Homenagem Brasileira featuring Sandy and Jeff Cressman will perform May 19, at Keys Jazz Bistro, 498 Broadway, San Francisco, CA. There will be two shows starting at 5:00 and 7:00 pm. For more information and tickets, visit keysjazzbistro.

Besides Sandy Cressman on vocals and Jeff Cressman on trombone, the band for both performances includes Murray Low on piano, David Belove on bass, and Dillon Vado on drums.

Sandy and Jeff Cressman's website is www.cressmanmusic.com.

The Sons of Brasil will perform May 26, 6:00-8:30 pm, at Westport Coffeehouse Theater, 4010 Pennsylvania Ave., Kansas City, MO.

Members of the band are Stan Kessler (trumpet and flugelhorn), Roger Wilder (piano), Greg Whitfield (bass), Doug Auwarter (drums), and Gary Helm (percussion).

The band's website is www.thesonsofbrasil.com.

Brazilian music legend João Bosco will perform a series of shows June 4 - 8 at Birdland jazz club, 315 West 44th St., New York, NY. The guitarist/vocalist has been loved in his home country for decades since the 1960s when he first began composing and performing. In the early 90s, Bosco mounted a major tour of the US and since then has become increasingly popular internationally, regularly performing at the prestigious Montreux Jazz Festival, among others.

Bosco is also one of Brazil's formidable songwriters. His music, though rooted in Brazil's classic samba and bossa nova traditions, combines rock, jazz, African sounds and other ethnic styles in an eclectic mix. With lyrics by poet Aldir Blanc, his songs are considered classics.

Bosco will perform with his regular band: Ricardo Silveira on guitar, Francisco “Kiko” Freitas on drums, and Gustavo Dellagerisi on bass.

For more information and tickets, visit birdlandjazz.com or call 212-581-3080. João Bosco's website is joaobosco.com.br

A Kiss for Brazil, the new Brazilian album by jazz singer Karrin Allyson will be released May 17 on Origin Records. The five-time Grammy® nominee is joined by special guest Rosa Passos with Rafael Barata on drums, Vítor Gonçalves on piano and accordion, Yotam Silberstein on guitar, and Harvie S on bass.

Allyson has many performances celebrating her new release scheduled over the coming months:

June 21, 6:00-8:00 pm, Twin Cities Jazz Fest.

June 25-26, 6:00 - 8:00 pm, Dimitriou's Jazz Alley, 2033 6th Ave., Seattle, WA.

July 12-13, 8:00-10:00 pm, Catalina's Bar & Grill, 6725 West Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, CA.

July 26-27, 6:30 and 9:30 pm, Jazz Forum, 1 Dixon Lane, Tarrytown, NY.

Sept. 21, 8:00-11:00 pm, The Folly Theater, 300 W. 12th St., Kansas City, MO.

Oct. 29-31, Nov. 1-2, 7:00-11:00 pm, Birdland, 315 West 44th St., New York, NY.

Allyson will also perform with Kenny Washington July 5-6, 5:00-10:00 pm, at the Sound Room, Oakland, CA.

More details about A Kiss for Brazil are at the Origin Records website, originarts.com. Karrin Allyson's website is karrin.com.

The Brazilian recorder quartet Quinta Essentia Quarteto has a new YouTube channel. The channel presents several performances by the quartet, including the Ária from Bachianas Brasileiras Nº 5 by Heitor Villa-Lobos. The channel is found here.

The quartet's website is www.quintaessentia.com.br.