Brilliant Brazil - Luiz Morais Sextet at PizzaExpress Jazz Club Soho

They are back! Sold out notices in February at Dean Street and the audience yelling for more and more, makes this summer night return of the band Brilliant Brazil, a must get to concert,
The Luiz Morais Sextet are one of the most talked about and consistently sold out Brazilian performers in London at top venues including Crazy Coqs, Pizza Express Live Holborn and The Other Palace Studio.
They entertain with the classic music of Urban Rio.
Brilliant Brazil perform classic melodies from Villa-Lobos & Antonio Carlos Jobim, including well know favourites “One Note Samba” and “The Girl from Ipanema” and more, plus compelling music from many other South American music masters, together with their original compositions....

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They are back! Sold out notices in February at Dean Street and the audience yelling for more and more, makes this summer night return of the band Brilliant Brazil, a must get to concert,
The Luiz Morais Sextet are one of the most talked about and consistently sold out Brazilian performers in London at top venues including Crazy Coqs, Pizza Express Live Holborn and The Other Palace Studio.
They entertain with the classic music of Urban Rio.
Brilliant Brazil perform classic melodies from Villa-Lobos & Antonio Carlos Jobim, including well know favourites “One Note Samba” and “The Girl from Ipanema” and more, plus compelling music from many other South American music masters, together with their original compositions.
The Luiz Morais Sextet, with the voice of Gabrielle Kozyra – “the best Brazilian Music singer in London” -The Hoste Of Jazz, embrace seductive vocals, supported by Luiz on 7-string guitar with the rhythmic Rachel Hayter on flutes, with, piano, bass and percussion.
Born in the North East of Brazil, guitar player, arranger and composer Luiz Morais has been playing the guitar from a young age. Immersed in the vibrant Brazilian musical culture, he built his strong musical foundations playing rhythms such as Samba, Choro and Bossa Nova as well as the iconic North Eastern rhythm of Forró.
Luiz graduated in Popular Music from the University of Rio de Janeiro and can count among his teachers great masters of Brazilian guitar such as Carrilho, Braga & Gnattali
Brilliant Brazil return to Dean Street for another party of toe tapping, hip swaying, finger popping samba, bossa nova and choro music.

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