Scott Feiner & Pandeiro Jazz- featuring Mike Moreno- CD Release! at The Falcon

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Scott Feiner has walked a fascinating road from the jazz world of Manhattan to the nightlife of Rio de Janeiro. Born in New York City, Feiner began his foray into music on the guitar, earning a Bachelor of Music degree in Jazz Studies/Guitar at the Hartt School of Music. During the early ‘90s he was a respected guitarist on the New York jazz scene, playing with some of the city’s finest musicians. This was soon due to change.

In 1999, during his first trip to Brazil, Feiner discovered the pandeiro, the percussion instrument that would become his passion and new means of musical expression. He moved to Rio de Janeiro in 2001 and after only a few years became a respected pandeirista, playing in the traditional settings of Rio. However, it is Feiner’s innovative mixture of the pandeiro with jazz and other genres, which has set him apart. With his “Pandeiro Jazz” project, he has helped expand the possibilities and perception of the Brazilian pandeiro worldwide, an instrument not normally spoken of in the same context with American music....

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Watch this event on CONCERT WINDOW WEBCAST!

Scott Feiner has walked a fascinating road from the jazz world of Manhattan to the nightlife of Rio de Janeiro. Born in New York City, Feiner began his foray into music on the guitar, earning a Bachelor of Music degree in Jazz Studies/Guitar at the Hartt School of Music. During the early ‘90s he was a respected guitarist on the New York jazz scene, playing with some of the city’s finest musicians. This was soon due to change.

In 1999, during his first trip to Brazil, Feiner discovered the pandeiro, the percussion instrument that would become his passion and new means of musical expression. He moved to Rio de Janeiro in 2001 and after only a few years became a respected pandeirista, playing in the traditional settings of Rio. However, it is Feiner’s innovative mixture of the pandeiro with jazz and other genres, which has set him apart. With his “Pandeiro Jazz” project, he has helped expand the possibilities and perception of the Brazilian pandeiro worldwide, an instrument not normally spoken of in the same context with American music.

In March 2014 Feiner released his fourth album, A View From Below, which also highlights his talents as a composer. Downbeat magazine gave it 4-stars and wrote, “Precise, yet fluid, funky grooves ... a tightly locked momentum compelled by one tiny, yet mighty, drum.”

Featuring Scott Feiner - pandeiro & compositions, Mike Moreno - guitar, and Vitor Gonçalves - piano & keyboards.

www.scottfeiner.com

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