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Dani Gurgel: Paulista Polymath
by Katchie Cartwright
Dani Gurgel is an acclaimed artist with a restless creative spirit. Born into a musical family in São Paulo, she took up music at age four and kept on going. Her mother, an accomplished pianist and arranger, and father, an amateur saxophonist, met while playing in a big band. She began studying photography in her early teens and has since pursued that realm as well, simultaneously and with equal vigor. Da Pá Virada, her company, is rooted in ...
Continue ReadingDani Gurgel: DDG19 Big Band
by Katchie Cartwright
Dani Gurgel was born into a musical family in São Paulo. Her mother Débora Gurgel (a busy pianist and arranger) and father (an amateur jazz saxophonist) met on the bandstand. Following her own musical path, Dani skirted gender biases in jazz culture that might have limited her opportunities by learning to do and play “everything," as she put it. She is quick to point out that things are “getting better," but hedged her bets by gaining proficiency in many instruments, ...
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