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Tom Bergeron Brasil Band at The Jazz Station
Courtesy of Tom Bergeron | Posted on April 13, 2014
Where
The Jazz Station
124 W Broadway
Eugene, OR
Map
(458) 205-1030
When
Sat, May 3, 2014
8:00 pm
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Musicians
About
Brazilian Music in Eugene
On Saturday 3 May, the Tom Bergeron Brasil Band will be featured at The Jazz Station. The sextet comprises master saxophonist and WOU music professor Tom Bergeron; the singer and native of Rio de Janeiro, Rosi Bergeron; pianist Cassio Vianna – also from Rio de Janeiro; guitarist Don Latarski; bassist Page Hundemer; and drummer Jason Palmer.
Brasil Band plays an eclectic range of Brazilian styles: the virtuosic instrumental choro that was popular in the early 20th Century, the romantic song-samba from the 1930s & 1940s, the sultry bossa nova, lively contemporary hits, original compositions, and the shake-your-booty-style samba that is popular today in Rio’s trendy Lapa district....