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Nilson Matta's Brazilian Voyage: Copacabana

by Howard Mandel
July 26, 2023

Everyone wants to go to Brazil, and one of the easiest, most pleasant ways of doing so is to listen to bassist Nilson Matta's Brazilian Voyage. The third album organized by Matta, a native of Sao Paolo who moved to Rio in 1970 and the U.S. in 1985, conjures the vistas and moods of a country that is idealized as a source of breezy airs and pulsing rhythms. That Brazil in fact even more than in myth generates ...

Nilson Matta's Brazilian Voyage: Copacabana

by Raul d'Gama Rose
March 23, 2010

How it is possible that bassist Nilson Matta is allowed to fly so low under the proverbial radar, with recognition coming mainly from his peers, is one of those mysteries that artists have to learn to live with. Meanwhile, Matta has been complementing the music of luminaries from singers Jo&#227o Gilberto, Johnny Alf and Chico Buarque do Holanda, and multi-instrumentalist Hermeto Pascoal, to saxophonist Joe Henderson and pianist Don Pullen, with grace and majesty.Matta's career has spanned decades ...

Nilson Matta's Brazilian Voyage: Copacabana

by Jerry D'Souza
March 11, 2010

Brazilian music is given a shot of verve and vivacity by bassist Nilson Matta, as he succinctly captures the imperatives of the music through originals and standards. The music of his native land courses strongly through his veins, and his compositions blood that presence. He sets up several moods, encompassing them in arrangements that draw the nectar without forsaking the tang.

Matta turns on the seduction from the time he sets the tempo on bass for “Baden," a tribute to ...

Nilson Matta's Brazilian Voyage: Copacabana

by Edward Blanco
March 1, 2010

New York-based bassist Nilson Matta's Copacabana offers a musical adventure reflecting the many aspects of his native Brazil. Whether the culture, its different regions or natural wonders; Matta blends an exciting selection of new material with old Brazilian standards in a dedication to his homeland. The album--as well as Matta's combo (Nilson Matta's Brazilian Voyage--was born from a single event; a convention about Brazilian culture held at The Cooper Hewitt Museum in New York where he was asked to perform ...

An Evening With A Superband: Mike Pope & The House Of Cardinals Featuring Mike Pope, Eldar Djangirov, Joe Locke, Bob Franceschini & Mauricio Zottarelli

Source: Sue Auclair Promotions
May 15, 2014

Cambridge, MA: Cambridge's jazz hotspot—the Regattabar—will present An Evening with A Superband: Mike Pope & the House of Cardinals featuring acoustic and electric bassist and composer Mike Pope, pianist Eldar Djangirov, vibraphonist Joe Locke, saxophonist Bob Franceschini and drummer Mauricio Zottarelli on Tuesday, June 10, 2014, 7:30 PM. The Regattabar is located in the Charles Hotel, One Bennett Street, Cambridge, MA 02138. Tickets at $25.00 are on sale now at regattabarjazz.com or information and tickets are also available by calling ...
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Enter the "Mauricio de Souza - Different Directions" Giveaway at All About Jazz!

Source: All About Jazz
December 15, 2013

All About Jazz members are invited to enter the “Mauricio de Souza - Different Directions“ giveaway contest starting today. We'll select FIVE winners at the conclusion of the contest on January 10th. Click here to enter the contest (Becoming a fan of Mauricio de Souza at AAJ automatically enters you in the contest.) Good luck! About Different Directions In Different Directions, I used the same approach as in my previous album, Here. There.... I recorded ten tracks of Jazz and ...
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Two Free MP3s by Mauricio de Souza and Bossa Brazil at All About Jazz

Source: Michael Ricci
November 5, 2013

Download two free tracks courtesy of percussionist Mauricio de Souza and his band Bossa Brazil; including “La Vamos Nos" from his latest album Different Directions. La Vamos Nos (6:45) Mauricio de Souza From: Different Directions (Pulsa Music) Firm Roots (6:21) Mauricio de Souza From: Here. There... (Pulsa Music) About Mauricio de Souza Born in Brasília, Brazil, Maurício de Souza is a jazz drummer who easily performs in both ...
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Rockwired.com's "Jazzed and Blue" Presents: Jazz Pianist Gilson Schachnik and Drummer Mauricio Zottarello and Their New Musical Project "Mozik"

