K-Ximbinho participated along with other musicians from the 1950s and 1960s in a process aimed at modernizing the samba and choro in the introduction of various jazz.elements into Brazilian traditional styles. This blending of different musical genres, known at the time as "samba-jazz" or "choro jazz" was not limited to mixing rhythmic, harmonic and melodic elements, but also in the negotiation of present expressions, images and ways from North-American culture in Rio de Janeiro in a pre Bossa Nova era. It's possible to verify on the covers of albums recorded by K-Ximbinho that the negotiation between these two cultures is manifested in the form of images and texts meant to inform the consumer how each work was intended, highlighting the innovation of samba and choro and proposing the creation of this new musical style.
K-ximbinho; jazz; choro; musical iconography
