Sérgio Mendes and Brasil 2012

Sérgio Mendes and Brasil 2012 will perform pop-inflected Brazilian jazz, favoring bossa nova crossed with jazz and funk. His five decade career has seen over fifty-five releases, a wide span of top hits, and some intriguing collaborations and genre blends.
Mendes’ long string of successes starts with 1966’s breakthrough hit “Mas Que Nada” and continues through “The Look of Love” (1968) and “Never Gonna Let You Go” (1983), leading to his recent collaboration with the Black Eyed Peas, a wildly popular… Show more hip-hop flavored re-recording of “Mas Que Nada.” Throughout the years he has worked with a variety of other artists from across the music spectrum, including Erykah Badu, Jill Scott, Justin Timberlake, and Stevie Wonder, while experimenting with soul, hip-hop, and R&B. Most recently Mendes was nominated for a 2012 Academy Award for Best Original Song as co-writer of “Real in Rio” from the animated film Rio. With such a variety of awards and experiences under his belt, it’s clear that Sérgio Mendes is an enduring artist with a true love for his craft. Details: mountbakertheatre.com

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