Trio da Paz and Guests: New York, NY, August 18, 2011

Ernest Barteldes

Concert/Festival Reviewer since 2005

Ernest Barteldes is a freelance writer and an ESL teacher.

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Published: August 28, 2011

Trio da Paz with guests Joe Locke, Maucha Adnet, Harry Allen
The Music of Antonio Carlos Jobim and Stan Getz
Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola
New York, NY
August 18, 2011

During its two-week residence at Manhattan's Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola, Trio da Paz (Romero Lubambo Romero Lubambo

guitar on guitar, Duduka Da Fonseca Duduka Da Fonseca

drums , drums, and Nilson Matta Nilson Matta
, upright bass) played a mix of tunes by Antonio Carlos Jobim Antonio Carlos Jobim
1927 - 1994
piano and Stan Getz Stan Getz
1927 - 1991
sax, tenor , some original material and other bossa nova-era classics. Augmented by vibraphonist Joe Locke Joe Locke
b.1959
vibraphone and tenor saxophonist Harry Allen Harry Allen
b.1966
saxophone , the group began the set with a down-tempo take on Jobim's "Corcovado," the single from the historic Getz/Gilberto (Verve, 1965) that made bossa a household genre in the United States, made a star out of Astrud Gilberto Astrud Gilberto
b.1940
vocal and contributed to making the album one of the biggest-selling jazz records in history.

The group started improvising within a few bars of beginning the tune, starting with Locke, Allen, Lubambo and, finally, Matta. The group had great chemistry together (Locke participated on Trio da Paz's 2008 disc Live at Jazzbaltica on the Maxjazz label), so the music was completely effortless. They followed with "Sweeping the Chimney," a demanding Lubambo original that showcased each player's individual chops.

Vocalist Maucha Adnet Maucha Adnet
joined in next to sing lead on "Ela E Carioca," a more obscure Jobim composition, on which the band played an arrangement pretty close to the late maestro's original. She also paid tribute to guitarist Dori Caymmi Dori Caymmi
b.1943
guitar with his "Milagre," a tune that was reportedly one of Jobim's personal favorites.

Adnet and Da Fonseca left the stage for Locke to play (accompanied by Lubambo and Matta) on his own "The Lost Lenore," a tune inspired by Edgar Allan Poe's poem, "The Raven." As they performed, lightning was visible crashing down over Manhattan—which somehow suited the song's melancholy feel.

Among the best moments of the evening was when the trio played with its original formation, going through a baiao-inspired Egberto Gismonti Egberto Gismonti
b.1947
guitar, acoustic song that allowed the three musicians to showcase their individual techniques. The group—with its guests—then closed with a personal rendition of "The Girl From Ipanema" that bore some resemblance to the Getz/Gilberto version, but that kept Trio da Paz's unique signature.

Hearing these musicians play is always a great pleasure. They have worked together for over a decade now, and their talent, chemistry and enthusiasm for the music is truly inspiring