The Mauricio de Souza Bossa Brasil Quartet will perform in concert at the popular Latin Jazz @ Galeria music series in Westfield, NJ. The group transports the audience through the romantic & soothing sounds of the Bossa Nova from Brazil.
Accomplished Brazilian jazz drummer Mauricio de Souza is joined by Behn Gillece on vibraphone, German Gonzalez on guitar, and Dave Kingsnorth on bass as together they bring their critically acknowledged sounds to the stage at GALERIA The Art Venue in downtown Westfield, NJ.
For over 20 years, MaurĂcio 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 Mauricio de Souza Bossa Brasil Quartet will perform in concert at the popular Latin Jazz @ Galeria music series in Westfield, NJ. The group transports the audience through the romantic & soothing sounds of the Bossa Nova from Brazil.
Accomplished Brazilian jazz drummer Mauricio de Souza is joined by Behn Gillece on vibraphone, German Gonzalez on guitar, and Dave Kingsnorth on bass as together they bring their critically acknowledged sounds to the stage at GALERIA The Art Venue in downtown Westfield, NJ.
For over 20 years, MaurĂcio 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.
Mauricios albums: "Here. There...", "Different Directions", “Trajetorias” and the “Five Roads” album 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.
Bossa Brasil performs 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 art exhibitions at GALERIA of works by internationally acclaimed French fine art artist Daniel Couthures, the bucolic themed paintings by NJ artist Catherine Whitehead, art creations by acknowledged Mexican fine artist Margarita Somnolet, the contemporary art creations by artist & photographer Tray Brady, the in-demand art works by South American painter Carlos Ivan Cruz, the “Breathing Art” series by Swiss digital artist Stan Adard, the zodiac themed paintings by artist Karen Leigh, plus various other local and international artists.
Event proceeds benefit programming at TEATRO SĂ, a 501(c) 3 not for profit organization.
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