Novo Tempo is translated from Portugese as “new times.” San Jose Jazz and its “mobile music experience”—a truck converted into the self-contained stage known as the “Boom Box”—host master guitarist Ed Johnson and his troupe this weekend. It’s part of SJZ’s larger series of free summer events. A jazz ensemble with Brazilian flare, Novo Tempo have been together since 2002 and have two albums to their name: Movimento and The Other Road. Strings and percussion harmonize in undulating Latin waves, while the band’s wind section recalls distant lands and faint memories through swinging arcs and glittery rumble.
Ed Johnson & Novo Tempo
Sat, 6pm, Free
St. James Park, San Jose
