Jazz Articles about Paulo Almeida

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Radio & Podcasts

Paulo Almeida, Michel Gentile Flow, Laura Camacho Tango Project

by Cheryl K.
June 6, 2026

During this week's two-hour program of jazz and improvised music--trumpeters Jacques Kuba Séguin, Malcolm Strachan, Klaus Wienerriother, and Arturo Sandoval; drummers Gustavo Cortiñas and Paulo Almeida; flautist Michel Gentile; saxophonists Loren Stillman and Alan Braufman; pianists Jon Batiste and David Janeway; and bassist Laura Camacho with her Tango Project.Playlist Bobby Hackett & His Orchestra “Sunrise Serenade" from At The Jazz Band Ball--1938-1940 (Jasmine) 2:56 Jacques Kuba Séguin “In Coelum" from Parfum N° 3 (ODD SOUND) 5:21 Steven Bernstein ...

Radio & Podcasts

Paulo Almeida, Roy Hargrove, Gegè Telesforo, Jazztropicante, Beto Paciello

by Ludovico Granvassu
May 30, 2026

Paris--Bogotá; New York--Rome; São Paulo--Basel; Bern--New York; New York--São Paulo... this playlist feels like a masterclass in transatlantic cross-pollination, where ideas, rhythms, and musical identities travel as freely as the artists themselves.Happy listening!Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Jazztropicante “La Llave Maestra" Combo Efectivo (Casa Maguey) 0:16 Host talks 4:46 Paulo Almeida “Lembranças Do Boi" Love in Motion (Dox) 5:50 Host talks 11:10 Beto Paciello “Sunset Skies" The Stoic ...

Album Review

Perceptions Trio: The Wicked Crew

Read "The Wicked Crew" reviewed by Doug Collette

by Doug Collette
March 23, 2025

It is a dark and spooky experience indeed to hear Perception Trio's The Wicked Crew for the first time. But the ethereal sensations grow rather than dissipate with repeated listenings, making for an all-encompassing, lasting impression. What may be most miraculous about the passage of this fifty-three minutes is the light touch each of these players display throughout. And it is not just the gentility with which each man approaches his respective instrument, but the delicacy with which ...

Album Review

Perceptions Trio: The Wicked Crew

Read "The Wicked Crew" reviewed by Dan McClenaghan

by Dan McClenaghan
February 24, 2025

If it is decided that the unadorned saxophone could use some enhancements, pedals can be plugged in to bring electricity and “effects" to the mix. Then add an electric guitar (with effects), and an acoustic drummer setting up the grooves, and you have the Perceptions Trio, with their album The Wicked Crew. Charley Rose wields the juiced-up sax, Silvan Joray adds neon colorations with his very electric guitar and Paulo Almeida rounds things out in the drummer's chair, ...