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Helio Alves Quartet Appearing @ William Paterson University Jazz Room Series Sunday October 9th 4 PM

*"Alves is a pianist whose instincts are lush and romantic and
expansive-and driven by an inner pulse."*
**Thomas Conrad, JazzTimes**

*"Alves has sublety, musicality and a extraordinary facility for
improvisation…" "…exceptional melodic improviser…"*
**-Roberti L. Doerschuk, DownBeat Magazine**

A native of Sao Paulo, Brazil, pianist Helio Alves combines the rhythmic complexity of modern Brazilian music with the edgy energy of contemporary jazz. A resident of NYC, Alves has received high praise as an in-demand sideman with Joe Henderson, Yo-Yo Ma, Slide Hampton, Paquito D'Rivera, Gato Barbieri, Oscar Castro-Neves, Airto Moreira and Flora Purim, to name a few.

Helio was nominated for a Grammy with the album "Forests", by the "Brazilian Trio", a group that he co leads with bassist Nilson Matta and drummer Duduka da Fonseca. He has released four albums under his own name: "Trios" (1998), "Portrait in Black & White" (2004), "It's Clear" (2009) and most recently, "Musica" featuring Antonio Sanchez, Reuben Rogers, Claudio Roditi and Romero Lubambo.

Helio's latest album called "At Play", released in 2020, is a collaboration with guitarist Romero Lubambo, bassist Reuben Rogers and drummer Edu Ribeiro.

Helio Alves: Piano
Chico Pinheiro: Guitar
Joe Martin: Bass
Alex Kautz: Drums



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