Bossa Nova Longplay: Getz/Gilberto and Bossa Nova Rio de Janeiro

press release: Please join UW Latin American, Caribbean and Iberian Studies Program for the LACIS Lunchtime Lecture, Tuesdays 12:30pm-1:30PM - 206 Ingraham Hall.

This talk reassesses the iconic bossa nova album Getz/Gilberto fifty-five years after its recording, and considers the combination of musical, cultural and social factors that allowed this beautiful music to emerge in the Rio de Janeiro of the late 1950s and early 1960s. Bossa Nova Rio was a period of optimism and innovation, and its creative energies continue to inform Brazilian and global culture.

Bryan McCann is professor Latin American History and Chair of the History Department at Georgetown University. He is Past President of BRASA (Brazilian Studies Association) and has written widely about Brazilian culture and history. His latest book is João Gilberto and Stan Getz’s Getz/Gilberto, part of the 33 1/3 series from Bloomsbury Press.