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Sandy Cressman And Homenagem Brasileira at Piedmont Center For The Arts

Courtesy of Sandy Cressman | Posted on April 23, 2016

Where

Piedmont Center For The Arts
801 Magnolia Avenue
Piedmont, CA
Map
(510) 499-8177

When

Thu, May 5, 2016
7:00 pm

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Musicians

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Jazz in the Neighborhood presents Sandy Cressman and Homenagem Brasileira, in a concert showcasing the diversity of Brazil’s musical traditions. Accompanying vocalist/percussionist Sandy Cressman will be Jeff Cressman, trombone; Murray Low, piano; Phil Thompson, percussion; and David Belove, bass. Cressman is well known for her passionate and rhythmic singing of the repertoire of the great composers and performers of Brazilian Jazz, and for her two critically acclaimed CDs, Homenagem Brasileira and Brasil-Sempre no Coração. The concert will feature original arrangements of music from composers such as Dori Caymmi, João Bosco, Gilberto Gil, João Donato and others, as well as original compositions by Cressman created in collaborations with such notable musicians as Jovino Santos Neto, SpokFrevo, Dani Gurgel, and Ian Faquini....

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