The popular Bossa Brasil Quartet will perform in concert at the Latin Jazz @ Galeria music series in Westfield, NJ. This intimate live music event, presented by TEATRO Si on Friday, June 27, 2025 at 7:30pm transports the audience through the classic smooth sounds of the Bossa Nova from Brazil.
For over 20 years, Maurício de Souza has been performing and directing his own groups. Originally from Brasilia, Brasil, de Souza has released four commercial albums and has performed at the prestigious Blue Note in NYC, the Whitney Museum, Saint Peter's Church, Jazz at Kitano Hotel, Garage Jazz Restaurant, NJPAC, Red Bank Jazz and Blues Festival, and the Westfield Sweet Sounds Downtown Jazz Festival among many others....
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The popular Bossa Brasil Quartet will perform in concert at the Latin Jazz @ Galeria music series in Westfield, NJ. This intimate live music event, presented by TEATRO Si on Friday, June 27, 2025 at 7:30pm transports the audience through the classic smooth sounds of the Bossa Nova from Brazil.
For over 20 years, Maurício de Souza has been performing and directing his own groups. Originally from Brasilia, Brasil, de Souza has released four commercial albums and has performed at the prestigious Blue Note in NYC, the Whitney Museum, Saint Peter's Church, Jazz at Kitano Hotel, Garage Jazz Restaurant, NJPAC, Red Bank Jazz and Blues Festival, and the Westfield Sweet Sounds Downtown Jazz Festival among many others.
His albums include "Here. There...", "Different Directions", “Trajetorias” and “Five Roads” and have achieved high critic and public acclaim. The albums were covered in Jazz Week and were featured on WBGO, Sirius XM, Pandora, Music Choice, and numerous radio stations in the US, Canada, Brazil, Canary Islands, and Venezuela. De Souza has also been featured in numerous publications, including the cover of Hot House Jazz Magazine (and Different Directions was reviewed on "Winning Spins"), Jazz Times Magazine, Modern Drummer Magazine and Blog, New York City Jazz Record, Jazz Inside New York, Revista Gente, The Star Ledger and others.
The Bossa Brasil Quartet performs classic standards of the Brazilian jazz repertoire & more. The sophisticated and pulsating arrangements include original compositions as well as popular standards by Tom Jobim, Milton Nascimento, Hermeto Pascoal, Pat Metheny and Freddie Hubbard.
Refreshments will be available for your enjoyment. Also enjoy the current fine art exhibitions at the unique GALERIA The Art Venue gallery, including fine art creations by several international and local artists. We recommend enjoying a fine meal or dessert at one of various fine restaurants in downtown Westfield before or after the show.
Tickets are priced at $30.
Reservations are also available by calling the TEATRO Sí box office at 908-301-9496.
Event proceeds benefit programming at TEATRO Sí, a 501(c) 3 not for profit organization.
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