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Ricardo Bacelar

Born: July 19, 1967

Brazilian jazz pianist Ricardo Bacelar makes a “Live” statement with “Nothing Will Be As It Was” His “Live in Rio” album drops August 21 preceded by the single that aptly reflects our times Brazil is leading the world per capita in coronavirus cases making it unlikely that people will be cramming into a concert venue anytime soon to hear live music.

Then there is the recent unrest that erupted in response to civil injustices in the US that bodes to spark meaningful change around the world. These are the events that inspired contemporary jazz pianist Ricardo Bacelar to release a new version of the Milton Nascimento classic “Nothing Will Be As It Was (Nada Sera Como Antes)” as a single ahead of the release of his “Live in Rio (Ao Vivo No Rio)” album, which drops August 21 from Bacelar Productions. “‘Nothing Will Be As It Was’ summarizes the existential questions raised globally by the coronavirus pandemic. Add to it the civil injustice and unrest that has surfaced over the last couple of weeks with Black Lives Matter, which is an especially important movement. We’re talking about the subject here in Brazil, too. We have a lot of problems with racism here, but our people have not yet taken the streets to protest and have social demonstrations. The world is watching the United States and people are talking about these issues everywhere,” said Bacelar who produced the 11-song “Live in Rio” collection.

Brian Swartz

Born: December 16, 1967

Brian Swartz

Trumpet, Vocals, Composer, Arranger, Instructor

Los Angeles, CA

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Trumpeter Brian Swartz is a diverse musician with a wide range of influences. He has appeared on multiple Grammy® nominated and winning recordings with artists including The Dixie Chicks' Double Platinum "Taking the Long Way" which won 5 Grammy® Awards, including Album of the Year, Record of the Year, and Song of the Year in February 2007, John Beasley's Monk'estra which has garnered 6 Grammy® Nominations for it's 3 albums and 1 Grammy® Win for Beasley's arrangement of "Donna Lee," The Clayton/Hamilton Jazz Orchestra, Scott Healy's Tentet and Kim Richmond's Concert Jazz Orchestra

Theo Girard

After surveying scenes from 4 continents with projects as varied as Bratsch, Macha Gharibian, le Bruit du [sign], Sibiel or Volo, Théo Girard releases the first album in his name featuring french trumpet player Antoine Berjeaut and British drummer Seb Rochford (Sons of Kemet, Polar Bear). 30YearsFrom is a project that evokes the first fruits, the first spark, the birth. As Théo Girard explains : « I grew up in a musical environment, my mother was a freelance costume designer for the opera and my father was the founding violinist of Bratsch (a famous French band) and also played in free jazz bands like Alan Silva’s Celestrial Communication Orchestra in the 80s

Prawit Siriwat

Born: July 17, 1993

Guitarist and composer Prawit Siriwat’s debut jazz-rock album, Blueberry, melds thrashy riffs, tactile soundscapes, and contemplative melodies. Siriwat presents a sonic archive of a decade grappling with New York’s creative music scene, told with virtuosity and clever improvisations. Brimming with energy and crunchy guitar tones, Blueberry evinces the thrill of synthesizing mode and meaning in order to invent freely among them. 

Siriwat is joined by his best friends and longtime collaborators Daniel Durst on bass and Abel Tabares on drums. These musicians connected through New York’s jazz scene in the 2010s, and their overlapping terroirs can be heard in their synchronicity and improvisation

Big Band Tradition

The Big Band Tradition has its roots in a small band founded by Christ Congregational Church members in the early 1970’s. That band performed at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington D.C. for the National Convention of the Congregational Church in the US. It was reestablished as a big band in 1994 to perform at Martin’s Crosswinds for CCC’s 50th anniversary. Size: Under the leadership of the late Chuck O’Connor, it grew into a full-sized band with 18 members. It includes five saxophones, four or five trumpets, four trombones, piano, bass, guitar, drums, and vocalist. Members: Band members are varied in age, live throughout the metropolitan area, and are from all walks of life

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Bret Tobalske

Born: November 14, 1966

I love music in all its forms, but I am mainly inspired by jazz, blues and rock. My primary instruments are acoustic and electric guitars, but I also play bass guitar, drums including doumbek, tar and ngoni and other percussion instruments. I use a keyboard to drive MIDI samples. I am part of a duo with Jerred Seveyka, "Seveyka and Tobalske," and we have one album "Decompression Stop" and several singles. I am also in a duo with Joe Moll, "Kootenai Creek," and we have released five singles, most recently: "Moon Turned On." I regularly collaborate with Jean-Luc Saintot in the Jura, France and Ken Dial in Montana, USA.

Tyler Burchfield

Born: August 5, 1989

Boston-based saxophonist Tyler Burchfield is gaining critical acclaim on the East Coast as a multi- instrumentalist, composer, arranger, and teacher. Well versed in traditional and modern jazz, funk, R&B, chamber music, Brazilian music, Afrobeat, and more, Tyler offers the unique ability to sound at home in a host of styles, all while maintaining a personal sound rooted in bold rhythms and melodic sensibility. Originally from Gainesville, Florida, Tyler was exposed to many musical influences growing up, beginning Suzuki piano lessons at age 4 and listening to classic oldies on the car radio

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Shekhinah B.

Born: May 22

Shekhinah B. is a dynamic recording artist and an award-winning creative cultural producer. She has performed in multiple professional cover bands in the city, including private affairs, festivals, and club appearances. Her vocal genres include Jazz, Blues, Pop, Funk, House, and R&B. She worked as an independent contractor for several units for both background and lead vocals. With over 15 years of performance experience, a former member of the local R&B sensation Suite 215 a credited co-writer on her first collaborative LP 4 Love Affairs, Honest Intentions (2009). She re-released her single Candlelight (2009) worldwide