Brazilian guitarists Ricardo Peixoto and Julio Lemos join forces to explore classic sambas, choros, bossa novas, as well as some original compositions.
FEATURING:
Ricardo Peixoto - guitar
Julio Lemos - guitar
ABOUT THE ARTISTS:
Originally from Rio de Janeiro, guitarist, composer, and arranger Ricardo Peixoto came to the Bay Area by way of a scholarship to Boston’s Berklee College of Music. He has performed throughout the U.S., Europe, Canada, Japan, and Brazil with artists s...
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Grupo Falso Baiano plays Brazilian choro with their own style of jazz. Featuring Brazilian guest guitarist Julio Lemos, this concert will feature some original compositions by both Falso Baiano and Lemos.
FEATURING:
Brian Moran - 7-string guitar, mandolin
Zack Pitt-Smith - reeds
Ami Molinelli - percussion
Julio Lemos (special guest) - 7-string guitar
ABOUT THE ARTISTS:
Grupo Falso Baiano is a choro group that offers a window into the history and diverse culture of Brazil....
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Rebirth Canal is a bold new ensemble led by pianist, vocalist, and composer Camille Mai. Featuring Bay Area heavyweights Ernesto Mazar Kindelán, Marcelo Perez, Daniel Riera, and Ahkeel Mestayer, their original music fuses lush neo-soul harmonies with Afro-Cuban and Brazilian rhythms, overlaid with the microtonal undulations of Vietnamese folk music. Their next stop—Havana Jazz Festival 2020!
FEATURING:
Camille Mai - piano, vocals
Ernesto Mazar Kindelán - bass
Marcelo Perez - drums
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Brazilian music has a keen ability to tie the magical and surreal with the grounded and historical. New York-based composer Benji Kaplan and Brazilian singer-songwriter Rita Figueiredo pick up that vibrating, multicolored thread and weave it into fantastical new portraits of Brazil and New York on Benji & Rita, their album-length debut as a duo. Cinematic and refined, Benji & Rita channels the scents and sounds, the flora and fauna of the couple’s homelands, drawing on everything from samba and ...
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Los Nadies bring a keen mix of politics, poetry, street party, and musicianship every time they step on to a stage. They play an eclectic combination of highly danceable Latin music with rock.
FEATURING:
Juan Cuba - lead vocals, rhythm guitar
Mateo Nube - lead electric guitar, backup vocals
Marty Jones - bass guitar
Chris Mayorga - lead & rhythm acoustic guitar
José Vergelin - drums, cajón, bongó, percussion
ABOUT THE ARTISTS:
Los Nadies weave together a wide array of Lat...
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Homenagem Brasileira ("Homage to Brazil") embraces the diversity of Brazil’s musical traditions rather than simply focusing on Brazilian standards that have already crossed over into the jazz world. Sandy Cressman's newest project, Entre Amigos, includes collaborations with various Brazilian and Brazilophile musicians, and was recorded in the U.S., Brazil, and Europe. Beautifully conceived, arranged, and performed, Brazilian guitarist/composer Chico Pinheiro describes Entre Amigos as “a delicate...
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Brazilian multi-instrumentalist Alimr Côrtes invites local favorite guitarist Ricardo Peixoto for an evening of choros, sambas, and bossa novas.
FEATURING:
Almir Côrtes - mandolin, guitars
Ricardo Peixoto - 6, 7 & 12-string guitars
ABOUT THE ARTISTS:
A native of Bahia, Brazil, versatile multi-instrumentalist Almir Côrtes is equally at home on mandolin and acoustic and electric guitars. His repertoire of styles is equally broad, including choro, frevo, samba, maxixe, and Braz...
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Due to unforeseen circumstances, this event has been cancelled. If you have already purchased tickets for this event, please note a refund will be issued as soon as possible. We apologize for any inconvenience and thank you for your understanding.
Vocalist/multi-instrumentalist Caitlin Belem and guitarist Terrence Rosnagle take you on a trip through Latin America, playing sumptuous samba, bossa nova, cumbia, son, and much more.
FEATURING:
Caitlin Belem – vocals, saxophone, guita...
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Due to unforeseen circumstances, this event has been cancelled. If you have already purchased tickets for this event, please note a refund will be issued as soon as possible. We apologize for any inconvenience and thank you for your understanding.
Although no stranger to the walls of Red Poppy Art House, Kenya Moses makes her solo debut with her new ensemble by the same name. Exploring the sounds of Brazil, past and present, Kenya brings the audience on a musical adventure, enjoying every...
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This reunion concert features original compositions by Brazilian guitarist Carlos Oliveira written for Kata-Vento's distinct instrumentation of three flutes, two guitars, and percussion. Inspired by the music of Northeastern Brazil, the tunes invoke the traditional sound of the pífano flute, as well as jazz, samba, maracatu, choro, and even "cholypso."
FEATURING:
Carlos Oliveira - guitars, compositions
Rebecca Kleinmann – flutes
Chloe Scott – flutes
Daniel Riera – flutes
Brian Rice...
