Sun Jul 20 Matinee House Concert: We ❤️ Brazil, featuring Julio Lemos

[Santa Cruz House Concerts]

We've got a terrific show of Brazilian music coming up:

                                Sunday, Jul 20  ** 4:00 PM Matinee **
                                        Julio Lemos: We ❤️ Brazil

The concert will be held indoors in downtown Santa Cruz.  Details below.
Come out and support live music!

Suggested donation: $30/person sliding scale.
To reserve your spot, please email <Conc...@InstantHarmony.com>.
Be sure to include the total in your party.

This group will also be performing at:

   Fri Jul 18, 6:30pm   Meyhouse Jazz, 640 Emerson St, Palo Alto

   Sat Jul 19, 7:00pm  Sebastopol House Concert

Upcoming shows in our series:

    Fri Sep 5, 7:30pm:     Nic Gareiss & Simon Chrisman: Percussive dance & Hammered dulcimer 

    Tue Sep 30, 7:30pm: The Horsenecks: Old-time fiddle tunes and songs

Other musical events of interest:

     Wed, Jul 16, 1:30 - 4pm: Mr. Bidu's Circus - Brazilian forró

            Downtown Farmers Market, Santa Cruz   *free*

    Wed, Jul 16, 7pm:  House Concert: Mattias Thedens: Hardanger Fiddle

            Santa Cruz;  reservations: email <ju...@julieatkinsoncoaching.com>

    Wed, Jul 16, 7pm:  Cajun Dance w/T Marie & Bayou Juju

              Woodhouse Brewing, Santa Cruz

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                                     Julio Lemos: We ❤️ Brazil

                              Sunday, Jul 20  ** 4:00 PM Matinee **

     Swinging, heartfelt acoustic Brazilian music, with members of the Berkeley Choro
Ensemble joining Julio Lemos, 7-string guitar virtuoso from Brazil, whose performances
blend deep tradition with inventive expression.

   Drawing from the classical precision of Villa-Lobos and Radamés Gnattali and the
rhythmic soul of choro and samba, Julio's music is rooted in the legacy of masters like
Dino 7 Cordas, Rafael Rabello, and Baden Powell. His sound is at once grounded
and exploratory –– effortlessly moving between intricate counterpoint, spontaneous
improvisation, and the driving pulse of samba-jazz.

Julio Lemos: 7-string guitar

   A professor at the Federal University of Goiás since 2010, Julio holds a doctorate in
music and has recorded with renowned artists like Hermeto Pascoal and Carlos Malta.
His international career includes tours and workshops across Europe, the U.S., and
China, as well as judging the São Paulo carnival. In 2023 and 2024, he performed
extensively in Brazil and abroad, collaborated with major artists, and released his CD
"Julio Lemos Brasil Acústico", reinforcing his role as a representative of Brazilian music.

Jane Lenoir: flute

   Jane is classically trained and comfortable in many genres; she has performed with
symphony orchestras, new music ensembles, chamber and early music groups, as well
as jazz, latin and Brazilian groups. She has recorded and/or performed with the Seattle
Group for New Music, Matiz Ensemble, as well as Brazilian artists Paulo Sergio Santos,
Rogério Souza, Caio Marcio Dos Santos, Netinho Albuquerque, and Alessandro Penezzi.

Harvey Wainapel: saxophone, clarinet

   Harvey has his feet firmly planted in two musical worlds. He has worked with jazz
masters such as McCoy Tyner, Kenny Barron, Joe Henderson, the Metropole Orchestra,
Ray Charles, and Joe Lovano. His deep connection with Brazilian music has resulted in
performances and recordings with Guinga, Airto Moreira & Flora Purim, Jovino Santos Neto,
Marco César, Amilton Godoy, Léa Freire, Spok, and Paulo Bellinati, among many other
notables. Harvey has presented his own work in clubs, festivals and studios in 17 countries.

Brian Rice: percussion

   Brian has devoted much of his musical career to playing Brazilian music, and choro in
particular. He has performed with Mike Marshall, Jovino Santos Neto, Danilo Brito, Dudu
Maia, Alessandro Penezzi, Paulo Sergio Santos and Rogério Souza, among others.
Brian has performed at the Lincoln Center, Kennedy Center and the Savannah Music
Festival with the Danilo Brito Quintet. He is the co-founder (along with Jane Lenoir) and
artistic director of the Berkeley Festival of Choro, now in its fourth year presenting choro
music in the San Francisco Bay Area.

[Santa Cruz House Concerts]

** If you've already made a reservation and received an acknowledgment, no need to do anything further. **

There's still plenty of room for this Sunday's extravaganza of Brazilian music:

                                Sunday, Jul 20  ** 4:00 PM Matinee **
                                        Julio Lemos: We ❤️ Brazil

The concert will be held indoors in downtown Santa Cruz.  Details below.
Come out and support live music!

Suggested donation: $30/person sliding scale.
To reserve your spot, please email <Conc...@InstantHarmony.com>.
Be sure to include the total in your party.

This group will also be performing at:

   Fri Jul 18, 6:30pm   Meyhouse Jazz, 640 Emerson St, Palo Alto

   Sat Jul 19, 7:00pm  Sebastopol House Concert

Upcoming shows in our series:

    Fri Sep 5, 7:30pm:     Nic Gareiss & Simon Chrisman: Percussive dance & Hammered dulcimer 

    Tue Sep 30, 7:30pm: The Horsenecks: Old-time fiddle tunes and songs