CORCOVADO Celebrates Rio's Carnival at TRiP Santa Monica
Schedule
Tue Jan 20 2026 at 08:00 pm to 09:00 pm
UTC-08:00Location
TRiP Santa Monica | Santa Monica, CA
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Kicking off the new year, Corcovado will pay tribute to Rio's Carnival and will perform Bossa Novas & Sambas. We'll be featuring songs marking Rio's Carnival, including: A Felicidade, Tristeza, Ella Carioca, and many more. We love playing this beautiful music and can't wait for you to come enjoy it!
Sitting in for Angelo Metz, special guest guitarist Hunter Bergman.
No Cover
Tips appreciated / 21+
Free parking on Lincoln Blvd.
A large assortment of craft beer & wine, and tasty bar food
1 drink minimum
On Vocals, CORCOVADO features Santa Monica's own NATALIE JACOB, who's been described as "an exceptionally talented vocalist whose voice is finely tuned and seasoned, that showcases her clear delivery of lyrics." She’s been the featured vocalist with the Scotty Barnhart Quintet, the Paul McDonald Big Band, and the Shea Welsh Trio; and has shared the stage with such illustrious musicians as Clayton Cameron, Tamir Hendelman, James Leary, Roy McCurdy and Trevor Ware.
On Keyboards, DAVID ROBINSON, who has been studying with jazz master Tamir Hendelman, is particularly fond of Brazilian jazz, and the great American songbook. David co-founded the band CORCOVADO with Nicole Thomas in 2015, and is the band's music director.
On Guitar, Hunter Bergman, who is a multi genre guitarist with a Bachelor’s in Guitar Performance and a Master’s in Jazz Studies. Hunter has played in the US and abroad from intimate venues to stadiums. Some notable achievements include being selected as a finalist in the Wilson Guitar Competition and releasing his album Self Talk featuring all original solo acoustic compositions.
On bass, Santa Monica's own Rob Fresco, who has played with Corcovado in its early gigs in 2015, and regularly plays with the band when his busy gigging schedule allows.
On drums, Ashley Hartley, Corcovado's original drummer when the band started in 2015. Ashley graduated from Concordia College, where she was a member of the Percussion Ensemble, Orchestra, and Band.
On percussion and background vocals LAURI REIMER, a musician and entrepreneur who runs Music Magique Promotions, a prominent marketing, event promotion, PR, and Artist Development company firm. Notably, Lauri regularly performs with the Tribe, The Painkillers, The Magic Band, and produces the Wrecking Crew Revisited & Kenny Lee Lewis Presents: A Tribute to the Fillmore.
Natalie Jacob, Lead Vocalist
David Robinson, Keyboards
Hunter Bergman, Guitar
Rob Fresco, Bass
Ashley Hartley, Drums
Lauri Reimer, Percussion & BG Vocals
CORCOVADO is a Latin Jazz band started by Nicole Thomas and David Robinson, who began collaborating musically in 2015. Their extensive repertoire includes original tunes, jazz standards, bossa novas, swing tunes, and pop tunes which they perform either as a duo or with a full band. The name, CORCOVADO comes from the Brazilian mountains overlooking Rio de Janeiro, which Jobim captured in the song “CORCOVADO.” It symbolizes their love of Brazilian music and great music in general. www.corcovadotheband.com/
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TRiP Santa Monica
2101 Lincoln Blvd.
Santa Monica, California 90405
www.tripsantamonica.com
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TRiP Santa Monica, 2101 Lincoln Blvd, Santa Monica, CA 90291-3950, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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