So can you tell my listeners how Brasiliana came about, the album? Because it's a very interesting project.

Yeah, it is an interesting project and one that I never really thought would happen.

It came about because I've had this budding interest in Brazil most of my life.

It started when I was a little kid.

My mom had some Jobim records, and I just kind of studied the album cover and thought he looked kind of mysterious and interesting, and Jobim didn't sound like a name that was familiar.

And then as I got older and started studying music and guitar specifically, which is my instrument, I had a guitar teacher that got me into jazz.

And Brazilian music is part of the jazz repertoire.

And that's a wonderful thing.