{"id":553,"date":"2009-09-25T17:59:30","date_gmt":"2009-09-25T22:59:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/musicabrasileira.org\/?page_id=553"},"modified":"2020-02-22T14:07:50","modified_gmt":"2020-02-22T20:07:50","slug":"andre-mehmari-gabriele-mirabassi-miramari","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musicabrasileira.org\/andre-mehmari-gabriele-mirabassi-miramari\/","title":{"rendered":"Andr\u00e9 Mehmari &amp; Gabriele Mirabassi: Miramari"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Powerful Duo<\/h2>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musicabrasileira.org\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/ammiramari.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"508\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/musicabrasileira.org\/andre-mehmari-gabriele-mirabassi-miramari\/ammiramari\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musicabrasileira.org\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/ammiramari.jpg?fit=374%2C345&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"374,345\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"ammiramari\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musicabrasileira.org\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/ammiramari.jpg?fit=374%2C345&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musicabrasileira.org\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/ammiramari.jpg?fit=374%2C345&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-508\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musicabrasileira.org\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/ammiramari.jpg?resize=374%2C345&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Miramari\" width=\"374\" height=\"345\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musicabrasileira.org\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/ammiramari.jpg?w=374&amp;ssl=1 374w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musicabrasileira.org\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/ammiramari.jpg?resize=150%2C138&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 374px) 100vw, 374px\" \/><\/a>Ever since he won the VISA MPB Award in 1988,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/musicabrasileira.org\/?s=andre+mehmari\">Andr\u00e9 Mehmari<\/a>\u00a0has been a constant presence in Brazilian music. His solo and collaborative projects have been nothing short of extraordinary. With each new release, he continues to set the bar higher for himself and for others. By now, you should have heard some of his previous works featured here:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/musicabrasileira.org\/andre-mehmari-na-ozzetti-piano-e-voz\/\"><em>Piano &amp; Voz<\/em><\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/musicabrasileira.org\/hamilton-de-holanda-andre-mehmari-continuous-friendship\/\"><em>Continuous Friendship<\/em><\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/musicabrasileira.org\/andre-mehmari-de-arvores-e-valsas\/\">&#8230;<\/a><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/musicabrasileira.org\/andre-mehmari-de-arvores-e-valsas\/\"><em>De \u00c1rvores e Valsas<\/em><\/a>. His stellar discography has just added another fascinating album,\u00a0<em>Miramari<\/em>, a duo release with Italian clarinetist Gabriele Mirabassi.<\/p>\n<p>Born in Perugia (Italy, 1967), Mirabassi studied both modern classical music and jazz improvisation and graduated from the Morlacchi Conservatory in 1986. He is no stranger to Brazilian music and has played and recorded with Sergio Assad (<em>Velho Retrato<\/em>, 1999), delved into Brazilian choro with\u00a0<em>1 &#8211; 0 (Uno a Zero)<\/em>\u00a0in 2001, and joined Guinga in<em>Graffiando Vento<\/em>\u00a0in 2004. This new partnership with Andr\u00e9 Mehmari is a blessing and perfect match &#8212; again! As with other previous duo albums Mehmari has done, his piano is superb. It doesn&#8217;t matter whether he&#8217;s performing with voice (as in\u00a0<em>Piano &amp; Voz<\/em>) or mandolin (as in<em>\u00a0Continuous Friendship<\/em>), Mehmari possesses the gift to excel in his endeavors.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musicabrasileira.org\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/mirabassi-mehmari.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"554\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/musicabrasileira.org\/andre-mehmari-gabriele-mirabassi-miramari\/mirabassi-mehmari\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musicabrasileira.org\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/mirabassi-mehmari.jpg?fit=500%2C350&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"500,350\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"mirabassi-mehmari\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musicabrasileira.org\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/mirabassi-mehmari.jpg?fit=400%2C280&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musicabrasileira.org\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/mirabassi-mehmari.jpg?fit=500%2C350&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-554\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musicabrasileira.org\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/mirabassi-mehmari.jpg?resize=500%2C350&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Gabriele Mirabassi &amp; Andr\u00e9 Mehmari\" width=\"500\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musicabrasileira.org\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/mirabassi-mehmari.jpg?w=500&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musicabrasileira.org\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/mirabassi-mehmari.jpg?resize=150%2C105&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musicabrasileira.org\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/mirabassi-mehmari.jpg?resize=400%2C280&amp;ssl=1 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a>Produced by Andr\u00e9 and Gabriele,\u00a0<em>Miramari<\/em>\u00a0(don&#8217;t you love the play with their names?!) also brings in talented drummer Ricardo Mosca and bassist Z\u00e9 Alexandre Carvalho. With 17 original pieces written by both artists,<em>Miramari<\/em>\u00a0is introduced in its liner notes by none other than Guinga. If you have not yet started playing the album, those short notes alone set the mood for the music you are about to hear.