featuring Cliff Korman, David
Finck, Paulo Braga, plus guests
| You can hear music samples of this artist at the bottom of this page. |
 Cliff Korman |
 David Finck |
 Paulo Braga |
Cliff
Korman, David Finck and Paulo Braga are three of the most sought-after
players on the New York (and international) jazz scene, who have played
with just about every top name in jazz at just about every important jazz
venue and festival in the world. When they play together, magic happens.
But the reality has been that, in recent years, Cliff, David and Paulo
have been in such demand by other groups, they’ve too seldom performed
as a group in their own right.
They’re changing that! Cliff Korman and ensemble are now available
with their own musical point of view, which they call “The Brazilian
Tinge,” and their own concept: each booking will feature a special
all-star fourth (or fifth) member(s) guests selected from among the many
top American and Brazilian musicians with whom they've played over the
years*. This concept keeps the ensemble always fresh, always playing at
their peak of enthusiasm, always playing the music they most love, the
music they play together like no other combination of musicians in the
world.
“The Brazilian Tinge” will soon be releasing their first CD
together.
*Here are some of the musicians who join the group:
(USA-based)
Dave Samuels, vibraphone
Billy Drewes, saxophone
Hendrik Meurkens, harmonica
Café, percussion
Leny Andrade, voice
David Friedman, vibraphone
Thiago de Mello, percussion
Cecilia Tenconi, flute & saxophone
Satoshi Inoue, electric guitar
(Brazil-based)
Carlos Malta, reeds/flute
Nelson Faria, guitar
Lula Galvăo, guitar
Daniela Spielmann, saxophone
Paula Oliveira, voice
| About
Cliff Korman Cliff Korman, who trained with Roland Hanna and Kenny Barron, has dedicated himself to Brazilian instrumental music for the past 16 years and has recorded and performed with Toninho Horta, Wagner Tiso, Milton Nascimento, Leny Andrade, and Dori Caymmi. He appears on Gerry Mulligan's Brazilian record Paraiso. He has appeared nationally and internationally with Astrud Gilberto, Jon Lucien, Millie Jackson, Morgana King, Bob Moses, and the Fantasy Band. He co-leads a duo-project with the legendary saxophonist Paulo Moura, and the two of them have collaborated and performed together on a host of projects in Brazil, the United States and abroad. Cliff is an arranger and co-producer for the Chesky label; among his projects for them was Chuck Mangione's “The Feeling’s Back”. He has taught courses in jazz piano, theory, and improvisation at Brazilian universities under a Fulbright lecture/research grant, and leads Brazilian jazz ensembles at the City College of New York. For more information about Cliff Korman, visit his web site (click here). About David Finck David Finck’s reputation is “triple outstanding”– in jazz, in Brazilian, and in classical music. Since his arrival in New York City in 1980 he has played with Dizzy Gillespie, Phil Woods, Andre Previn, Eliane Elias, Roberta Flack,Claudio Roditi, Mel Lewis, Slide Hampton, the Carnegie Hall Jazz Orchestra,Gonzalo Rubacalba and many others. Since 1987 he has performed with Paquito D’Rivera’s Havana-New York ensemble. About Paulo Braga Paulo Braga is one of the most recorded drummers in Brazilian history, largely due to his important innovations in contemporary Brazilian drum style. For fifteen years he toured and recorded with the legendary Antonio Carlos Jobim, including the Grammy Award-winning Antonio Brasileiro Jobim. For more than two decades he has played with Brazil’s top recording artists, such as Milton Nascimento, Elis Regina, Ivan Lins, Djavan, and Wagner Tiso. In addition, he has achieved international recognition for his recordings with Lee Ritenour, Sadao Watanabe and Joe Henderson’s Double Rainbow CD. |
- Brasilified
- Triple Threat
- Tarde de Chuva (duo with Paulo Moura)
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