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| BRAZIL FESTIVAL @ Cornelia Street Cafe BRAZIL FESTIVAL @ Cornelia Street Cafe 29 Cornelia St New York, NY 10014 Featuring THE HELIO ALVES QUARTET Saturday, Aug 25th 8:30 & 10:00pm Helio Alves, piano Vic Juris, guitar Edward Perez, bass Alex Kautz, drums 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 since the early '90s, Alves has received high praise as an in-demand sideman with the likes of Joe Henderson, Yo-Yo Ma, Paquito D'Rivera, Airto Moreira, Claudio Roditi, Rosa Passos and Sadao Watanabe, to name but a few. Helio has also released four albums under his own name: "Trios" (1998), "Portrait in Black & White" (2004), "It's Clear" (2009) and, "Musica" featuring Antonio Sanchez, Reuben Rogers, Claudio Roditi and Romero Lubambo. He is one of the most sought after Brazilian Jazz pianists in the world. write your comments about the article :: © 2018 Jazz News :: home page |