Nilson Matta’s Brazilian Voyage Band Playing on New Year’s Eve

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Nilson Matta’s Brazilian Voyage Band features Harry Allen, the Jay Leonhart Trio, and the Nancy Nelson Trio. Nilson Matta’s Brazilian Voyage Band When: Thursday Dec. 31 Where: Kitano Address: 66 Park Ave. @ 38th Street. For reservations (212) 885-7119. Nilson Matta has long been considered one of Brazil’s best bass [...]

December 17, 2009 12:33 PM 1 comment

Trio da Paz Playing in NYC on Dec 26 & 27

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Famed Brazilian band Trio da Paz, with Romero Lubambo, (guitar) Nilson Matta (bass) and Duduka Fonseca (drums), will be performing five shows in late December, at the Jazz Standard.

December 17, 2009 12:16 PM 0 comments

Interview with award-winning Brazilian composer Rafael Nassif

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On January 31, 2010, Harold Rosenbaum, conductor of the New York Virtuoso Singers (NYVS), will be conducting the USA premiere performance of the BMI award-winning piece “os olhos saõ a luz do corpo,” written by Brazilian composer Rafael Nassif for three choirs and three trombones.

December 17, 2009 9:34 AM 3 comments
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Brazilian Jazz Singer Eliane Elias Plays at Carnegie Hall on Wednesday, Feb 17.

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On Wednesday, February 17, 2010 (10PM), Brazilian jazz pianist, arranger, vocalist and songwriter Eliane Elias, together with bass player (and husband) Marc Johnson, guitarist Rubens de La Corte, and drummer Rafael Barata, perform a program of classic Bossa Nova and American songs (sung in English and Portuguese) at the legendary Carnegie Hall.

December 14, 2009 9:10 PM 0 comments