Leo Gandelman has all but defined a style that, while unmistakably Brazilian at the core, masterfully blends carefully selected portions of jazz, funk, R&B and pop to create an effervescent new hybrid that shimmers with tropical passion as it burns with the urban energy of a new global music language. In a country famed for an abundance of world class musical talent, Gandelman has earned distinction rare for an instrumentalist, recording some of the best selling instrumental albums in the his...