Filó Machado and Deanna Witkowski at Nighttown

São Paulo-based guitarist/composer/vocalist Filó Machado and New York-based pianist/composer/vocalist Deanna Witkowski join forces in a string of duo performances from October 14-21 in Syracuse, Rochester, Cleveland, Boston, and New York. Ranging from Machado’s MPB (Brazilian popular music) compositions to Witkowski’s fusions of Latin, Brazilian, jazz, and sacred music, this tour marks Machado's fourth time in the United States, and provides a rare opportunity to witness the chemistry of this cross-cultural duo in concert.

Two acclaimed composer/performer/bandleaders from different continents, Witkowski and Machado originally met in 2006, when Witkowski visited Brazil for the first time. A longtime fan of Machado’s work, Witkowski heard Machado perform on her first night in São Paulo. A love of dense harmonies, unrelenting rhythmic grooves, and the use of the voice as an instrument led the two to begin playing together last November, when Machado was in New York to perform at Dizzy’s Club at Jazz at Lincoln Center with Nilson Matta’s Brazilian Voyage band. Both musicians have performed with each other’s respective bands: in June, Witkowski performed in São Paulo in Machado’s quartet; in March, Machado performed in New York in Witkowski’s quartet. Videos of their recent collaborations are available at http://deannajazz.com....

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São Paulo-based guitarist/composer/vocalist Filó Machado and New York-based pianist/composer/vocalist Deanna Witkowski join forces in a string of duo performances from October 14-21 in Syracuse, Rochester, Cleveland, Boston, and New York. Ranging from Machado’s MPB (Brazilian popular music) compositions to Witkowski’s fusions of Latin, Brazilian, jazz, and sacred music, this tour marks Machado's fourth time in the United States, and provides a rare opportunity to witness the chemistry of this cross-cultural duo in concert.

Two acclaimed composer/performer/bandleaders from different continents, Witkowski and Machado originally met in 2006, when Witkowski visited Brazil for the first time. A longtime fan of Machado’s work, Witkowski heard Machado perform on her first night in São Paulo. A love of dense harmonies, unrelenting rhythmic grooves, and the use of the voice as an instrument led the two to begin playing together last November, when Machado was in New York to perform at Dizzy’s Club at Jazz at Lincoln Center with Nilson Matta’s Brazilian Voyage band. Both musicians have performed with each other’s respective bands: in June, Witkowski performed in São Paulo in Machado’s quartet; in March, Machado performed in New York in Witkowski’s quartet. Videos of their recent collaborations are available at http://deannajazz.com.

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