ADDED SPECIAL NIGHT -- FRIDAY SEPT 16th "BRAZILIAN JAZZ"
DUO VIOLAO BRASIL & FRIENDS
http://www.duoviolaobrasil.com
NOTHING IS MORE BEAUTIFUL THAN A GUITAR, SAVE PERHAPS TWO. – FREDRIC CHOPIN
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Duo Violão Brasil is the result of guitarists Rogério Souza and Edinho Gerber's reverence for Brazilian guitar, the “violão”, and their desire to explore and expand the musical possibilities of putting two “violões" together. With repertoire from composers like Pixinguinha, Baden Powell, and Tom Jobim, the duo navigates effortlessly through the many styles of 20th century Brazilian popular music while showcasing original works and inventive arrangements. ...
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ADDED SPECIAL NIGHT -- FRIDAY SEPT 16th "BRAZILIAN JAZZ"
DUO VIOLAO BRASIL & FRIENDS
http://www.duoviolaobrasil.com
NOTHING IS MORE BEAUTIFUL THAN A GUITAR, SAVE PERHAPS TWO. – FREDRIC CHOPIN
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Duo Violão Brasil is the result of guitarists Rogério Souza and Edinho Gerber's reverence for Brazilian guitar, the “violão”, and their desire to explore and expand the musical possibilities of putting two “violões" together. With repertoire from composers like Pixinguinha, Baden Powell, and Tom Jobim, the duo navigates effortlessly through the many styles of 20th century Brazilian popular music while showcasing original works and inventive arrangements.
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A master of both 6 and 7 string guitars, RogĂ©rio Souza is one of the foremost representatives of the musical language from Rio de Janeiro. RogĂ©rio is constantly performing in and producing concerts and events that showcase traditonal Brazilian music, especially Samba and Choro. He has worked with a multitude of world class Brazilian Musicians as musical diretor and producer for concerts, TV shows, CDs, and DVDs. Some of these artists include: Baden Powell, Paulinho da Viola, Sivuca, Ney Matogrosso, Altamiro Carrilho, JoĂŁo Bosco, Paulo Moura, Ivan Lins, Guinga, TurĂbio Santos, Rafael Rabello, CristovĂŁo Bastos, NĂł em Pingo D’agua, Época de Ouro, Elizeth Cardoso, Elza Soares, JoĂŁo Nogueira,
Dona Ivone Lara, Nelson Cavaquinho, Guilherme de Brito, Delcio Carvalho, Martinho da Vila, and Zeca Pagodinho.
Rogério performs regularly in music festivals, concerts, and workshops throughout Latin America, Europe, the United States, and Asia. His current show focuses on the art of Brazilian guitar and includes original works as well as classic repertoire. Along with performing, Rogério frequently gives masterclasses and workshops that focus on guitar styles and cover material from his latests books and CDs.
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Son of a Brazilian mother and American father, guitarist and composer Edinho Gerber possesses a rich musical vocabulary developed in the two countries where he was raised: the United States and Brazil. Navigating effortlessly between the genres of choro, jazz, samba, and blues, he is always in search of the intersection points within his dual cultural identity. A staple in the Chicago music scene for many years, he was a highly in demand sideman having played with countless U.S. based Brazilian groups, including Som Brasil, Renato Anesi Trio, A Cor do Brasil, and led the samba-jazz group Zona Sul. He has performed in prestigious festivals and concerts in throughout the United States, Russia, and Japan, and currently resides in Rio de Janeiro where he performs regularly with Duo ViolĂŁo Brasil and is preparing for the upcoming releases of his debut solo album and of an inventive new cross cultural collaboration with Ben Lamar.
EXPECT SOME INCREDIBLE BRAZILIAN MUSICIAN-FRIENDS TO SHOW UP & PLAY!
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