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Brazilian guitarists Ricardo Peixoto and Carlos Oliveira return to the Red Poppy to celebrate Oliveira’s return visit to the Bay Area. The duo will be joined by percussionist extraordinaire Alex Calatayud.
FEATURING:
Ricardo Peixoto - guitar
Carlos Oliveira - guitar
Alex Calatayud - percussion
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ABOUT THE ARTISTS:
Originally from Rio de Janeiro, guitarist and composer Ricardo Peixoto's eloquent style evokes images far beyond his Brazilian territory. His background in c...
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Flutist Rebecca Kleinmann celebrates her birthday by inviting Brazil in Trio directly from Goiania, Brazil. The trio presents their dynamic music ranging from choro and baião to originals.
FEATURING:
Rebecca Kleinmann - flutes, vocals
Julio Lemos - guitar
Everton Luiz - clarinet, flute, soprano saxophone
Diego Amaral - percussion
ABOUT THE ARTISTS:
Brazil in Trio creates fresh arrangements of traditional and modern Brazilian music with their dynamic guitar, wind, and perc...
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On tour from Rio de Janeiro, Duo Violão Brasil presents a special evening of choro featuring compositions by Baden Powell, Pixinguinha, Radames Gnattali, as well as originals by Rogerio Souza. They will be accompanied by special guest percussionist Ami Molinelli.
FEATURING:
Rogerio Souza - 7-string guitar
Edinho Gerber - 7-string guitar
Ami Molinelli - percussion
ABOUT THE ARTIST:
Duo Violão Brasil is the result of guitarists Rogério Souza and Edinho Gerber's reverence for ...
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Vocalist/multi-instrumentalist Caitlin Belem and guitarist Terrence Rosnagle take you on a trip through Latin America, playing sumptuous samba, bossa nova, cumbia, son, and much more.
FEATURING:
Caitlin Belem – vocals, saxophone, guitar, fiddle, hand percussion
Terrence Rosnagle – guitar
ABOUT THE ARTISTS:
Caitlin Belem grew up in a house full of music in Northern Wyoming, falling in love with the fiddle at a young age, as well as learning to sing and play saxophone and guit...
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Acclaimed violinist Evan Price (Turtle Island Quartet, Hot Club of San Francisco) joins dynamic Baltimore-based acoustic trio Ultrafaux for a lively night of original music inspired by Balkan folk, bebop, swing, French musette, and Brazilian choro. The show also includes special arrangements of Django Reinhardt and Stéphane Grappelli tunes, as well as improvisations based on spontaneous suggestions from the audience.
FEATURING:
Michael Joseph Harris - guitar
Evan Price - violin
Sami ...
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Rebecca Kleinmann presents an evening of Brazilian and Latin jazz including a special tribute to great flutist Dave Valentin who passed away last year. Kleinmann and fellow flutists unveil the world premiere of her arrangements for flute choir and rhythm section before performing at the National Flute Convention in Orlando.
FEATURING:
Rebecca Kleinmann Ensemble
Rebecca Kleinmann - flute, alto flute, vocals
Vitor Gonçalves - piano, accordion
Julien Cantelm - drums
Special Guest Fl...
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Pianist and composer Danny Green tours the Bay Area with his virtuosic trio to present original music from their latest album, One Day It Will, as well as their own take on jazz standards. From melodic, reflective ballads to energetic, playful grooves, the trio's brilliance shines through the entire night.
FEATURING:
Danny Green - keys
Justin Grinnell - bass
Julien Cantelm - drums
ABOUT THE ARTIST:
A rising force on the jazz scene, Danny Green has distinguished himself with...
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Celebrating 40 years of SF Carnaval, the Red Poppy Art House and curator Andrew Scott present two days of Carnaval-inspired performances. On Saturday, California Choro Club brings the upbeat sounds of samba and choro directly from Brazil to San Francisco.
FEATURING:
Katia Moraes - vocals
Eduardo Souza - Brazilian guitar
Ted Falcon - violin, mandolin
Rebecca Kleinmann - flute
Ami Molinelli - percussion
ABOUT THE CURATOR:
Since arriving from London 30 years ago, Andrew Sco...
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Celebrating 40 years of SF Carnaval, the Red Poppy Art House and curator Andrew Scott present two days of Carnaval-inspired performances. Lisa Silva, a fixture in the Brazilian music scene for many years, brings her joyous energy on Friday for an evening of samba, bossa, baiao, and samba reggae.
FEATURING:
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ABOUT THE CURATOR:
Since arriving from London 30 years ago, Andrew Scott has been an active Bay Area musician, producer, and audio engineer. He runs Studio 401 in Bern...
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An evening of folk-inspired Latin American music of resistance and joy, Madelina y Los Carpinteros, plus special guest Tito Guerra, present traditional and original music from Chile, Argentina, the Andes Region, Colombia, Venezuela, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Madelina y Los Carpinteros is a multicultural Latin American ensemble following the tradition of Nueva Canción and Nueva Trova, movements that came out of the Americas' liberation struggles to freshly embody the folk roots with an enriched l...
