Results for "Guinga"

Musician

Guinga

Article: Album Review

Neves e Silva: Ladeiras de Santa Teresa

by Katchie Cartwright
July 6, 2026

Ladeiras de Santa Teresa opens with a big polymetric beat and powerful brass and percussion up front. You might flash on the Afro-Bahian sound of Letieres Leite's Orkestra Rumpilezz. The groove shifts suddenly, releasing into a jazz feel; Brazilian jazz that is, not swing or bebop, though Charlie Parker's “Star Eyes" with intro serves as a ...

Musician

Ed Brown

Article: Play This!

Jamile and Vinicius Gomes: Endangered Species

by John Chacona
April 6, 2026

The musical exchange between Wayne Shorter and Brazil yielded some of the great man's most indelible compositions. Happily, the conversation happens in the other direction, as Jamile and guitarist Vinicius Gomes demonstrate on “Endangered Species." With its wide intervallic leaps and skylarking melodic trajectory, the song is for virtuosos only; notably, only Esperanza Spalding seems to ...

Article: Live Review

Brazil Music Club at Winter Jazzfest 2026

by Katchie Cartwright
February 3, 2026

Hamilton de Holanda Trio,  Flávio Silva, Jamile & Vinicius Gomes  Brazil Music Club at Winter JazzFest  Nublu 151  January 8, 2026 Nublu, which sits on the corner of Avenue C and 10th Street on the Lower East Side of New York City, was overflowing for Brazil Music Club night at the 2026 ...

Article: Album Review

Jamile with Miki Yamanaka and her trio plus Steve Wilson: Pursuit of a Pulse

by Katchie Cartwright
October 22, 2025

Jamile Staevie Ayres, who goes professionally by her first name, was born and raised in Cachoeira do Sul, a midsize city located a couple of hours from Porto Alegre in Rio Grande do Sul, the southernmost state in Brazil, and the heart of its gaúcho culture. Growing up, she gravitated toward música popular brasileira (MPB) and ...

Article: Album Review

Mafalda Minnozzi: Riofonic

by Katchie Cartwright
April 17, 2025

Singer Mafalda Minnozzi, who already had a solid recording career in Italy, went to Rio for a date in the late 1990s, stayed for a year, then decided to make it her home. Like many musical immigrants to that great city, she went to feel the salt air, to drink in the natural beauty and learn ...

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Stephen Guerra: No Balan​ç​o do Choro​-​Samba

by Katchie Cartwright
January 17, 2025

Guitarist Stephen Guerra was finishing up his undergraduate degree in engineering when he became enchanted with Brazilian music. It was the guitar and song magic of Baden Powell with its mysterious metric ambiguity. Upon graduating, he took a job in personal wealth management, teaching himself to play guitar and read music on the side. After a ...

Album

Guinga

By Natalie Cressman

Label: GroundUP Music
Released: 2024
Track listing: Contradição; Bolero de Satã; Lavagem de Conceição; Aria de Opereta; Delírio Carioca; Ramo de Delírios; Por trás de bras da Pina; Par Constante; Garoa e Maresia; Segredo de Dadá; Nítido e Obscuro/Geraldo no Leme; Ellingtoniana; Viola Variada; Vô Alfredo.

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Guinga + Joia Luz Live at JazzB, São Paulo

Featuring the music of Guinga
Duration: 3:18
October 1, 2024

To celebrate Brazilian Song, Guinga joins the young Italian interpreter Joia Luz and presents a selection of his compositions arranged for guitar and voice, recorded last year and released this July 2024 by the Kuarup label. Songs like “Fonte Abandonada,” “Noturna,” “Jogo de Damas,” among others. Guinga is one of the greatest Brazilian composers of today, with a career spanning decades of collaborations with big names in Brazilian music, such as Elis Regina, Chico Buarque, and Ivan Lins. His compositions, marked by melodic beauty, sophisticated harmonies, and poetic lyrics, are true gems of Brazilian popular music. Joia Luz, the stage name of Gioia Persichetti, is an Italian singer, multi-instrumentalist, and producer based in Brazil. With a sweet and expressive voice, Joia Luz interprets Guinga’s songs with sensitivity and emotion, creating an intimate and engaging atmosphere.