Tempero Brasileiro, a choro duo featuring
Julie Koidin on flute and
Neal Alger on
Tempero Brasileiro
guitar, has a series of June performances scheduled in the Chicago area:
June 8, 2:00-3:00 pm at the St. Charles Library, 1 S. 6th Ave., St. Charles, IL. For more information, visit
www.scpld.org.
June 10, 7:00-8:15 pm at the Athenaeum Center, 2936 N. Southport, Chicago, IL. For more information, visit
athenaeumcenter.org.
June 11, 7:00-9:30 pm at Angelo's Wine Bar, 3026 W. Montrose, Chicago, IL. For more information, visit
www.angeloswinebar.com.
June 12, 5:00-7:00 pm at Downtown Oak Park's “Thursday Night Out” with precise location TBD, Oak Park, IL. For more information, visit
thursdaynightout.com.
June 17, 6:00-8:00 pm at The Drunken Bean Cafe, 400 E. South Water Street, Chicago, IL. For more information, visit
www.drunkenbeancafe.com.
June 18, 6:00-7:00 pm at the Driehaus Museum, 50 E. Erie St., Chicago, IL. For more information, visit
driehausmuseum.org.
Tempero Brasileiro's website is
duotemperobrasileiro.com.
Jazz Camp West, billed as “a music learning and festival experience for performing musicians,” in the redwoods of California is scheduled for
June 7-13 at Camp Jones Gulch in La Honda, CA. For more information, visit
www.livingjazz.org.
Canção dos Povos Originários
Brazilian musician
Luiz Simas has released his new song and music video honoring the indigenous peoples of Brazil. “Canção dos Povos Originários” (Song for the Original Peoples) was recorded in New York, Rio de Janeiro, and Porto Alegre, with Simas on piano, vocals and keyboards,
Carlos Malta on flute,
Julia Haughton on vocals, and
Paulo Roberto Brandão on additional keyboards. Brandão also mixed and mastered the track.
The very unusual song lyrics consist solely of the names of a few of the hundreds of indigenous tribes of Brazil. The music video and animation were created by
Leon Vilhena and
Duda Ásfora of the Lisbon-based company, Intermitente.
You can watch the video on
YouTube or listen to the song without the video on all streaming platforms, such as
Spotify. Luiz Simas' website is
luizsimas.com.
Paul Winter and Henrique Eisenmann
Photo: Matthew Muise
Seven-time GRAMMY®-winning saxophonist
Paul Winter and Brazilian pianist
Henrique Eisenmann have released their performance of three new compositions,
Three Orcas Island Songs, from their recent concert on Orcas Island, Washington.
“Lamento de Aioca” is named for the Goddess of the Waters in the Yoruba tradition of the people in the Northeast of Brazil. “Pina” is a song by Henrique inspired by and dedicated to legendary choreographer Pina Bausch. “Kalimba Rhapsody” is the finale of the Paul Winter Consort's new “Adventures in the Universe,” which was premiered at its recent Summer Solstice Celebration at New York's Cathedral of St. John the Divine.
You can listen to all three songs by visiting
bandcamp.com. Paul Winter's website is
paulwinter.com. Henrique Eisenmann's website is
henriqueeisenmann.com.