- July 6, 2024 - 7:00 PM
- Gordon Hall, Music Mountain
MAUCHA ADNET & DUDUKA DA FONSECA TRIO
“Bossa Always Nova”
(See Community Events for details about Painting Music in the morning)
Maucha Adnet, Voice
Duduka Da Fonseca, Drums
Helio Alves, Piano
Gili Lopes, Acoustic Bass
MAUCHA ADNET, VOICE
Born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Maucha Adnet started singing professionally at age 15 as part of the vocal group Céu da Boca, from 1978 to 1984. With Céu da Boca, Maucha toured around Brazil and recorded two albums released by Polygram.
From 1984 until 1994, Maucha performed all over the world with legendary composer Antonio Carlos Jobim and that’s how she ended up in New York, where she has been leaving since 1987. With Jobim and his Banda Nova, Maucha recorded Passarim” (Polygram, Verve, 1987), “Antonio Brasileiro” Grammy Winner (Sony Music, 1995), “Tom Jobim Inédito”(BMG-Ariola, 1995), and “Rio Revisited”(Polygram, Verve, 1987).
Since living in New York, Maucha has been working with her own band and participating in many recordings and shows with artists such as Randy Brecker, Slide Hampton, Claudio Roditi, Duduka Da Fonseca, Trio da Paz, Mario Adnet, Winton Marsalis, Bucky Pitzarelli and many others.
Maucha was a guest vocalist in the Latin Grammy Award Winner album Jobim Sinfônico (CD e DVD, Adventure Music/Biscoito Fino,Brasil), which was produced by Mario Adnet and Paulo Jobim; “Slide Plays Jobim”, with Duduka Da Fonseca” on the Grammy nominee CD “Samba Jazz Fantasia”(Anzic Records), with Randy Brecker on the Grammy Winner CD, “Into the Sun”.
Maucha also teaches in workshops on the subject of Brazilian Music in many parts of the world spreading her expertise in phrasing and interpreting in different Brazilian Styles of Music.
DUDUKA DA FONSECA, DRUMS
Born in Rio de Janeiro, Duduka Da Fonseca is a 4-time Grammy Award Nominee Drummer. He has appeared on over 250 albums alongside American Jazz as well as Brazilian Jazz icons. With 25 albums as a leader/co-leader, Duduka Da Fonseca is one of the most recorded Brazilian drummers in this idiom.
In 2002 Duduka’s first solo album, Samba Jazz Fantasia, was the first “Samba Jazz” instrumental album ever to be nominated for the American Grammy Award. He is one of the very few Brazilians and the only Brazilian drummer thus far to be nominated for this prestigious Award with his own solo album.
Duduka has recorded and toured with Antonio Carlos Jobim, Gerry Mulligan, Astrud Gilberto, Phil Woods, Kenny Barron, Lee Konitz, Eddie Gomez, Herbie Mann, Joe Henderson, Claudio Roditi, Rufus Reid, Paquito D’Rivera, Slide Hampton, Wynton Marsalis, Nancy Wilson, John Pizzarelli, John Scofield, Tom Harrell, Joe Lovano, Renee Rosnes, Bill Charlap, Milton Nascimento, Dori Caymmi, Oscar Castro Neves, Larry Goldings, Bob Mintzer, Randy Brecker and many fantastic others.
HELIO ALVES, PIANO
Pianist Helio Alves had a long-time association with Claudio Roditi, worked with Joe Henderson and his list of credits (besides leading seven albums of his own) include Paquito D’Rivera, John Pizzarelli, and Flora Purim & Airto Moreira. He has also been part of several of Duduka Da Fonseca’s albums and projects.
GILI LOPES, ACOUSTIC BASS
Bassist Gili Lopes started playing bass when he was 14, spent many years studying and playing music in Europe, and has performed in 28 countries so far. Gili has played and recorded with legendary Brazilian pianist Dom Salvador, Marcos Valle, Nicolas Folmer and John Crawford.