Jazz Articles about Marta Karassawa

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Take Five with Pianist Marta Karassawa

by AAJ Staff
May 8, 2024

Meet Marta Karassawa Marta Karassawa, a Brazilian pianist and arranger, graduated from Berklee College of Music and formed the Marta Karassawa Quintet in 2001, bringing to light the nostalgia of the great jazz quintets of the '40s and '50s. With it, she performed on the stages of various clubs and festivals. Now, completely revamped, she leads her quintet, with a lineup of renowned musicians, including Teco Cardoso on tenor saxophone and flutes, Sidmar Vieira on trumpet and flugelhorn, Frank Herzberg ...