Tomorrow Night: Apr 27 House Concert: Ted Falcon Group

[Santa Cruz House Concerts]

There is plenty of room at tomorrow's choro concert/forró dance.  Come on out and get your groove on!

Here's a little sample to whet your appetite:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ELz1IzN410

                                     Saturday, Apr 27  7:30pm

                     Ted Falcon group: Brazilian choro and forró

Details below.  The concert will be held indoors, with masks optional.

Please stay at home if you have cold/flu symptoms, or mask if you're not sure.

Suggested donation: $25/person sliding scale.

To reserve your spot, please email <Conc...@InstantHarmony.com>.

Be sure to include the total in your party.

Or come see us in SF:

       Friday, Apr 26, 10:30pm - midnight (dance lesson at 9:30)

       Forró Dance at Bissap Baobab : 2243 Mission St, San Francisco 

Upcoming shows in our series:

     Thu, May 2:     Alum Ridge Boys: Traditional Country music

     Fri, May 17:     Berkeley Choro Ensemble: Brazilian choro quartet

     Sun, May 26:   Larry & Joe: Venezuelan / Appalachian fusion

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                                     Saturday, Apr 27  7:30pm

                     Ted Falcon group: Brazilian choro and forró

   Los Angeles native Ted Falcon is a bi-lingual (English/Portuguese) violinist, mandolinist,

and music educator with over 25 years of experience instructing a wide range of students.

Ted made his primary residence in Brazil from 2008-2016, where he studied Brazilian music

extensively, writing several choro books, teaching workshops and performing throughout the

country. He has released 11 recordings in his own name and has recorded on hundreds of

other projects over the past 25 years.

   In 2016, Ted returned to Los Angeles and worked as an Adjunct Professor of Music at

Whittier College, teaching World Music, Latin Music and the Music of the Caribbean. He is

currently a music teacher at the Silverlake Conservatory of Music, a non-profit school that

provides needy children with free lessons, formed by Flea of the Red Hot Chili Peppers.

Falcon has performed with some of the most renowned names in Brazilian instrumental

music, including Hermeto Pascoal, Gilberto Gil, Armandinho Macedo, Dominguinhos and

Hamilton de Holanda.  His most recent album, Tô Chegando - Almost There, was released

in 2023 to critical acclaim with shows in Brazil and Los Angeles.

   Brian Moran began his study of the guitar in 1987, beginning with rock guitar, and later

focused exclusively on jazz for 10 years. Since 2001, Brian has dedicated much of his time

to the study of 7-string jazz guitar, Spanish and Brazilian guitar, Brazilian cavaquinho and

bandolim; and includes classical, Brazilian music, and flamenco in his diverse repertoire.

He was nominated as a "Latin Jazz Guitarist of the Year" in 2011 by Latin Jazz Corner.

He is a founding member of the Bay Area's "Grupo Falso Baiano", a project dedicated to

Brazilian choro and samba music.

   For this special concert in Santa Cruz, the band will be playing choros and some of Ted's

original compositions in the first set and then opening the dance floor for a forró dance party

in the second set. Come dance with us!

Ted Falcon: violin, mandolin

Brian Moran: 7-string guitar guitar

Daniel Steinberg: pífanos, flute, melodica

Johnny Graves: percussion

Maria Padilha: percussion