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An Exceptional Trio! Here’s an instrumental album by a remarkable trio of musicians. It’s not often that we hear a trio formed by piano, guitar and sax. But a setting like this works just fine when the musicians are … Continued
A Funny Mix Introducing Randy Brecker is very easy, since the trumpeter’s curriculum vitae can be read as a “who is who” in modern popular music. He has played with everyone, while at the same time he influenced the … Continued
Candlelight Romance Romance has been a constant in the recent albums released by Rosa Passos. Her 2001 Me and My Heart, 2003 Entre Amigos and 2006 Rosa all bear some resemblance to this latest CD. In addition to being very … Continued
After two pleasing albums — Cris on the Farm (2003) and Sete Capelas (2006) — Marcos Amorim assembled a new trio for his third album for the label Adventure Music. Marcos’s artistic guitar playing is now joined by the … Continued
Going Classic On Extra de Vários three musicians with exceptional skills in a wide variety of music styles dive into a classic repertoire to give it their own interpretation. Leader of the trio is pianist, composer, arranger Gilson Peranzzetta … Continued
Twice as Good With his first two albums — Meia-Noite, Meio-Dia (2003) and Chico Pinheiro (2005) — Chico Pinheiro had already pretty much convinced me of his artistic abilities as a guitarist and composer. The right choice of music and … Continued
Another Hit I first heard of Ricardo Silveira when he released his second solo album in 1988, Long Distance. In these 20 years, there has been one constant in all of Ricardo’s releases: he is a consummate guitarist who … Continued
Shortly after completing this recording, Moacir Santos passed away on August 6, 2006. Thanks to Mario Adnet‘s tireless work on recovering Moacir’s music in the last few years — you should check Ouro Negro (2001) and Choros & Alegria … Continued
Absorbing Influences Guitarist João Gaspar shows up with an album that proves again that the seldom recognized high quality of Brazilian Jazz certainly deserves more attention. It’s weird how this music still is difficult to “sell” in or outside … Continued
Having Fun It makes sense that Dutch singer Josee Koning chose to feature Nosso Trio on her new album Bem Brasileiro. Like the Brazilian trio [Nelson Faria (guitar), Ney Conceição (bass) and Kiko Freitas (drums)], Josee also is in full … Continued
The Right Time and Place Piano, bass, drums, acoustic guitar, a classy repertoire and Fernanda Cunha’s polished performance — that’s the recipe for this excellent debut recording. O Tempo e o Lugar is one of those albums to be enjoyed … Continued
Classy Jazz Samba German-born Hendrik Meurkens has had an on-going relationship with Brazilian music for a long time. Though based in New York, Meurkens has also lived in Brazil in the early 1980’s. In his very first album, Samba Importado … Continued
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