Patricia Talem belongs to a new generation of Brazilian musical talent and grew up surrounded by music and dance. Her new self-titled CD, produced by Grammy winner Marco da Costa and Sandro Albert, had the participation of top names in Brazil and the US, such as Russell Ferrante and Jimmy Haslip of the Yellowjackets with Sandro Albert on guitar and many guest singers including Elder Costa, Arnold McCuller, accordion player Caulinha, saxophonists Katisse Buckingham and Keco Brandão.
Patricia Talem’s choice of repertoire reflects her soulful state of mind as she touches on themes like grassroots, sexuality, love and pop culture. Displaying such an array of Brazilian composers from Chico Buarque, Flavio Venturini, Keko Brandão, Vinicius Canturia, Rita Lee and Roberto de Carvalho, the CD also features one track in English composed by Canadian Ron Sexsmith and sung in duet with Arnold McCullen.
Patricia sings with a happy heart, but also takes on melancholy. She has an attractive and intuitive voice that impresses us with a clear notion of what she wants to get across: balancing musical sophistication with pop spirit. She is a singer of surprising talent eager to entertain audiences with her fresh vocalization infused with her passion for singing challenging and piercing melodies.
This will be her first tour of both coasts, where she will be presenting her music along with musicians SANDRO ALBERT, guitar; MICHAEL O’BRIAN, bass; ONAJE ALLAN GUMBS, piano and MARCO DA COSTA, drums.
PATRICIA TALEM – USA EAST-WEST TOUR 2009:
July 1 – ZINC BAR, New York
July 2 – THE IRIDIUM, New York
July 10, 11 – TEMECULA JAZZ FESTIVAL, California
July 17 – KUMBAA JAZZ CLUB, Santa Cruz, California
July 19 – DIZZY’S JAZZ CLUB – San Diego, California
July 21 – CATALINA JAZZ CLUB, Los Angeles, California
Patricia Talem’s choice of repertoire reflects her soulful state of mind as she touches on themes like grassroots, sexuality, love and pop culture. Displaying such an array of Brazilian composers from Chico Buarque, Flavio Venturini, Keko Brandão, Vinicius Canturia, Rita Lee and Roberto de Carvalho, the CD also features one track in English composed by Canadian Ron Sexsmith and sung in duet with Arnold McCullen.
Patricia sings with a happy heart, but also takes on melancholy. She has an attractive and intuitive voice that impresses us with a clear notion of what she wants to get across: balancing musical sophistication with pop spirit. She is a singer of surprising talent eager to entertain audiences with her fresh vocalization infused with her passion for singing challenging and piercing melodies.
This will be her first tour of both coasts, where she will be presenting her music along with musicians SANDRO ALBERT, guitar; MICHAEL O’BRIAN, bass; ONAJE ALLAN GUMBS, piano and MARCO DA COSTA, drums.
PATRICIA TALEM – USA EAST-WEST TOUR 2009:
July 1 – ZINC BAR, New York
July 2 – THE IRIDIUM, New York
July 10, 11 – TEMECULA JAZZ FESTIVAL, California
July 17 – KUMBAA JAZZ CLUB, Santa Cruz, California
July 19 – DIZZY’S JAZZ CLUB – San Diego, California
July 21 – CATALINA JAZZ CLUB, Los Angeles, California
For more information contact Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services.
