Since 2003 originating in Belo Horizonte Brazil, the Savassi Festival has focused on jazz and instrumental music It now is a matrix of musical activities that includes contests,recordings, artistic collaborations, exhibitions, artistic residencies and a host of live concerts, exhibiting the full spectrum of Jazz .
Now in 2013 comes the New York edition of Savassi,totally centered on Brazilian instrumental music including Brazilians and non Brazilians performing Hermeto, Milton to the new wave of Brazilian composers and Brazilian inspired compositions.
09/16/monday
Workshop
7:00-8:30pm, room C205: Harmonic, Melodic and Rhythmic aspects of music from Minas Gerais, Brazil, instructor Leonardo Cioglia (Brazil)
NYU: Steinhardt
3rd Ave & E 11th St
(212) 998 5424
steinhardt.nyu.edu
09/17/tuesday
Concerts
9:00pm: Antônio Loureiro Trio featuring Mike Moreno and Tatiana Parra (Brazil/USA)
(Antônio Loureiro: vocals and piano, Frederico Heliodoro: bass, Felipe Continentino: drums, Mike Moreno: guitar, Tatiana Parra: vocals)
10:15pm: Leonardo Cioglia Group – “The Music of Minas Gerais: Homage to Milton Nascimento” (Brazil/USA)
(Leonardo Cioglia: bass, Aaron Goldberg: piano, John Ellis: saxophone, Mike Moreno: guitar, Obed Calvaire: drums)
11:30pm: Dave Pietro and Embrace – “Embrace: impressions of Brazil” (USA/Brazil)
(Dave Pietro: saxophone, Helio Alves: piano, Leonardo Cioglia: bass, Adriano Santos: drums)
Smalls
183 West 10th Street, Greenwich Village
smallsjazzclub.com
09/18/wednesday
Workshop
7:00-9:00pm, room C207: “Brazilian Popular Contemporary Music – The relations between traditional and modern brazilian popular music”, instructor Rafael Martini Sextet (Brazil)
NYU: Steinhardt
3rd Ave & E 11th St
(212) 998 5424
steinhardt.nyu.edu
Concerts
10h00pm: Joana Queiroz Quartet featuring Vitor Gonçalves (Brazil)
(Joana Queiroz – vocals, clarinet and bass clarinet, Rafael Martini – piano, Vitor Gonçalves – accordion, Frederico Heliodoro – bass, Felipe Continentino – drums)
11:00pm: Andre Vasconcelos Quintet featuring Anna Talpe(Brazil/USA)
(Andre Vasconcelos – guitar, Evan Waaramaa – piano, Rafael Aguiar – alto saxophone, Tiago Michelin – drums, Greg Toro – bass)
The Bitter End
147 Bleecker St
(212) 673-7030
bitterend.com
09/19/thursday
Concerts
9:00pm: Vitor Gonçalves Quartet – “Tribute to Hermeto Pascoal” (Brazil/USA)
(Vitor Gonçalves – piano, Todd Neufeld – guitar, Thomas Morgan – bass, Richie Barshay – drums)
10:30pm: Sandro Albert Quartet (Brazil/USA)
(Sandro Albert – guitar, James Weidman – piano, Rich Hammond – bass, Ari Hoenig – drums)
The Jazz Gallery
1160 Broadway
(212) 242-1063
jazzgallery.org
Concerts
7:00pm: Gunhild Carling – “Swinging Brazil!” (Sweden/USA)
(Gunhild Carling – Trombone, Trumpet, Vocals, Bagpipes, Harmonica, flutes, Jimmy Duchowny – Drums, Ehud Asherie – Piano, Don Falzone – Bass)
8:15pm: Rafael Martini Sextet, featuring Tatiana Parra and Sergio Krakowski (Brazil)
(Rafael Martini: vocals and piano, Joana Queiroz: clarinet and bass clarinet, Jonas Vítor: saxophone, Alexandre Andrés: flute, Pedro “Trigo” Santana: bass,
Antonio Loureiro: drums, Tatiana Parra: vocals, Sergio Krakowski: pandeiro)
9:30pm: Jared Gold Quartet – “Brazil on the B3″, featuring Ralph Bowen
(Jared Gold – Hammond B3, Dave Stryker – guitar, Jimmy Duchowny – drums, Ralph Bowen – sax)
ShapeShifter Lab
18 Whitwell Pl, Brooklyn
(646) 820-9452
shapeshifterlab.com
09/20/friday
Workshop
11:00am-1:00pm: “The role of Paulo Moura in the development of Brazilian Instrumental Music”, instructor Prof Clifford Korman DMA (USA), with the participation of Pascoal Meirelles (drums), Augusto Mattoso (bass) and Billy Drewes (saxophone and clarinet)
Columbia University
2960 Broadway
212-854-3825
columbia.edu
Concert
7:30pm/9:30pm/11:30pm: Stryker/Gold/Duchowny Trio plays Toninho Horta
(Dave Stryker: guitar, Jared Gold: Hammond B3, Jimmy Duchowny: drums)
Bar Next Door
129 Macdougal St
Phone:(212) 529-5945
lalanternacaffe.com
9/21/saturday
Workshop
1:30-4:00pm: Brazilian Guitar Workshop: Samba, Choro, Guitar techniques, Baixaria, with Billy Newman and Rogério Souza (USA/Brazil)
(Preregistration required, please contact billy@billynewman.com)
Space on White
81 White Street NY NY
spaceonwhite.com
Concerts
09:00pm: Juarez Moreira Trio (Brazil)
(Juarez Moreira: guitars, Leonardo Cioglia: bass, Rogério Boccato: drums and percussion)
10:30pm: Brazilian Trio (Brazil)
(Helio Alves: piano, Nilson Matta: bass, Duduka da Fonseca: drums)
Cornelia Street Café
29 Cornelia St
(212) 989-9319
corneliastreetcafe.com
09/22/sunday
Concerts
08:30pm: Rogério Souza – Billy Newman Quintet (Brazil/USA)
(Rogerio Souza – 7 string guitar, Billy Newman – 6 string guitar, Dennis Lichtman – bandolim, Leonardo Lucini – 7 string bass, Ranjan Ramchandani – pandeiro)
10:00pm: Sérgio Krakowski Quartet featuring Túlio Araújo (Brazil)
(Sergio Krakowski – pandeiro, Túlio Araújo – pandeiro, Todd Neufeld: guitar, Vitor Gonçalves: piano, John Ellis: saxophone)
Cornelia Street Café
29 Cornelia St
(212) 989-9319
corneliastreetcafe.com
09/23/monday
Workshop
8:00-9:30pm: “João Gilberto, master of Bossa Nova”, by Juarez Moreira (Brazil), in 112 Dodge Hall on the Columbia Campus
Columbia University
2960 Broadway
212-854-3825
columbia.edu
Concert
8:00pm : Cliff Korman Ensemble – “Tribute to Paulo Moura”, featuring Billy Drewes (USA/Brazil)
(Cliff Korman – piano, Billy Drewes – saxofones and clarinet, Augusto Mattoso – bass, Pascoal Meirelles – drums)
Le Poisson Rouge
158 Bleecker St
(212) 505-3474
lepoissonrouge.com
09/25/wednesday
Concert
7:00pm : Rogério Boccato Quarteto – “After Bossa Nova Project (Brazil/USA)
(Rogério Bocatto – drums and percussion, Nando Michelin – piano, Dan Blake – saxophone, Jay Anderson – bass)
55 Bar
55 Christopher Street
(212) 929-9883
55bar.com
