Jazz Articles

Gal Costa & Romero Lubambo Duo at The Blue Note

by Ernest Barteldes
November 20, 2009

Gal Costa and Romero Lubambo Duo Blue Note Jazz Club November 10, 2009 New York City

For only the second time (the first having been in the fall of 2008), Brazilian singer Gal Costa and guitarist Romero Lubambo shared the stage for an evening that celebrated the music from their native land, nodding specially to the unforgettable 1958-1963 era that spawned bossa nova, arguably the country's best-known contribution to the ...

Romero Lubambo: Softly

by Ernest Barteldes
April 15, 2007

"This is something I've wanted to do for a long time, said Brazilian guitarist Romero Lubambo about Softly during a recent Blue Note gig with Trio da Paz. This project is a “collection of romantic songs that explore the various sonic textures of different guitars. On the disc, Lubambo plays all the guitars himself, including a Spanish acoustic (which he seems to favor live), an electric solid-body, a Yamaha synthesizer and also a cavaquinho, the Brazilian instrument ...

Romero Lubambo: Softly

by Jim Santella
November 19, 2006

A fine jazz guitarist who interprets Brazilian music with a genuine spirit, Romero Lubambo brings this program forward with a lovely melodic air and mellow memories. He's included old favorites as well as bright new ones. Essential to the fabric of his session is the fact that most of these songs have lyrics. While Softly is an instrumental album, you know that he's going through the lyrics in his head. Each selection comes with a lyrical presence that makes all ...

Romero Lubambo: Lubambo

by AAJ Staff
March 1, 2002

Guitar and cavaquinho virtuoso Romero Lubambo makes his solo debut on this self-titled disc, which is full of impressive original compositions. Some of my favorites: a tribute to the great Rafael Rabello, the swinging “Magalha Blues" and a superb take on Bach ("Bachiao"). If you've heard Romero before, you know that he has ferocious attack coupled with tremendous sensitivity and an extremely light touch. (Thanks to avant-garde jazzman John Zorn for coaxing Romero into this gig - we hope to ...