Itaiguara Brandao News

Australian-based Brazilian singer-songwriter Juliana Areias wraps up her first U.S. Tour today, June 29, with a salute to 60 years of the bossa nova at The Green Room 42, an upscale cabaret club serving New York City's theater district. Drawing on traditional Brazilian bossa nova rhythms, Ms. Areias performs a distinctive style of Latin Jazz which has made her a hit down under. She will be joined by a Brazilian jazz ensemble which includes Oriente Lopez on piano, Jorge Continentino on flute and sax, Itaiguara Brandão on bass, and Samuel Martinelle on drums. Her show highlights a blend of original songs from her internationally acclaimed 'Bossa Nova Baby' CD plus a selection of exclusive arrangements of bossa classics and samba hits.

Australian-based Brazilian singer-songwriter Juliana Areias wraps up her first U.S. Tour on Friday, June 29, with a salute to 60 years of the bossa nova at The Green Room 42, an upscale cabaret club serving New York City's theater district. Drawing on traditional Brazilian bossa nova rhythms, Ms. Areias performs a distinctive style of Latin Jazz which has made her a hit down under. She will be joined by a Brazilian jazz ensemble which includes Oriente Lopez on piano, Jorge Continentino on flute and sax, Itaiguara Brandão on bass, and Samuel Martinelle on drums. Her show highlights a blend of original songs from her internationally acclaimed 'Bossa Nova Baby' CD plus a selection of exclusive arrangements of bossa classics and samba hits.

Birdland will kick-off their great week of programming with BOSSABRASIL Presents Marcos Valle, Veronica Swift and Emmet Cohen Trio, Abelita Mateus, and more!

Birdland will kick-off their exciting month of programming with the following acts BOSSABRASIL Presents Marcos Valle, Stacey Kent, Maria Schneider Orchestra, Freddy Cole Quartet, Ravi Coltrane, Tiffany Austin Septet, Bruce Harris, The City Rhythm Orchestra Salutes Sinatra-Basie, Jim Caruso's Cast Party, and more!

Birdland will kick-off their exciting month of programming with the following acts:

Delta Air Lines Presents Bossabrasil At Birdland. This magical collaboration of MARCOS VALLE and PAULA & JAQUES MORELENBAUM , direct from Rio in Brazil, hold up the tradition of the era of Bossa Nova and Samba, bringing melodic genius and fabulous infectious swinging Brazilian rhythms . PAULA was a vocalist with the JOBIM band for years before going out on her own to great acclaim. Her husband, JAQUES is a renowned cellist who graces the Birdland stage for the first time along with the other great artists in the Band , talented Vocalist Patricia Alves, top Brazilian bassist Itaiguara Brandao on bass, exciting Trumpeter Jesse Sadoc and famed Drummer Renato Masssa from Brazil plus talented jazz guitarist Roni Ben-Hur.

LiVE @ the MAC concert series presents The Bossa Nova Project with Isabella Mendes who will perform Sunday, January 21st at 4 pm at the Milford Center for the Arts, 40 Railroad Avenue, Milford, CT.

Birdland Jazz Club has announced its schedule for February 6-12, featuring BOSSABRASIL with Marcos Valle with Special Guest Celso Fonseca, Jay Armstrong Johnson, Bennie Benack III, and more. Scroll down for details!

Birdland Jazz Club has announced its February 2017 lineup - scroll down for details!

While many of its architects - the creators of the sound, style and form of Bossa Nova and Samba - are no longer with us, two talents who shortly followed in their footsteps are coming to Birdland  in  an exciting collaboration.

Birdland Jazz Club has announced its lineup for May 9-May 15, featuring BossaBrasil, David DeJesus, the Birdland Big Band, and more.

Birdland Jazz Club has announced its May 2016 schedule, featuring: BOSSABRASIL, Ann Hampton Callaway, Iris Williams, Laura Osnes, Eliane Elias, Bill Charlap Trio, Arturo O'Farrill Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra, Birdland Big Band, Jim Caruso's Cast Party, and more. Scroll down for details!