on the album: "Amazon Farewell" and "Veleiros Negros". He also performed with Alexandra Jackson during the Rio2016 Olympics. Check out Paulo here on "Tudo Que Voce Podia Ser" ... during rehearsals! Enjoy the video! ALEXANDRA JACKSON: LEGACY & ALCHEMY is available NOW! Order your copy on Amazon, iTunes, Spotify, CD Baby! © COPYRIGHT 2018 - Legacy and Alchemy #Brazil #Music #Jazz #TudoQueVocePodiaSer #Amazon #CDBaby #Spotify #iT

"Corcovado" is playing on the radio NOW! We recorded all our tracks in April 2015; and recorded our vocal sessions with Alexandra Jackson in February 2016. Check out this promo for the track. © COPYRIGHT - Legacy and Alchemy LLC #Brazil #Music #Corcovado #QuietNights #Jazz #MilesDavis #IvanLins #AntonioCarlosJobim

© Silvana Marques (from the personal archives at Dona Ivone Lara's website) DONA IVONE LARA In December 2015 at the VISOM Studio in Rio de Janeiro, Dona Ivone Lara recorded her final performances. She recorded her classics: "Sonho Meu" and "Força da Imaginação" for Alexandra Jackson's "ALEXANDRA JACKSON: LEGACY & ALCHEMY" music album. "Sonho Meu" pays homage to the first 100 years of Samba. The track features Pretinho da Serrinha and Max Viana (whose father Djavan previously

"STAGE" ("Palco" composed by Gilberto Gil) English "Stage" Lyric by Darryl Tookes Publisher: Preta Music Inc. 1981 -- Music from the album, ALEXANDRA JACKSON: Legacy & Alchemy THE BACK STORY On her debut album, Alexandra Jackson invited Earth, Wind & Fire (EWF) Grammy, Rock and Roll, and Songwriter Hall of Fame members: Larry Dunn and Al McKay to join her on "Stage". Track 9 on the album, this is the first-time English homage to Gilberto Gil's 1981 Brazil classic "Palco" ...

Legacy and Alchemy presents the first Hit Single of the album, Alexandra Jackson: Legacy & Alchemy ... "ALL ONE". This funky jazz track features the late, Al Jarreau with Larry Williams and Bossa Nova's Oscar Castro-Neves. HISTORY BEHIND THE TRACK: The memory of Oscar Castro-Neves is at the very soul of this project. Because of Oscar this project exists. Project Executive Producer / Producer Robert Hebert was introduced to Oscar in 2010. Oscar embraced Robert, and to a very

Maestro Larry Williams talks about his experience on "All One" and what it means to him and the late Al Jarreau and the late Oscar Castro-Neves "All One" was one of our first big singles! ALEXANDRA JACKSON: Artist / Co-Lead Vocalist Al Jarreau: Duet Vocalist Oscar Castro-Neves: Guest Appearance (on Vocals) Executive Producer: Robert Hebert Produced and Arranged by Larry Williams Vocals Co-Produced by Chris Walker Players: Al Jarreau (Duet Vocal), Larry Williams (Keyboards

Album Track from the "Alexandra Jackson: Legacy & Alchemy" album: https://store.cdbaby.com/cd/alexandrajackson4 Musicians in Video: ALEXANDRA JACKSON Teo Lima: Drums Marcelo Mariano: Bass Andre Siqueira: Percussion Leo Amuedo: Guitar Marco Brito: Piano Paulo Calasans: Keyboards Danilo Sinna: Tenor Sax BACK STORY The original track was recorded for the iconic 1972 Clube da Esquina album featuring MILTON NASCIMENTO, LO BORGES and other legendary Minas Gerais musicians.

Far from the first and certainly not the last declaration of love for Brazilian music, more precisely to the part that is called melodious and elegant, like this music itself, in a word: bossa-new. Nevertheless, it is this project that amazes many. Probably the first thing that catches your eye is the scale. Work on it was more than three years. The project involved about 150 people, including along with musicians and sound engineers. The recordings were performed in six citi