Jazz Articles about Sidiel Vieira

About Sidiel Vieira

Album Review

Flavio Silva, the talented Brazilian, New York-based guitarist and composer, has electrified his beloved Brazilian jazz with EKO, released on his own Break Free Records. This third album follows the artist's 2018 release, Break Free, and delves even deeper into the fusion sound which has always been a simmering ingredient in his musical brew. The album bursts open with “Motaba," a track which crackles with energy. Silva's guitar work is intricate, weaving seamlessly with Gabriel Gaiardo's Fender Rhodes. ...

Album Review

Dani Gurgel: DDG19 Big Band

Read "DDG19 Big Band" reviewed by Katchie Cartwright

by Katchie Cartwright
April 13, 2024

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, ...