<\/p>\n<p><em>Miramari<\/em>\u00a0is a homage to the oceans that had its origins when Andr\u00e9 visited Gabriele in Perugia. After that first visit that planted the seed for\u00a0<em>Miramari<\/em>, Andr\u00e9 returned to Italy to visit other places. From that second visit, he wrote some music about the places he visited, and they are included here: &#8220;Um Dia em Assis,&#8221; which opens the album; the beautiful &#8220;Perugia Notturna&#8221; and &#8220;Quando em Gubbio.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>No ar que um pin\u00e7a<\/em><br \/>\n<em>o outro pedala<br \/>\n<\/em><em>Um \u00e9 mio bambino<br \/>\n<\/em><em>o outro \u00e9 meu guri.<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>Mira unge o solo brasileiro com \u00f3leo da Umbria<br \/>\nMari ado\u00e7a o mediterr\u00e2neo com ap\u00e1trida garoa<br \/>\nMiramari<br \/>\nLacrimari<br \/>\nMira<br \/>\nBaci<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Guinga<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>From the deep blue sails on the cover and booklet photographs (by Andr\u00e9 Mehmari) to the soft, vibrant and mellifluous music, the artists beautifully express their ocean views from worlds apart united by their affinity and music from the heart. Gabriele says that his and Andr\u00e9&#8217;s origins are &#8220;defined by their respective seas.&#8221; It&#8217;s an intriguing statement, especially when one considers the fact that Gabriele comes from a city without a sea. However, as he explains it, that same lack of a sea is a point of creation. He says that the &#8220;sea educates the senses,&#8221; and that is crystal clear in the music we enjoy in\u00a0<em>Miramari<\/em>. Mirabassi&#8217;s &#8220;Chove na Minha Valsa,&#8221; &#8220;Disarmati&#8221; and &#8220;Subindo a Cantareira&#8221; exemplify that creativity. Using Gabriele&#8217;s own words, this album is &#8220;to see&#8230; to listen to&#8230; to feel.&#8221; There is plenty of beautiful music to experience in\u00a0<em>Miramari<\/em>. See the artists performing &#8220;Que Falta Faz Tua Ternura.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>You can learn more about the artists and music by going to their web sites:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.andremehmari.com.br\/\">Andr\u00e9 Mehmari<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Gabriele Mirabassi.<\/p>\n<p>ALBUM INFORMATION<\/p>\n<p><b>Andr\u00e9 Mehmari &amp; Gabriele Mirabassi<br \/>\n<\/b><em>Miramari\u00a0<\/em><br \/>\nEst\u00fadio Monteverdi EM 003 (2009)<br \/>\nTime: 68&#8217;43&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Tracks:<\/p>\n<p>All tracks by Andr\u00e9 Mehmari, except where noted.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Um Dia em Assis<\/li>\n<li>Brilha o Carnaval (Andr\u00e9 Mehmari &#8211; Luiz Tatit)<\/li>\n<li>Que Falta Faz Tua Ternura<\/li>\n<li>Choro da Cont\u00ednua Amizade<\/li>\n<li>Can\u00e7\u00e3o Desnecess\u00e1ria (Guinga &#8211; Mauro Aguiar)<\/li>\n<li>Chove na Minha Valsa (Gabriele Mirabassi)<\/li>\n<li>N\u00e1!<\/li>\n<li>Perugia Notturna<\/li>\n<li>Disarmati (Gabriele Mirabassi)<\/li>\n<li>Mirabilis Mirabassi<\/li>\n<li>Rasgando Seda (Guinga &#8211; Simone Guimar\u00e3es)<\/li>\n<li>Subindo a Cantareira (Gabriele Mirabassi)<\/li>\n<li>Uma Valsa em Forma de \u00c1rvore<\/li>\n<li>Um Anjo Nasce<\/li>\n<li>O Espelho<\/li>\n<li>Quando em Gubbio<\/li>\n<li>Rondoletto Per I Bambini<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Powerful Duo \u00a0 Ever since he won the VISA MPB Award in 1988,\u00a0Andr\u00e9 Mehmari\u00a0has been a constant presence in Brazilian music. His solo and collaborative projects have been nothing short of extraordinary. With each new release, he continues to set &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/musicabrasileira.org\/andre-mehmari-gabriele-mirabassi-miramari\/\">Continued<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":508,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","kt_blocks_editor_width":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[7],"tags":[38,40],"class_list":["post-553","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cd","tag-andre-mehmari","tag-gabriele-mirabassi"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musicabrasileira.org\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/ammiramari.jpg?fit=374%2C345&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3wcV8-8V","jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/musicabrasileira.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/553","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/musicabrasileira.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/musicabrasileira.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musicabrasileira.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musicabrasileira.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=553"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/musicabrasileira.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/553\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13233,"href":"https:\/\/musicabrasileira.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/553\/revisions\/13233"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musicabrasileira.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/508"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/musicabrasileira.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=553"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musicabrasileira.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=553"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musicabrasileira.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=553"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}