Helio Alves
A native of São Paulo, Brazil, Awerded pianist Helio Alves combines the
rhythmic complexity of modern Brazilian music with the edgy energy of
contemporary jazz. 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.
Helio
has also 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.
www.helioalvesmusic.com
Edward Perez
Hailed by Jazz Times magazine for his “great dexterity,” and cited by
critic Thomas Conrad for his musicality, New York bassist and composer
Edward Perez is sought by fellow musicians for his creativity and
experience in a great diversity of musical styles. Perez’s bass lines
have been the choice of a stunning array of bandleaders including jazz
vocal legend Mark Murphy, latin-jazz Grammy nominees Hector Martignon
and Jane Bunnett, Colombian singer Lucia Pulido, trumpet virtuoso Joe
Burgstaller of the Canadian Brass, and a host of modern jazz musicians
including Martin Bejerano, Anat Cohen, Javier Vercher, Misha
Piatigorsky, Francisco Mela, and Gilad Hekselman.
http://www.edwardperez.com/
Ignacio Berroa
Ignacio Berroa has been recognized by many as one of the greatest
drummers of our times. His numerous contributions to the American music
scene have earned him a place among a selected group of artists known to
have set new musical trends for the 20th century. Jazz Legend Dizzy
Gillespie best defined Ignacio as: “… the only Latin drummer in the
world in the history of American music that intimately knows both
worlds: his native Afro Cuban music as well as Jazz…” Highly respected
among his peers, Ignacio’s musicianship and versatility has enabled him
to build a successful career by gaining the recognition of some of the
most important artists in the business.
http://www.5passion.com/ignacio/
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