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Astrud Gilberto, singer of ‘The Girl from Ipanema,’ passes on at 83

Astrud Gilberto, the Brazilian singer, songwriter and entertainer whose off-hand, English-language cameo on “The Girl from Ipanema” made her a worldwide voice of bossa nova, has died at age 83

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The recording made at NYC's Village Gate during the summer of 1961, when the John Coltrane quartet was joined by Eric Dolphy, was thought lost until it was discovered in the New York Public Library.

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Saturday, June 10 2 a.m.
Annette Lowman Trio
Vino Veritas Wine Bar and Bottle Shop, 7835 SE Stark St, Portland, OR 97215, USA
Saturday, June 10 2:30 a.m.
Joel Ross Quartet
The 1905, 830 N Shaver St, Portland, OR 97227, USA
Saturday, June 10 2:30 a.m.
The Sounds of Afrolitical Movement
Portland Playhouse, 602 NE Prescott St, Portland, OR 97211, USA
Saturday, June 10 3 a.m.
Greaterkind x Spoiler Room
Historic Alberta House, 5131 NE 23rd Ave, Portland, OR 97211, USA
Sunday, June 11 12 a.m.
JSO Honors Hall of Fame Voices A benefit for Jazz Society of Oregon's Cathedral Park Jazz Festival
Alberta Abbey, 126 NE Alberta St, Portland, OR 97211, USA

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