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Getz/Gilberto Live with Mario Bakuna Band @The Jazz Cafe
Line up:
Mario Bakuna on acoustic guitar and vocals
Roberto Manzin on saxophone
Felippe Oliveira on electric guitar
Fernando Demarco on bass
Xande Oliveira on drums
Mario Bakuna and his all-star quintet invite the audience to celebrate two of the most important artists of all time: the American saxophonist Stan Getz and Brazilian guitarist João Gilberto, in a tribute to the iconic album Getz/Gilberto.
Recorded in 1963, Getz/Gilberto is widely regarded as the album that popularised bossa nova worldwide. It remains one of the best-selling jazz records of all time, having sold over one million copies. The album was acclaimed by music critics, won the Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Album, and became the first non-American album to win Album of the Year in 1965.
In an evening filled with harmonic richness, the audience will be transported on an unforgettable musical journey through one of the most celebrated albums ever recorded and treated to timeless bossa nova classics.
Mario Bakuna on acoustic guitar and vocals
Roberto Manzin on saxophone
Felippe Oliveira on electric guitar
Fernando Demarco on bass
Xande Oliveira on drums
Mario Bakuna and his all-star quintet invite the audience to celebrate two of the most important artists of all time: the American saxophonist Stan Getz and Brazilian guitarist João Gilberto, in a tribute to the iconic album Getz/Gilberto.
Recorded in 1963, Getz/Gilberto is widely regarded as the album that popularised bossa nova worldwide. It remains one of the best-selling jazz records of all time, having sold over one million copies. The album was acclaimed by music critics, won the Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Album, and became the first non-American album to win Album of the Year in 1965.
In an evening filled with harmonic richness, the audience will be transported on an unforgettable musical journey through one of the most celebrated albums ever recorded and treated to timeless bossa nova classics.
Tuesday 30 June
5 Parkway, Camden, London NW1 7PG
Doors: 7pm; £17.50
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