Jazz Articles about Duduka Da Fonseca

Duduka Da Fonseca: New York City, March 19, 2011

by Dan Bilawsky
March 29, 2011

Duduka Da Fonseca QuartetJazz StandardNew York, NYMarch 19, 2011 (First Set) Everybody in Manhattan seemed to be celebrating something on the evening of Thursday, March 17. Those with Irish eyes were smiling as green beer flowed freely in corner bars throughout New York City, but a different kind of celebration was taking place at Jazz Standard. On this particular evening, the club kicked off a four day celebration of drummer/percussionist Duduka Da Fonseca's birthday, ...

Duduka Da Fonseca: Samba Jazz In Black & White

by Russ Musto
August 6, 2006

The second effort led by Duduka Da Fonseca, the drummer in Trio da Paz, is a triumphant successor to 2002's Samba Jazz Fantasia that manages to surpass the promise of its Grammy-nominated predecessor. This delightful disc features his talented working quintet with saxophonist/clarinetist Anat Cohen, pianist Helio Alves, guitarist Guilherme Monteiro and bassist Leonardo Cioglia romping through a particularly well-chosen program of music by Brazilian composers.

They are joined on several tracks by guests who contribute to the date's refreshing ...

Duduka Da Fonseca: Samba Jazz In Black & White

by Michael P. Gladstone
May 31, 2006

Brazilian drummer and percussionist Duduka Da Fonseca recorded this album for Zoho as a followup to his debut album, Samba Jazz Fantasia (Malandro, 2002). Da Fonseca was born in 1951 and gained years of experience on the streets of Brazil with musicians like Raul de Souza, Edison Machado and Dom Um Romao. He relocated to New York in 1976 and has appeared on more than two hundred recording sessions. In addition to this working group, Da Fonseca also accounts for ...

Duduka Da Fonseca: Samba Jazz in Black & White

by Jerry D'Souza
March 11, 2006

Duduka Da Fonseca, perhaps best known as a founding member of Trio Da Paz, avers that he has been blending samba with jazz all his life. He showcased this in 2002 when he led a fine band of musicians on Samba Jazz Fantasia (Malandro Records) and directed a whole new load of listeners in the direction of the music close to his heart. Now comes another stint at the helm, and Da Fonseca turns the assimilation of the two forms ...

Duduka Da Fonseca Quintet: Samba Jazz in Black & White

by Jim Santella
March 4, 2006

Drummer Duduka Da Fonseca explains the title of his latest project in terms of the dual meaning of the expression “black & white. In its familiar common-sense usage, the term implies an element's fundamentals, its structure in simple terms, ignoring all the gray areas in between. To that end, the album explains the connection between jazz and samba quite clearly.

An alternate meaning that Da Fonseca conceived for this project comes from the distinctive black and white cultural ...

Duduka Da Fonseca: Samba Jazz Fantasia

by Jim Santella
June 1, 2002

Acoustic Brazilian jazz brings an air of celebration to any event. Drummer Duduka Da Fonseca has gathered together an all-star committee for his Malandro Records debut as leader. As it should be, the drummer here feeds energy to his companions and wraps it all up as a family session. His immediate family, his New York “family," his Brazilian “family" and his recording label “family" form a seamless program that drives traditional, improvised jazz across international boundaries. A native of Rio ...