Latin Grammy nomination

Well, I am very happy indeed..my latest CD, Roda Carioca, has been nominated to the 2006 Latin Grammys as Best Latin Jazz Record. For me this is a big honor and I am very grateful to all who have supported my music. If you have not yet heard the new CD, you can listen to samples of all the tracks (and also purchase the CD) at this link.
Obrigado!
JSN

Recording in Salvador

In Salvador, I spent 4 days in the Planeta Água recording studio, owned and operated by the singer and pianist Guilherme Arantes. I was working on a new CD by singer Heather Davis. we had a great group of baiano musicians, including the great guitarist Luiz Brasil, drummer Cesinha, bassist Fernando Nunes and other great folks.

Here is a picture of Guilherme Arantes, Heather davis and me in front of Guilherme's very nice Steinway grand piano. You can access his studio's website here.


Drummer Cesinha, Guilherme Arantes, Heather Davis, me and bassist Fernando Nunes.


Luiz Brasil, Heather and myself.

back to the blog...

I really have to apologize to all those who have returned to this blog and have not found any new posts since July...I had an amazing summer, and most of it was so busy that I did not keep up my promise to blog as I should have.
Anyway, in August I went to Brasil. I spent some days in Canavieiras, south of Bahia State, a beautiful city with amazing beaches and a historical past, going back to the old days of cacao exports. here are some pictures:


This is a view of the Pardo River from the Canavieiras harbor. You can see a statue of Iemanjá, the Queen of the Oceans, and also the boat "Fortaleza", where we went for a very nice ride all the way to the mouth of the river.


Fishing boats in Canavieiras and the most beautiful clouds I have ever seen...


This is a sample of the architectural style of most old houses in Canavieiras. Many of them have statues decorating their facades. These are remnants of the days of glory of the cacao trade...


Old growth mangrove trees, a very rich environment for crabs, fish, shrimp and sea birds


The main church in Canavieiras

More to come...