February 11
Marco Figueira and Ensemble plays Jobim at Flushing Town Hall
Featuring: Marco Figueira - guitar/vocals; Miho Nobuzane - piano; Clyde Bullard - bass; Matt Kane - drums; Scott Anderson - guitar; Oscar Feldman - sax. Just in time for Valentine’s Day, some of the most romantic music in the world! Brazilian singer, guitarist & songwriter Marco Figueira and ensemble feature familiar samba and bossa nova - influenced by Antonio Carlos Jobim, who created the wonderful Brazilian Bossa Nova in the 1960’s. The Jobim Songbook, the wonderful Brazilian Bossa Nova that was created by Antonio Carlos Jobim in the 1960's that spawned a dance craze and gave the world a new refreshing, melodic and romantic sound. Brazilian guitarist, vocalist and composer, Marco Figueira brings to life the beauty of some of Jobim's most famous songs with a group of Brazilian musicians, singing in the original language that the songs were written, Portuguese. Singer, guitarist and songwriter Marco Figueira was born in Carangola, a small town in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. His love of music found its expression early on, when he began to sing and play guitar at the age of eight. A move to Rio de Janeiro in his teen years presented Marco with the first real opportunities for serious musical study. He studied classical guitar privately with Luis Antonio Perez, a well-known Rio teacher, and later enrolled at the prestigious Pro Arte Music Conservatory. There, he studied classical guitar with Leo Soares and popular guitar with Henrique Lissovsky. During this time Marco also studied voice with Heloisa Madeira, and sang in the Pro Arte choir, whose eclectic repertoire ranged from Beethoven to Villa Lobos to Jobim. In 1988, Marco fulfilled a long-held dream of moving to New York City. It was here that he quickly established himself as both a solo performer and bandleader, playing for a devoted following in a wide variety of venues. New York afforded Marco the chance to study and play with some of the top performers in Brazilian and American jazz. He studied guitar with Paulo Andre Tavares, Romero Lubambo and Paul Meyers, and voice with Datevik Hovanesian. Brazilliance, Marco’s first recording for Blue Toucan Music, is the result of that serendipitous meeting of musical minds. At Flushing Town Hall, 137-35 Northern Boulevard, (at the corner of Linden Place), Flushing, NY. For more information please visit the websites: http://www.flushingtownhall.org/events/event.php?id=741 http://www.marcobrazil.com
February 13
Odair Assad, guitar, at The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Odair Assad, guitar - Barrios - Chôro da Saudade; Lauro - Tres Valsas; Villa Lobos - Estudo No. 10 & Estudo No. 12; Piazzolla (arr Sergio Assad) - Invierno porteño; Callahan - Red Fantasy; S. Assad - Seis brevidades; Gismonti - Memoria e fado; Brouwer - Sonata del caminate. Sunday, February 13, at 3 pm. Tickets on sale at http://www.metmuseum.org/tickets/calendar/view.asp?id=3322 or by phone (212) 570-3949. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1000 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10028.
Now through February 20
Art Exhibit by Eduardo Ventura at Almacén Unlimited Art
Eduardo Ventura was born in 1961 in Barra do Piraí, Rio de Janeiro, and began to paint in his childhood influenced by the experience of color and creativity from his father, Thelmo Ventura, a painter and sculptor. He will be exhibiting his work until January 30th, at Almacén Unlimited Art, 111 Front Street, Gallery 222, Brooklyn, New York. For more information please call (212) 935-0128 or visit http://www.almacen.com.br
February 23
Film: Rio Sonata - Cinema Tropical's Music+Film / Janeiro in New York
Rio Sonata - US Premiere. Part of Cinema Tropical's Music+Film / Janeiro In New York. "Singer Nana Caymmi is Brazilian music royalty. She is the daughter of Dorival Caymmi, Gilberto Gil's ex-wife, Milton Nascimento's muse and a childhood friend of Nelson Freire. Rio Sonata explores her body of work and her role in the history of Brazilian music in the last 50 years. It is also a love story to the city of Rio de Janeiro, Nana's hometown, with lush imagery and inspired music. An intimate glimpse into an artist's relationship to her muse and her music. With the participation of Gilberto Gil, Milton Nascimento, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Maria Bethânia, Joao Donato, Mart'nalia, Erasmo Carlos, Sueli Costa, Miùcha, Dorival Caymmi, Dori Caymmi." — São Paulo International Film Festival. Director: Georges Gachot. 84 min. 2010. In Portuguese; English subtitles. Date & Time: Wed, Feb 23, 2011, 7:00pm. Location: 92YTribeca, 200 Hudson Street, NYC. More info: http://www.92y.org/shop/category.asp?category=888Cinema+Tropicals+Music+Film+Series+2009888
