Denise Reis Trio

Denise Reis, Brazilian applauded by the Holiness Dalai Lama, is a complete artist when it comes to spreading Brazilian music around the world. Owner of an impeccably tuned voice, a singer, songwriter, and guitarist strolls through Brazilian popular music and jazz, giving an authentic look and feel to the styles.

Born in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, Denise lived a few years in Rio de Janeiro. Reis boasts a wildly-unique talent in her technique of the "vocal trumpet", in which she reproduces the sound of the instrument using only her lips and voice.

After a long experience in Brazil, she released 2 CDs: "Chá de Hortelã com Caviar" and "Alfândega", both very well received by critics and audiences alike. From there, she crossed borders and began her international career in 2007, performing on stages in Portugal, Ukraine, Senegal, Venezuela, Israel, Canada, Slovenia, France, Germany, Austria, and the United States among others.

In 2009, she was honored to be invited by an American organization to compose a song in Portuguese and present it live to His Holiness, The Dalai Lama, at an event with more than 7,000 people, held at the Palace Theater in Albany, NY.

Since 2014, she has resided in New York, where she has been active in renowned concert venues such as Birdland, City Winery, Joe’s Pub, and many others.

Without labels or limiting definitions, it is possible to say that Denise Reis communicates her music transcendant of any cultural barrier. Her art is a universal language, in which emotion, technique, perfectionism, and refinement are in harmony.

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