Since last the performance at Arts Garage, Gafieira Rio Miami has been very busy. In October they released “Live at the Black Room Sessions”, a phenomenal live recording available now on all streaming platforms. And in November they were the featured band at a Latin GRAMMY party in honor of Brazilian music icon Lulu Santos, recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award. They have also been in the studio recording tracks for their upcoming sophomore release, following up on the huge success of their debut album “Bring Back Samba”. For this special concert Gafieira Rio Miami will perform some of these new songs live for the first time!
Imagine Count Basie went to Rio de Janeiro and combined his big band with a samba school. This only begins to describe the powerful and joyous energy of Gafieira Rio Miami, the 11-piece band founded and led by Latin GRAMMY winning bassist Diogo Brown. This phenomenal group features lively samba percussion, a swinging horn section, and the beautiful voice of Isa Duarte. Gafieira Rio Miami fuses samba, jazz and soul inspired by the joyous, 20th century Rio de Janeiro ballroom dance music known as “samba de gafieira”. “This band is a group of musicians in Miami who are in fact bringing back that art of big band samba. It’s a fantastic concept!” according to NPR.
Yes, the band is reviving the gafieira style, but also adding funk grooves and jazz improvisation. With members from diverse backgrounds including Brazil, US, Venezuela and Cuba, this project is 100% South Florida. The live repertoire includes gorgeous arrangements of classics by Gilberto Gil, Djavan, Caetano Veloso, Jorge Benjor, Alcione, Wilson das Neves, Moacir Santos and others.
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