Brazilian pianist, composer and arranger, Sérgio Mendes became famous for the
crossover between bossa nova and jazz, which earned him many successes with his
various groups. Born in Niterói opposite Rio de Janeiro on February 11, 1941,
the son of a physicist, Sérgio Santos Mendes studied piano at the conservatory
and witnessed the emergence of bossa nova before becoming part of it, playing
with the master Antônio Carlos Jobim. He formed a first group, Sexteto Bossa
Rio, which produced the instrumental album Dance Moderno (1961), and traveled to
the United States where he collabor...