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Brazilian Classics Performed By Orquestra Jazz De Matosinhos—New Album Curated By Zuza Homem De Mello

Brazilian Classics Performed By Orquestra Jazz De Matosinhos—New Album Curated By Zuza Homem De Mello

Source: Michael Ricci

Album will be released simultaneously in Portugal and Brazil Orquestra Jazz de Matosinhos is about to release a new album, Músicas Brasileiras, Músicos Portugueses, curated by Zuza Homem de Mello and arranged by some of the most important contemporary Brazilian composers, with Kiko Freitas (drums), Gabi Guedes (percussion ), and with the Portuguese big band directed by Pedro Guedes. Músicas Brasileiras, Músicos Portugueses will be released on March 28th, in Portugal (CARA) and Brazil simultaneously, by the renowned label Biscoito ...

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Festival

Brazilian Guitar Virtuoso Badi Assad Joins Inaugural Guitar Masters Festival Lineup

Brazilian Guitar Virtuoso Badi Assad Joins Inaugural Guitar Masters Festival Lineup

Source: Charles Carlini Presents

The Inaugural Guitar Masters Festival proudly announces the addition of the internationally acclaimed Brazilian singer, composer, and guitarist Badi Assad to its stellar lineup. This five-day musical extravaganza is set to captivate audiences from April 25-29, showcasing some of the world’s finest guitarists at premier venues across New York City. Badi Assad’s innovative approach to the guitar, coupled with her enchanting vocals and unparalleled compositional skills, has established her as a true virtuoso in the world of music. Audiences can ...

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Video / DVD

Backgrounder: Brazilian Jazz Quartet

Backgrounder: Brazilian Jazz Quartet

Source: JazzWax by Marc Myers

Who were the musicians in the Brazilian Jazz Quartet? According to Wikipedia, the group featured José Ferreira Godinho Filho “Casé" on alto saxophone, Moacyr Peixoto on piano, Luiz Chaves Oliveira da Paz “Luiz Chaves" on bass and Rubens Alberto Barsotti “Rubinho" on drums. The reason I pose the question is the remarkable similarity in tone between saxophonist “Casé" and Art Pepper (and at times, Lee Konitz). So much so that only a careful ear can tell them apart. Pepper, of ...

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Recording

Tulio Araujo releases his sixth album Awerejê, merging his Brazilian Pandeiro with modern arrangements of Jazz standards

Tulio Araujo releases his sixth album Awerejê, merging his Brazilian Pandeiro with modern arrangements of Jazz standards

Source: All About Jazz

Brazilian percussionist Tulio Araujo, known by his dedication to the Pandeiro, just released the sixth album of his career. Different than the previous recordings, based on his originals, this time he focused on special arrangements of Jazz standards. Awerejê is a Brazilian indigenous word from Tupi Guarani language branch that means fusion, blending. No other concept would be more perfect to illustrate what you can listen in all nine tracks that, with bold arrangements, renews compositions by masters such as ...

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Recording

Resonance Records New Release Featuring Brazilian Legend Ivan Lins With A Symphony Orchestra Out September 15

Resonance Records New Release Featuring Brazilian Legend Ivan Lins With A Symphony Orchestra Out September 15

Source: Braithwaite & Katz Communications

Ivan Lins is one of the most treasured and recorded Brazilian composers in the world and a melodist with few equals. The winner of four Latin Grammy Awards, Lins has recorded nearly fifty albums since 1970; they contain countless songs, notably “Madalena” and “Começar de Novo” (To Begin Again), that have become standards in his country. “Love Dance,” cowritten with his longtime arranger, Gilson Peranzzetta, and lyricist Paul Williams, is Lins’s English-language classic. Its performers include Sarah Vaughan, Peggy Lee, ...

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Recording

Backgrounder: Shorty Rogers - Cool and Crazy

Backgrounder: Shorty Rogers - Cool and Crazy

Source: JazzWax by Marc Myers

One of Shorty Rogers's finest albums was available originally in the new 10-inch LP format or as a pair of extended-play 45s. Cool and Crazy dates back 70 years to March and April of 1953 and features a slam-bang band at the dawn of West Coast jazz. Rogers' compositions and arrangements are glorious, with loads of contrapuntal lines, and his band delivers enormous instrumental punch.  His orchestra included: Shorty Rogers, Conrad Gozzo, Maynard Ferguson, Tom Reeves and John Howell (tp); ...

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Recording

Resonance Records Is Proud To Present Brazilian Legend Ivan Lins With A Symphony Orchestra In The Most Sumptuous Album Of His Career

Resonance Records Is Proud To Present Brazilian Legend Ivan Lins With A Symphony Orchestra In The Most Sumptuous Album Of His Career

Source: Braithwaite & Katz Communications

Ivan Lins is one of the most treasured and recorded Brazilian composers in the world and a melodist with few equals. The winner of four Latin Grammy Awards, Lins has recorded nearly fifty albums since 1970; they contain countless songs, notably “Madalena” and “Começar de Novo” (To Begin Again), that have become standards in his country. “Love Dance,” cowritten with his longtime arranger, Gilson Peranzzetta, and lyricist Paul Williams, is Lins’s English-language classic. Its performers include Sarah Vaughan, Peggy Lee, ...

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Recording

Singer-Percussionist-Guitarist Nanny Assis Presents A Panorama Of Brazilian & Jazz Musical Styles On 'Rovanio: The Music Of Nanny Assis,' Set For June 23 Release By In+Out Records

Singer-Percussionist-Guitarist Nanny Assis Presents A Panorama Of Brazilian & Jazz Musical Styles On 'Rovanio: The Music Of Nanny Assis,' Set For June 23 Release By In+Out Records

Source: Terri Hinte Publicity

Singer and multi-instrumentalist Nanny Assis proves his aptitude for many musical styles and concepts on Rovanio: The Music of Nanny Assis, to be released June 23 on the German jazz label, In+Out Records. Assis’s second album as a leader, it showcases not just his versatility but his love for collaboration, with appearances by a full twenty guest artists—including such esteemed figures as Ron Carter, Randy Brecker, Chico Pinheiro, and Janis Siegel. Simply put, Rovanio (ro-VAH-nee-oh) is Assis’s real first name. ...

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Interview

Luiz Millan: Brazilian Match

Luiz Millan: Brazilian Match

Source: JazzWax by Marc Myers

By the time you finish reading this post and interview, you will know one more great Brazilian composer than you did before. That's because Luiz Millan is a well-kept secret in Brazil. Little known outside of the country, he has been writing beautiful songs for decades that have been recorded by Brazilian stars. A modest, low-key guy, Luiz writes with poetry and passion, and his songs evoke lush, bossa-nova songwriters of the early 1960s and beyond. As with all good ...

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Recording

TRE, The New Album By Brazilian Guitarist Rodrigo Simoes

TRE, The New Album By Brazilian Guitarist Rodrigo Simoes

Source: Rodrigo Simoes

TRE is Rodrigo Simoes' new concept album through Canadian jazz label Three Pines Records. Rodrigo Simoes is a Brazilian jazz guitarist and composer. He performs regularly in Montreal and the region. With TRE, we find the DNA of Rodrigo Simoes' sound: Latin guitar, Afro-Brazilian grooves and jazz fusion. Added to this is the inspiration of the number 3 which makes it a real concept album! TRE (three in Italian) offers unusual ternary compositions that reveal the mastery of the styles ...

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