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A Conversation with Abelita Mateus

By LORENS CHUNO | Doing Jazz
October 28, 2018
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Abelita Mateus' rich cultural and musical background gives her playing a rare uncontrived soulfulness that is complete with artistic and emotional authenticity. This can be heard on her new album Mixed Feelings.

This album features Abelita Mateus on piano and vocals, Peter Slavov on bass, Diego Urcola on trumpet, Matt Marantz on tenor saxophone, Alex Kautz on drums, Phillip Gillette on percussions, and Romero Lubambo on guitar.

Join Albelita and me as we talk about making the album, teaching, Gilberto Gil, Botucatu, and other carefully related things.

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Abelita Mateus "Mixed Feelings" from Mixed Feelings (Vivendi) 00:00
Abelita Mateus "Vamo N'eca" from Mixed Feelings (Vivendi) 15:58
Abelita Mateus "Paizinho" from Mixed Feelings (Vivendi) 48:28

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Jazz combines creativity from the mind, heart, and the gut. It flourishes through structure and uses melody and rhythm to bridge the musician's creativity and the listener's imagination. I try to appreciate all forms of music and styles of jazz but find myself drawn to the “hot music” of the twenties through the early thirties, including its many contemporary incarnations
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