Source: Rockwired Media LLC
October 2, 2011

The latest edition of Jazzed and Blue: Profiles in Blues and Jazz is now available for download at Rockwired.com and features an exclusive interview jazz pianist Gilson Schachnik and bassist Mauricio Zottarelli and their new musical project 'Mozik.' In the opening segment Zottarelli and Scachnik discuss the intoxicating Brazilian sounds and rhythms that are evidenced on their self-titled CD, the inspiration behind the original tracks, and aligning themselves with first rate musicians on this oh-so-adventurous musical outing. The second half ...
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Mauricio Zottarelli returns to the Blue Note NYC with his Brazilian Jazz/Fusion Quintet

Source: Mauricio Zottarelli
July 26, 2011

Drummer/composer Mauricio Zottarelli performs with his critically acclaimed group on the world's most prestigious jazz stage On August 6th, the Brazilian drummer and composer Mauricio Zottarelli performs with his group at the prestigious Blue Note Jazz Club in New York City. The band will be presenting his original music as well as some of his inventive arrangements. Zottarelli has been actively performing and contributing with some of the most preeminent artists in the Jazz, Latin/Brazilian and Fusion circles. Aside from ...
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Mauricio Zottarelli brings his brazilian jazz/fusion quintet to the Blue Note NYC

Source: Mauricio Zottarelli
November 11, 2010

On November 13th, the brazilian drummer and composer Mauricio Zottarelli performs with his group at the Blue Note in New York City. The band will be presenting his original music as well as some of his inventive arrangements. Zottarelli has been actively performing and contributing with some of the most preeminent artists in the Jazz, Latin/Brazilian and Fusion circles. Aside from his recent collaborations and performances with brazilian legend Dom Salvador,jazz pianist Hiromi's group SonicBloom, and also jazz/brazilian pianist Eliane ...
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Mauricio Zottarelli brings back his unique sound to the Zinc Bar

Source: Mauricio Zottarelli
August 17, 2010

Drummer/composer Mauricio Zottarelli is performing with his quintet in NYC, celebrating Zinc Bar's annual “Brazilian Jazz Month" On August 26th, Mauricio Zottarelli returns to the Zinc Bar in New York City with his quintet, presenting his original music as well as some of his inventive arrangements. Zottarelli has been actively performing and contributing with some of the most preeminent artists in the Jazz, Latin/Brazilian and Fusion circles. Aside from his recent collaborations with jazz pianist Hiromi's group SonicBloom and jazz/brazilian ...
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Mauricio Zottarelli's Exclusive CD Release Show in NYC

Source: All About Jazz
September 30, 2009

Drummer/Composer Mauricio Zottarelli is performing live with his quintet in NYC, celebrating the release of his new CD “7 Lives".

Mauricio Zottarelli has been actively performing and contributing with some of the most preeminent artists in the Jazz, Latin/Brazilian and Fusion circles. Aside from his recent collaborations with pianist Hiromi's group SonicBloom and jazz/brazilian pianist Eliane Elias, he is also working on getting his own music heard. His new release, the CD entitled “7 Lives”, has been receiving great praise ...
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Mauricio Kagel Argentine-Born Music Composer Passes

Source: Michael Ricci
September 19, 2008

Mauricio Kagel, 76, an Argentine-born composer whose experimental body of work also ranged into theater, has died in Cologne, Germany, following a long illness, the C.F. Peters musical publishing house said Thursday.

Kagel was born in Buenos Aires on Dec. 24, 1931, into a Jewish family of German-Russian origin.

A self-taught composer who learned to play instruments including the piano, organ and cello, he studied literature and philosophy at the University of Buenos Aires and at age 18 became an ...
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Composers Collaborative (Mon) Morrison Motel (Tue) Mauricio de Souza and Bossa Brasil (Wed) Gnu Vox (Thu) Tony Malaby (Fri) & More This Week at Cornelia Street Cafe

Source: Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services
April 10, 2007

CORNELIA STREET CAFE 29 Cornelia Street, NYC, New York212-989-9319 between West 4th and Bleecker Sts, Greenwich Village 1 Subway to Sheridan Square; A, C, E, B, D, V, F to West 4th St. This Week At Cornelia Street Cafe Mon Apr 09 8:30PM COMPOSERS COLLABORATIVE: SERIAL UNDERGROUND (Matt Sulivan, oboe;Charlotte Vierveyzer, oboe;Margaret Lancaster, flutes) * Cyber-flotess Margaret Lancaster * Matt Sullivan and Charlotte Vierveyzer play dueling ...
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