Chico Pinheiro Quartet at Vermont Jazz Center

Chico Pinheiro Quartet at Vermont Center

Saturday May 12, 2018

8 pm

Guitarist Chico Pinheiro is on the cutting edge of a new Brazilian sound that merges the heart of bossa nova with the heightened rhythmical drive of the younger generation.

He is recognized as a guitar virtuoso as well as a singer of graceful beauty. Downbeat magazine claims him to be a "prodigy" and Latina Magazine calls him "the heart of the current Brazilian music scene."

A rising star in Downbeat Magazine's 2011 Critic's poll, Pinheiro has released four albums as a leader; each one has received glowing reviews. ...

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Chico Pinheiro Quartet at Vermont Center

Saturday May 12, 2018

8 pm

Guitarist Chico Pinheiro is on the cutting edge of a new Brazilian sound that merges the heart of bossa nova with the heightened rhythmical drive of the younger generation.

He is recognized as a guitar virtuoso as well as a singer of graceful beauty. Downbeat magazine claims him to be a "prodigy" and Latina Magazine calls him "the heart of the current Brazilian music scene."

A rising star in Downbeat Magazine's 2011 Critic's poll, Pinheiro has released four albums as a leader; each one has received glowing reviews.

Pinheiro has performed and recorded with luminaries such as Ivan Lins, Luciana Souza, Brad Mehldau, Placido Domingo, Esperanza Spalding, Dianne Reeves, Nnenna Freelon, Bob Mintzer, Chris Potter, Eddie Gomez, Claudio Roditi, et al.

May 12th will be an evening of Brazilian jazz, samba and bossa nova that resonates deeply with its rich history and is emboldened by fearlessly taking on the future.

Sponsored by guitarist & singer-songwriter Chris Welles.

Tickets $20-$40 general, $15 students. Available online, at door, reserved by phone and In the Moment Records.

Call ahead for handicap access.

Vermont Jazz Center
72 Cotton Mill Hill #222
Brattleboro 05301

[email protected]
802 254 9088
www.vtjazz.org

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