FRIDAY NIGHTS AT THE Q

JOIN JOSH BENNETT AND MIKE BEVAN, WITH ALAIN VALODZE, DIEGO MOREIRA,

FABIAN HEVIA, KAREN DE NARDI AND HELOISA MCMILLAN.

JOSH BENNETT – Multi-Instrumentalist

From having played sitar at Ravi Shankar house to supporting Jeff Beck, Josh’s playing of the guitar, sitar and many other instruments is masterful.

MIKE BEVAN – 7 String Guitar

Mike specializes in jazz and Brazilian guitar music. He has

performed nationally and internationally including tours in Japan

and performances in Brazil. He has performed at WOMAD,

Adelaide International Guitar Festival the Elder Hall concert

series and many other festivals and clubs in Australia.

ALAIN VALODZE – Spanish Guitar

An Expressive guitarist, composer and producer drawing influences from

Flamenco, Folk, Brazilian, Classica, Jazz, Maqam, Sevdah, sacred and Latin musics, creating a hauntingly beautiful new age and contemporary sound.

DIEGO MOREIRA - 7-String Guitar

Diego hails from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He plays and sings the music of that marvellous city - samba, bossa nova and choro. Now resident in Adelaide, Diego is a leading member of the local Brazilian music scene.

FABIO HEVIA – Percussion, Jazz, Cuban, Brazilian

Fabio is a very accomplished and experienced percussionist who has accompanied many well known performers around Australia.
KAREN DE NARDI – Violin

Karen is an accomplished performer, composer and arranger.

Her experience as a freelance artist spans classical, folk, pop

and jazz. She has performed as violinist and violist at

WOMADelaide, Europafest, Adelaide Guitar Festival and the

Adelaide Fringe.

HELOISA MCMILLAN - Piano, Guitar and Accordion

is a Brazilian native who has lived in Adelaide for many years. A wonderfully natural musician, she performs in piano, guitar and accordion. Heloisa has fostered Brazilian music in Adelaide, hosting many musical sessions and events.

BRAZILIAN CHORO

CHORO:- Choro (pronounced SHOH-roh) is best described in American terms as "the New Orleans jazz of Brazil." It is a complex popular musical form based on improvisation, and like New Orleans jazz, blues, or ragtime, grew from a formalized musical structure and many worldly influences.

: a Brazilian dance band. also : a piece played by such a band. 2. : a musical piece in the style of or suggesting Brazilian folk music.

"Primarily instrumental, Choro is one of the most original musical styles in Brazil, its origins extending back to the 19th century. Borns in Rio de Janeiro, Choro rose to national prominence and became a symbol of Brazilian culture.It is said that the "father of choro" was Joaquim Callado Jr., a talented mulatto flutist who formed a group of musicians called "Choro do Callado" in the 1870s. Historians generally agree that Choro, also known as Chorinho, is a unique style of interpreting various musical genres. In the 19th century, many European genres such as polka, the waltz, schottisches (a Bohemian country dance) and quadrille were played by choro groups in an original manner. It was from this style of playing that the "genre" of choro gained its form." - MUSICA BRASILIS

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