Now through February 25
Jane Sandes Exhibit at Agora Gallery
Chelsea’s Agora Gallery will feature Brazilian artist Jane Sandes in Unbound Perspectives. Sculptor Jane Sandes creates introspective pieces that examine the confines and dimensions of geometry as viewed through the variables of lines, contours and volume. Forms are complicated by the ever-present interplay of light, which enriches and deepens the visualization of the work. Each sculpture rises up at unexpected angles, turning in on itself and then reaching outward again to face the world. The sharp contrast of light and shadow—depending on the viewer’s perspective—adds a real dynamism to each piece. What results are geometric forms that transcend the confinements of line and space to convey a great energy of movement and spirit. Reception: Thursday, February 10, 2011, 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. Gallery Location: 530 West 25th St, New York City. Gallery Hours: Tues – Sat, 11a.m. - 6 p.m. http://www.agora-gallery.com/artistpage/Jane_Sandes.aspx
Now through March 5
The Eternal Now, by Mario Cravo Neto at Throckmorton Fine Art
THE ETERNAL NOW - Mario Cravo Neto, until March 5th. Throckmorton Fine Art is pleased to offer the exhibit, “THE ETERNAL NOW.” At the time of his death last year—at the age of only 62—Cravo Neto was widely held to be Brazil’s greatest photographer. In 1980 and again in 1995, Cravo Neto received the award for Best Photographer of the Year from the Paulista Association of Art Critics (APCA). In 1996, he received the National Prize of Photography from Brazil’s National Arts Foundation (Funarte). And in 2004, he received the Mario Pedrosa Award from the Brazilian Association of Art Critics. In addition to his recognition in his native Brazil, Cravo Neto’s photography was—and continues to be—exhibited internationally. Cravo Neto was born in Salvador de Bahia, a cornucopia of Afro-Brazilian culture. He was the son of a sculptor, and though he began working in photography at the age of 17, he has been eloquently described as “the son of a sculptor, he became a sculptor.” Cravo Neto is unmistakably a fine arts photographer, a “curator’s choice.” Although his subject matter is figurative, his images always display a spatial conception of depth of field, with a fascination for volume, form, and space. His photographs, thus, are “sculpture-like” having imbued a deep aesthetic sense to the image. Cravo Neto’s photographs are also notable for his use of light. Most photographers, working like Cravo Neto in black-and-white seemingly begin with white and add, selectively, black. Cravo Neto began with a black field and carefully—and sparsely—allowed for the emergence of light. The resulting images are unique—and powerful. Cravo Neto’s subjects include portraits and torsos, frequently with the addition of animals or natural objects. Although most of his models were Brazilian, many of African heritage, Cravo Neto’s corpus of work is wide-ranging, including, for example, portraits of the principals and associates of the Royal Danish Ballet, commissioned by the Frederiksborg Museum in Denmark as a pictorial essay in praise of dancing. These images also bear the imprint of “the son of a sculptor who became a sculptor.” Throckmorton Fine Art takes pride in long being Mario Cravo Neto’s New York representative. This homage to his work offers vintage photographs from the 1980’s – 1990’s. At THROCKMORTON FINE ART, 145 East 57th Street, 3rd Floor, New York City. For more information: (212) 223-1059 or http://www.throckmorton-nyc.com
March 6
Concert: João Kouyoumdjian, Guitar, at Grace Church in Newark
Artist in Residence Debut Concert, João Kouyoumdjian, Guitar. On March 6th, Sunday, at 4pm, at the Grace Church in Newark, 950 Broad Street, Newark NJ. Presenting Brazilian guitarist João Kouyoumdjian as the new Artist in Residence of the Grace Church in Newark. Featuring solo performances and collaborations with the Grace Church in Newark's Choir and Organist. Performing works by Villa-Lobos, Albeniz, Hassler, Kolanian, and others. No tickets are required; donations will be accepted; open to the community. For more information: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=178304165545003
March 6
Fundraising brunch for the Brazilian Children's Library
Fundraising brunch for the Brazilian Children's Library Patricia Almeida, featuring Live Brazilian Jazz, on March 6th, from 11 to 2pm, at Amity Hall, 80 West 3rd Street, New York City. Adults $25 Children $12. Delicious food and drinks included. Buy tickets at http://www.cirandacirandinhas.com or call (347) 893-9634. Help us build a library for our little Brazilians.
