AHA! Seaport Sessions featuring Lori Gomes with "Hercules" Tomar Lobo!

Name: AHA! Seaport Sessions featuring Lori Gomes with "Hercules" Tomar Lobo!
Start: 2024-10-10T18:00:00-04:00
Location: Beauty Union by: Lori Gomes

Schedule

Thu Oct 10 2024 at 06:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Beauty Union by: Lori Gomes | New Bedford, MA

Please join us for the October Seaport Sessions, with Lori Gomes and “Hercules” Tomar Lobo performing Brazilian jazz! Our host will be Lori’s own Union Beauty at 338 Acushnet Ave, near the corner of Union Street.
Lori Gomes was born to sing. Her vocal style reflects her early years watching her father, Kevin Gomes, and the legendary Tavares Brothers perform, adding to her love for classic Motown. She studied jazz and voice under the late Armsted Christian and pianist John Harrison. This inspired Lori to form her own band, “Lori Gomes Ensemble”.
Her love of hip hop and funk has led to collaborations with New Bedford’s own Mikey Monteiro of Abstrakt Entertainment. She has shared the stage with the great Jubu Smith (Frankie Beverly) and his brother Eric “Pik Funk” Smith (Janet Jackson).
Lori is joined by “Hercules” Tomar Lobo. Hercules grew up in a family of musicians and started playing guitar in his early teens. He has played with a variety of well-known Cape Verdean musicians including Boy G Mendes, Toi Pinto, and Hercules’ brother, Ildo Lobo. Hercules has performed in Portugal, France, Italy, Germany and Switzerland, and accompanied Toi Pinto to Brazil and Cape Verde and performed with him in New Orleans Jazz Festival, and the Maine and New Jersey folk festivals.
Beauty Union, owned by Lori, is centrally located within the historic hub of downtown New Bedford, her hometown. Her Union is a team of six talented independent hair stylists. With over 30 years in the beauty industry, Lori has studied, mentored and educated all over the country. Her mentor program, Beauty Union University, creates opportunities for high school cosmetology students to experience working on theater productions such as the New Bedford Festival Theatre’s adaptation of The Wiz, and the Polly Johnson film Sweet Freedom.
Lori has worked behind the scenes on major film and television shows, such as Steven Kings “Castle Rock”, Ryan Reynolds “Free Guy” and the HBO series “Julia”.
Lori Gomes Music Website: https://www.lorigomes.com/
Beauty Union Website: https://www.beautyunionnb.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/beautyunionbylorigomes/