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SAMBA LITTLE SAMBA & COPA VILLAGE
at the Latin Grammys
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Jazz harmonica master, vibraphonist and composer HENDRIK MEURKENS
has two new albums on this year's Latin Grammy ballots.
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SAMBA LITTLE SAMBA
Hendrik Meurkens' new album with Gabriel Espinosa
features an All-Star cast including Anat Cohen, Antonio Sanchez and
Tierney Sutton. This is their second album for ZOHO, featuring a World
Music approach to Brazilian jazz by adding Gabriel's Yucatacan
background to the mix.
SAMBA LITTLE SAMBA is listed in
JAZZ - Category 31 - Best Latin Jazz Album
"Hendrik Meurkens...is fast
becoming a superstar of his instruments: the harmonica and the
vibraphone...On the harmonica he is now the bona fide heir apparent to
Toots Thielemans...This partnership with the bassist Gabriel Espinosa
has yielded two Zoho albums so far... Both are superb recordings..." Raul da Gama - latinjazznetwork
"Demonstrating yet once more after their initial
successful collaboration on Celebrando that you don't need to be a
Brazilian to have an authentic feel for Brazilian jazz, Mexican bassist
Gabriel Espinosa and harmonica/vibes master Hendrik Meurkens'
Samba Little Samba offers an exciting menu of Brazilian sounds..." Jack Goodstein - Blogcritics
"Meurkens, who stole the show on Celebrando, remains a
captivating personality on harmonica and vibraphone...Samba Little Samba is a musical ray of sunshine." Dan Bilawsky - AllAboutJazz
"Hendrik Meurkens has been one of the foremost proponents of the Brazilian genre for decades now...Samba Little Samba serves
up another delicious taste of the Brazilian-style with a good measure
of swing, song and much, much more..." Edward Blanco - All About Jazz
"It's a cliché to say that
music is a universal language, but "Samba Little Samba", the newest CD
by Gabriel Espinosa and Hendrik Meurkens shows the truth inside that old
maxim...There's been plenty of talk lately about jazz belonging only to
blacks and samba belonging only to Brazilians, but "Samba Little Samba"
proves those arguments wrong with its very existence." Tom Cunniffe -
Jazzhistoryonline.com
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COPA VILLAGE
A Brazilian Jazz album featuring legendary composer/
arranger/ pianist Antonio Adolfo and Rio-based singer Carol Saboya. This
is Hendrik Meurkens' most Brazilian album to date thanks to the
wonderful arrangements by Maestro Antonio Adolfo and the soothing voice
of Carol Saboya. Featured are some lesser known gems by Jobim, fresh
arrangements of AGUA DE BEBER and GAROTA DE IPANEMA, and a few of
Meurkens' Brazilian songs, now with Portuguese lyrics by Sergio Paulo
Valle and Ana Terra.
To Listen - Click Here
COPA VILLAGE is listed in
BRAZILIAN - Category 37 - Best MPB (Musica Popular Brasileira) Album
"[A] super constellation of
stellar musicians [in] a tribute largely to the music of Antonio Carlos
Jobim, graced by the wonderful musicality of Ms. Saboya, backed by the
virtuosity and emotional fullness of Antonio Adolfo and
Hendrik Meurkens." -- Raul da Gama, Latin Jazz Network
"three leading voices in Brazilian Jazz . . deliver a
wonderful set of original compositions and traditional standards with
beauty and grace." --Chip Boaz, Latin Jazz Corner
"This beautiful music flows in the Brazilian breeze,
inducing smiles and soothing ears as it flies along. Saboya, Adolfo, and
Meurkens prove to be a well-matched set of charmers, delivering
seductive and stylish songs in seemingly effortless fashion." -- Dan Bilawsky, All About Jazz
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