March 26
Luciana Souza Trio featuring Romero Lubambo and Cyro Baptista
Brazilian Programming at the 92nd Street Y - Luciana Souza Trio featuring Romero Lubambo and Cyro Baptista. The Brazilian singer Luciana Souza is one of jazz's leading interpreters and has bossa nova in her blood. She makes her 92Y debut leading a powerhouse trio of guitarist Romero Lubambo and percussionist Cyro Baptista. At 92nd Street Y, 1395 Lexington Avenue, New York City. On Saturday, March 26, at 8 pm. For more information, please visit the website http://www.92y.org/shop/event_detail.asp?productid=T%2DTC5DH13
Now through Mar 26
São Paulo Ambiguous by Brazilian Photographer Claudio Edinger
São Paulo Ambiguous, an exhibition of color photographs of the city of São Paulo by renowned Brazilian photographer Claudio Edinger, shot on film with a Sinar 4 x 5 large format camera, using selective focus. This show will be on view at 1500 Gallery until March 26, 2011. The 12 photographs in the exhibition are part of a series of over 30 images depicting Edinger’s hometown, a complex city of contrasts and contradictions. Claudio Edinger was born in Rio de Janeiro in 1952 but raised in São Paulo. He began taking photographs in the early Seventies, while studying economics at Mackenzie University in São Paulo. In 1975 he had his first solo exhibition, at the São Paulo Museum of Art (MASP), with photographs of the Martinelli Building, a vertical slum in downtown São Paulo. The following year he moved to New York City, where he lived until 1996. Over the course of 20 years spent in the United States, Edinger developed numerous personal photographic essays. He also worked as a freelance photographer for Brazilian and North American newspapers and magazines such as Veja, Time, Newsweek, Life, Rolling Stone, Vanity Fair, and The New York Times Magazine, among many others. In 1977, he studied under legendary photographer Philippe Halsman (1906–1979). At 1500 GALLERY, 511 West 25th Street, New York City. For more information, call (212) 255-2010 or visit http://www.1500gallery.com
April 12 - 24
DanceBrazil at Joyce Theater
The "high-octane, high-flying" (The New York Times) energy of DANCEBRAZIL takes center stage at The Joyce when the company returns for its 2011 season, with A Jornada (The Path), Artistic Director Jelon Vieira's landmark work that premiered at The Joyce in 2001. A Jornada follows the path of Africans to Brazil, using the Afro-Brazilian traditional art form of Capoeira as the base, the link to, and an expression of the struggle and liberation of Afro-Brazilian culture. Performance schedule: Tue-Wed 7:30pm; Thu-Fri 8pm; Sat 2pm & 8pm; Sun 2pm & 7:30pm. At the JOYCE THEATER, 175 Eight Avenue, New York City. For more information please call (212) 691-9740 or visit http://joyce.org or call JoyceCharge at 212-242-0800 for $10 tickets. DanceBrazil website: http://dancebrazil.org
August 15 - 20
Cisne Negro Dance Company at Joyce Theater
Founded by Artistic Director Hulda Bittencourt in 1977, Cisne Negro Dance Company stays true to its Brazilian roots while adhering to a classic modern dance style that is "admirably disciplined and wildly energetic." (The New York Times). For its Joyce season, the first since 2005, the company will present an eclectic program that includes Flock, an exotic take on Stravinsky's Firebird and Sabiá, a classic Cisne Negro piece that premiered in 1988 and features a divine combination of pointe shoes and contemporary movement performed to music created by Tom Jobim and Chico Buarque de Holanda, renowned Brazilian composers. As a special treat, ABT principal Marcelo Gomes appears in both Sabiá and in a solo work. Company website: http://www.cisnenegro.com.br Performance schedule: Mon-Wed 7:30pm; Thu-Fri 8pm; Sat 2pm & 8pm. At the JOYCE THEATER, 175 Eighth Avenue, New York City. For more information please call (212) 691-9740 or visit http://joyce.org or call JoyceCharge at 212-242-0800 for $10 tickets.
Saturdays & Sundays
Brazilian Music on Saturdays and Sundays at SOB's
Brazilian music on Saturdays and Sundays at Sob's, doors open at 7 pm, at SOB'S, 204 Varick Street & West Houston, New York City. For more
information, please call (212) 243-4940; or online: http://www.sobs.com
Tuesdays
Brazilian Night at The Village Underground
Brasil Live At The Village Underground. New Brazilian night at The Village Underground in downtown Manhattan. Every Tuesday starting November 2nd from 10pm to 2am. The party style band is: Daumielle Caldeira, Catarina Dos Santos, Tiago Machado, Itaiguara, Dendê Macedo and Marcos Vigio. Village Underground is located at 130 West 3rd Street bet 6 Avenue and MacDougal, NYC. More info: (212) 777-7745 http://thevillageunderground.com - The repertoire includes axé, samba and forró.
Fridays
Brazilian Fusion Nights
NYBrazil and WONent joining HITLISTent at one of NY's best Friday Night parties. We're now fusing the Brazilian flavor into a MUST-ATTEND event, every Friday from 7 pm to 2:30 am. Entertaining you with world renowned DJs, Samba Dancers and performers; Penthouse808 will exceed your expectations at every level. Wine, Dine, Drink and Dance in an elegant atmosphere with spectacular views of New York City skyline. Dj Lp. and guest djs. Featuring breathtaking panoramic views of the Manhattan New York City skyline and the Queensboro Bridge from its perch on the rooftop of the trendy Ravel Hotel; Penthouse808 has quickly become the barometer for upscale restaurants, fine dining and nightlife in Long Island City, Queens and greater NYC. Ravel Hotel Roof Top at - 8-08 Queens Plaza South – Long Island City NY 11101. For Guest list and reservations: Josimar (646)594 9682 Matheus (646)730 5289 http://www.newyorkbrazil.com Website: http://www.penthouse808rooftop.com