Savassi Festival New York

A ten-year-old Brazilian music festival makes its New York debut with more than a week's worth of workshops and gigs, celebrating some of the nation's leading composers in a jazz context. See ny.savassifestival.com.br for the full lineup, which includes bassist Leonardo Cioglia's homage to Milton Nascimento (Sept 17), pianist Vitor Gonçalves's tribute to Hermeto Pascoal (Sept 19), and gigs focused on the repertoires of Toninho Horta and Paulo Moura (Sept 20 and 23, respectively).