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Vanderlei Pereira
Drummer Vanderlei Pereira is one of the most sought-after musicians on the contemporary Brazilian jazz scene. Combining a prodigious knowledge of Brazilian rhythms with dazzling technique and a distinctive touch, he has captivated audiences around the world with his unique and electrifying performances.
Vanderlei was born into a musical family in Macaé, Brazil, a coastal city a little over 100 miles north of Rio de Janeiro. He’s the youngest of seven siblings, two of whom (Dulcilando and Dirceu) are professional musicians. At the age of eight, he taught himself to play on a drum set he built out of cookie tins; he later studied music theory and sight-reading at Macaé’s Sociedade Musical Nova Aurora, and began playing professionally as a teenager. In addition to his command of Brazilian rhythms, he developed strong pop/rock chops in local cover bands, all the while immersing himself in the jazz heard on his brothers’ record collections. Vanderlei moved to Rio as a young man, where he pursued a multifaceted career in jazz, popular, and classical music, including a six-year performance internship with the renowned Orquesta Sinfónica Brasiliera (OSB).
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
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 ...
Ben Sher: Samba for Tarsila
by Neil Duggan
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 ...
New albums from Webber Morris Big Band, Alex Massa, Wayne Wallace, and Vanderlei Pereira
by Bob Osborne
On this show four great albums and some other fantastic music in-between: Wayne Wallace delivers dazzling new compositions and classic jazz standards, using the expanded sonic palette of an orchestra to highlight the strengths of his core conjunto. Underneath it all is an effortlessly instructive survey of Latin rhythms, from the familiar to the ...
Beregovksi Suite
Label: Vegas Records
Released: 2018
Track listing: 1. Lightning 04:33
2. Dawn 03:52
3. Lament 03:22
4. Illyad 05:08
5. Fugue for B 02:58
6. The Plea 03:46
7. First Night 02:35
8. Market Day 04:22
9. Lover's Dance 05:44
10. Rumshinsky 03:22
11. Winter Dance 04:05
12. Patshtants 01:48
13. Kinder In Shul 02:39
14. Conversations with a Rebbe 03:43
15. A Hero's Report 03:04
16. Big Bear 02:55
17. Dawn Reprise 00:56
A New Album, "Predawn Shenanigans Club" By Wataru Uchida
Born in Japan, tenor saxophonist Wataru Uchida was compelled by the power of swing to move to New York, only to come under the spell of Latin rhythms such as samba, Baião and Maracatu that form the core of a new release entitled Predawn Shenanigans Club. A specially recruited lineup of Brazilian jazz players bring life ...
