Minas Quintet - Tribute To Sergio Mendes & Brasil 66 at World Cafe Live

Sergio Mendes, Brazilian pianist, recording artist, arranger, producer, passed away on September 6, 2024. He was 83. Sergio had an outstanding career as a top-selling artist and was the top living Brazilian musician outside Brazil. In 2020 PBS honored him with a special program, “In The Key of Joy”, watched by millions of viewers. Sergio Mendes broke barriers - many of his top 40 hits were in Portuguese. His band “Brasil 66”, featuring singer Lani Hall, packed large venues and exposed a whole new generation to Bossa Nova and Brazilian Jazz. Sergio won multiple Grammies and was nominated for an Oscar for the soundtrack of the animated movie “Rio”. ...

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Sergio Mendes, Brazilian pianist, recording artist, arranger, producer, passed away on September 6, 2024. He was 83. Sergio had an outstanding career as a top-selling artist and was the top living Brazilian musician outside Brazil. In 2020 PBS honored him with a special program, “In The Key of Joy”, watched by millions of viewers. Sergio Mendes broke barriers - many of his top 40 hits were in Portuguese. His band “Brasil 66”, featuring singer Lani Hall, packed large venues and exposed a whole new generation to Bossa Nova and Brazilian Jazz. Sergio won multiple Grammies and was nominated for an Oscar for the soundtrack of the animated movie “Rio”.

Minas, led by the Philadelphia-based couple Orlando and Patricia Haddad, are said to be the rightful heirs of the sound of Sergio Mendes, to whom they attribute their early musical influences. Minas will pay homage to Sergio Mendesʼ music and life with a concert in The Music Hall at World Cafe Live. Orlandoʼs acoustic guitar and vocal, Patriciaʼs piano and Lani-like vocals will take the audience back to the Brasil 66 sound. Expect to hear hits such as Mais Que Nada, Pretty World, Upa Neguinho, Fool on the Hill, Like a Lover, Night and Day, Tristeza, The Look of Love, Day Tripper, and others, including one of the few songs Mendes and Brasil 66ʻs lead singer Lani Hall wrote together, the beautiful and lush So Many Stars. Indicated for 5 Grammy Awards with the latest CD Beatles in Bossa, Minas will be performing Sergioʼs arrangements, as well as providing a taste of original Brazilian/Portuguese song versions.

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