The Da Pá Virada Sessions series presents the best musicians of contemporary Brazilian jazz, and beyond. Pianist, composer, and arranger André Marques is a key player in today's Brazilian music, performing an intimate solo recital for Da Pá Virada Sessions.
In 2018, WOMEX was held in Las Palmas, Gran Canaria. One of its showcase participants, Rob Thorne, is a diverse explorer in the newly revived evolution of taonga puoro, fusing ancient voices with modern sounds and technology.
The unique Brazilian quartet Quartabê has influences ranging as widely as the São Paulo avant-garde movement, free improvisation, pop, and electronic music – and each of these influences gets its due share in the band's exhilarating performances!
In 2018, WOMEX was held in Las Palmas, Gran Canaria. One of its showcase participants, Korean percussionist Kim So Ra, has played the hourglass-shaped, two-headed drum known as janggu since she was a child.
Curated by its percussionist and leader, Guegué Medeiros, the collective Fuá Do Guegué aims to bring together professionals and artists who identify with and value the rhythms, characteristics, and art of Brazil’s Northeast.
Formed in 2006, the NYC-based band Lucky Chops first caught the attention of the masses when a video of their performance at a subway station went viral on YouTube in 2015. In August 2018, they performed their high-energy brassy funk at BIRD, in Rotterdam.
The Ricardo Herz Trio consists of Ricardo Herz on violin, Michi Ruzitschka on nylon string guitar, and Pedro Ito on percussion. Band leader Ricardo Herz is a classically-trained musician, who also studied jazz at the prestigious Berklee College of Music.
In 2018, WOMEX was held in Las Palmas, Gran Canaria. One of its showcase participants, Moonlight Benjamin, performs a riff-heavy, groove-laden sonic concoction built on the tension between her powerful voice and saturated electric guitars.
The Da Pá Virada Sessions series presents the best musicians of contemporary Brazilian jazz, and beyond. Brazilian pianist Amilton Godoy is considered one of today's greatest pianists, often guesting with international top orchestras and conductors.
Null + Void is the solo project of world-renowned electro artist Kurt Uenala, who has collaborated with Moby, The Kills and Depeche Mode. Discover the dark sound ambiences of Null + Void at the Sónar Reykjavík 2018 festival.
In 2018, WOMEX was held in Las Palmas, Gran Canaria. One of its showcase participants, Lucibela, comes from the island of São Nicolau. Her assured, warm voice is formed from years of assimilation of the sounds of morna and coladera.
Trio Corrente was formed in 2001, consisting of Fabio Torres on piano, Paulo Paulelli on bass, and Edu Ribeiro on drums. Since then, the trio has been creating an original sound playing the classics of choro and Música Popular Brasileira.
For his latest project, Peter Doherty (The Libertines, Babyshambles, Peter Doherty & The Puta Madres) has teamed up with Frédéric Lo, a guitarist and composer known for his work with Daniel Darc on the album Crèvecœur.
The Da Pá Virada Sessions series presents the best musicians of contemporary Brazilian jazz, and beyond. Bloco do Ó is a traditional street band, associated with the Brazilian carnival. They play cheerful tunes and provide fun to anyone willing to listen!
In 2018, WOMEX was held in Las Palmas, Gran Canaria. One of its showcase participants, Norayr Kartashyan, is acclaimed as one of Armenia’s finest woodwind masters and composers. His rural compositions are full of beauty and warmth.
Israeli-American double bassist Omer Avital plays radiantly energetic, resounding jazz with oriental influences. At Jazz in Duketown 2019, Avital presents singular repertoire based on his album 'Qantar'.
In 2018, WOMEX was held in Las Palmas, Gran Canaria. One of its showcase participants, Mario Batkovic, aims to explore the sonic possibilities of the accordion through a mutualist symbiotic relationship between man and instrument
The vibrant island of Malta was in for a night of light and cheerful music when Brazilian music legend João Bosco took the stage on July 21, 2018.
The Icelandic band GusGus has been exploring for two decades all the sub-genres of electronic music, from house to trance, techno, and trip-hop. Discover GusGus at the Sónar Reykjavík 2018 festival.
In 2018, WOMEX was held in Las Palmas, Gran Canaria. One of its showcase participants, Invisible World, is based at the jazz crossroads where East European and Mediterranean influences merge and caper off in new directions.
The Da Pá Virada Sessions series presents the best musicians of contemporary Brazilian jazz, and beyond. Samba das Flores dedicates itself to exploring the world's different rhythms, safeguarding Brazil's living heritage.
In 2019, the vibrant city of Sofia, Bulgaria, hosted the International A to JazZ Festival. Among the featured acts was the trailblazing jazz trumpeter Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah.
Since the German bands Modeselektor and Apparat joined forces in 2009, they have been hugely successful as the electronic music supergroup Moderat. In 2016, they returned with their album III, which they present live on stage at Stereolux in Nantes.