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Grupo Borogodo is a Bay Area group celebrating the beautiful, lively song and dance music from the cafes and backyards of Rio de Janeiro and Brasilia. The evening features original compositions, as well as those by Brazil’s best-known artists such as Paulinho da Viola, Jorge Aragao, Almir Guineto, Chico Buarque, and Zeca Pagodinho.
FEATURING:
Marcelo Negão - cavaquinho, vocals
Eduardo Amado - violao
Bruno Melo - percussion, vocals
Andrew Scott - percussion
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Multi-instrumentalist Daniel Riera presents the music of Brazilian master guitarist and composer Guinga, known for his elegant melodies and lush harmonies. His repertoire will be interpreted by a chamber ensemble of winds, strings, and percussion. Daniel has studied with Guinga for six years at California Brazil Camp and will bring his arrangements and musical collaborators to the Red Poppy for the first time.
FEATURING:
TBA
ABOUT THE ARTIST:
Daniel Riera is a multi-instrumen...
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With special guest Francisco Marques from Ginga, Grupo Falso Baiano performs the music of Rio de Janeiro, illustrating 100 years of samba and choro.
FEATURING:
Brian Moran - 7-string guitar
Zack Pitt-Smith - clarinet, saxophone, flute
Francisco Marques - cavaco, vocals, percussion
Ami Molinelli - percussion
ABOUT THE ARTIST:
Grupo Falso Baiano is a choro group that offers a window into the history and diverse culture of Brazil. Choro is one of Brazil’s earliest popular mus...
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Bay Area's Women in Jazz brings together some of the best female jazz musicians for another night under one roof. The performance celebrates and recognizes the talents and hard work of these women who are sometimes underrepresented in the male-dominated scene. With music ranging from straight-ahead jazz, blues, swing, bebop, gospel, and soul, the evening comes to a close with some Brazilian tunes featuring a batucada percussion jam.
FEATURING:
Adriana Morrero - vocals
Kimiko Joy - voc...
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Brazilian percussionist Tulio Araujo returns to the Poppy with a project that’s two years in the making: A contemporary jazz ensemble (bass, piano, 7-string guitar) built around the pandeiro, a tambourine-style frame drum ubiquitous in Brazilian music. Expect tunes from his new album, Monduland, along with a rainbow of surprising grooves and harmonic colors.
FEATURING:
Tulio Araujo - pandeiro
Lucas Telles - 7-string guitar
Igor Neves - piano
Felipe Vilas Boas - guitar
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Violinist/composer Colm Ó Riain and some stellar musical friends mix the soul of his native Ireland with rhythms and melodies from all over the world — jazz, blues, Roma, India, Cuba, Brazil, and more — while exploring new frontiers of sound, all with a developed sense of humor.
Featuring:
Colm Ó Riain - violin, vocals
Joe Kyle, Jr. - bass
Geoff van Lienden - guitar
Kate Brubeck - vocals
An accomplished and fiery improviser in many genres, a global musician, and a composer for film an...
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Vocalist/multi instrumentalist Caitlin Belem and guitarist Terrence Rosnagle take you on a trip through Latin America, playing music from Brazil to Cuba and everywhere in between – samba, bossa nova, cumbia, son, and more. It’ll be a Saturday night for listeners and dancers.
Featuring:
Caitlin Belem - vocals, saxophone, guitar, fiddle, hand percussion
Terrence Rosnagle - guitar
Caitlin Belem grew up in a house full of music in Northern Wyoming, fell in love with the fiddle at a young age...
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Internationally acclaimed fado artist Ramana Vieira returns to the Poppy for an evening of ballad-style fados and uptempo compositions from her latest album.
Featuring:
Ramana Vieira – vocals
Ela Polak – violin
Brad Bivens – guitar
Leo Nobre – bass
Steve Fowler – bass
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Ramana Vieira, described by Mundo Portugues newspaper as the “New Voice of Portuguese World Music,” has headlined the world's largest Portuguese festival, the New Bedford Portuguese Feast in Massachusetts, ...
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Priscilla Portes joins David Jacob and Rouzbehan Richard for a tribute to northeastern Brazilian legend Dona Selma do Coco with an evening of vocals, piano and trumpet, and Middle Eastern daf frame drum.
Featuring:
Priscilla Portes - vocals
David Jacob - trumpet and piano
Rouzbehan Richard - daf
Priscilla met David and Rouzbehan at Berkeley and decided to bring their 10 years of jazz improvisations on a journey to the province of Pernambuco in Brazil. Along this journey, the trio has fu...
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A native New Yorker of Indian origin fluent in Spanish, Portuguese, and French, acclaimed composer/jazz vocalist Kavita Shah incorporates her ethnographic research on Brazilian, West African, and Indian musical traditions into her original repertoire. At her first Red Poppy show since 2014, expect to hear songs from her discography, as well as selections from her upcoming album of duets with bassist François Moutin.
Featuring:
Kavita Shah - vocals
Julian Shore - piano
François Moutin - bas...
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