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| Helio Alves Quartet featuring Portinho Appearing @ The Jazz Forum Sunday, January 2nd Sets at 4 and 6pm Helio Alves Quartet featuring Portinho Sunday, January 2, 2022 Sets at 4 and 6pm Helio Alves: Piano Aaron Heick: Sax and Flute Gili Lopes: Bass Portinho: Drums Brazilian and Jazz pianist Helio Alves blends traditional Brazilian sounds with traditional Jazz sounds fluidly and with grace. A resident of NYC since the '90s, Alves has received high praise as an in-demand sideman with the likes of Joe Henderson, Yo-Yo Ma, Sadao Watanabe, Slide Hampton, Airto Moreira & Flora Purim, Paquito D'Rivera, Joyce, and Rosa Passos to name but a few. *"Alves has sublety, musicality and a extraordinary facility for improvisation…" "…exceptional melodic improviser…"* *-Roberti L. Doerschuk, DownBeat Magazine* ABOUT Vibraphonist Tyler Blanton "A Young Vibraphonist with strong lyrical footing" -Nate Chinen, New York Times write your comments about the article :: © 2021 Jazz News :: home page |