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Simas & Amorim Duo at Birdland Theater
Courtesy of Luiz Simas | Posted on April 17, 2019
Where
Birdland Theater
315 West 44th Street
New York, NY
Map
(212) 581-3080
When
Sun, May 5, 2019
7:30 pm
Save the date
Musicians
Luiz Simas
pianoWesley Amorim
guitarAbout
Join Luiz Simas, Wesley Amorim and special guests for an evening of gorgeous, exciting, exhilarating music commemorating the release of the Duo’s new CD!
The program will include Luiz's and Wesley’s infectious original tunes as well as compositions by Radames Gnattali, Egberto Gismonti and many other great Brazilian composers. It will feature also new arrangements of a Lennon/McCartney favorite, and of the Agustín Barrios virtuosic piece “Las Abejas”.
Rio-born Brazilian jazz composer/singer/pianist Luiz Simas is a genuine Carioca! A New Yorker since ‘89, he has led original groups in jazz festivals and clubs in the US, in Europe and in Brazil. Luiz' voice and music have warmed major venues including Birdland, the Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall and Bargemusic. His CDs include Cafune, Impromptu, Luiz Simas Live in NYC, New Chorinhos from Brazil, Recipe for Rhythm, Mata Atlântica (Atlantic Forest) Piano Suite and Transparências...