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Ben Sher

Samba for Tarsila

By Ben Sher

Label: Zoho Music
Released: 2023
Track listing: Anthropofagia; Samba for Tarsila; Twilight; Eu Vim da Bahia; On Green Dolphin Street; Never Can Say Goodbye; Mas Que Nada.

Ben Sher: Samba for Tarsila

by Jack Bowers
May 29, 2023

This is happy music with a Latin flair, splendidly conceived and superbly performed by guitarist Ben Sher's New York-based quartet--a flavorful treat for those who relish music from south of the border. Before appraising the themes, it is perhaps best to begin by answering the question on most listeners' minds: who is (or ...

All New Sounds From Gillece, Berne, The JOI Jazz Orchestra And More

by Bob Osborne
May 25, 2023

On this show we present new music from Behn Gillece, Tim Berne with Aurora Nealand and Hank Roberts, and The JOI Jazz Orchestra. In addition three new releases on the Diskoknife lable from Audible Spirits, Darren Johnston, and, Mick Rossi with Peter Hess and Matt Moran. There are also new releases from Ben Sher, Massimo Magee,Louis ...

Ben Sher: Samba for Tarsila

by Neil Duggan
May 22, 2023

Ben Sher, an acclaimed jazz guitarist based in New York City, brings us Samba for Tarsila, in which he pays a musical tribute to the Brazilian modernist painter, Tarsila de Aguiar do Amaral (1886-1973). Her vivid abstract paintings of the Brazilian landscape have provided Sher with his inspiration for this project. To help him ...

Please Take Me to Brazil (Me Leva Pro Brasil)

By Ben Sher

Label: BGI Records
Released: 2002
Track listing: Please Take Me to Brazil (Me Leva Pro Brasil); Wave; Saudade; Quatro Peixes; Our Day Will Come; Agua de Beber; Canto de Ossanha; Chorinho Novo; O Astronauta

Ben Sher and Tudo Bem: Please Take Me to Brazil (Me Leva Pro Brasil)

by William Grim
November 4, 2002

This excellent album features some of the best Brazilian and American jazz musicians on the scene today. Several of the sidemen, such as pianist Kenny Barron and singer Luciana Souza, are important leaders in their own right. The group is firmly anchored by the great drummer Duduka da Fonseca, who is best known as one third ...