Isabella Mendes and Friends publicity photo

Isabella Mendes and Friends Perform ‘Sounds of Brazil’ at the Levitt Pavilion in Westport

Isabella Mendes & Friends will perform “Sounds of Brazil: Featuring Women in Brazilian Jazz” from 7 to 8:30 p.m., Sunday, July 21 in an outdoor concert at the Levitt Pavilion for Performing Arts in downtown Westport. — an announcement from the Levitt Pavilion

Singer, songwriter, composer, pianist and educator Isabella Mendes, is quickly becoming one of New Haven and Hartford County’s top Brazilian, jazz, pop, entertainers in the industry. Her sound is an eclectic mix of American Jazz Standards, authentic Bossa Nova, Brazilian jazz, with a hint of pop in her original songs. Isabella has earned an impressive list of accomplishments well beyond her years. Mendes has performed with top notch musicians such as Adriano Santos, Itaiguara Brandão, Paul Lieberman, Ali Ryerson, to name a few.