Tabajara Belo, José Valentino Ruiz & O Som Do Jazz

Name: Tabajara Belo, José Valentino Ruiz & O Som Do Jazz
Start: 2025-01-07T19:30:00-05:00
Location: Palladium Theatre

Schedule

Tue, 07 Jan, 2025 at 07:30 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

Palladium Theatre | Saint Petersburg, FL

It's great Brazilian music with visiting artists Tabajara Belo, José Valentino Ruiz & O Som Do Jazz at the intimate Side Door at the Palladium Theater.
Tabajara Belo is one of the outstanding Brazilian musicians of his generation making a name for himself as a virtuoso acoustic and electric guitar soloist, composer and arranger. Along with his solo career, Tabajara has collaborated with prestigious artists throughout Brazil including Wagner Tiso, Claudio Nucci, Paulo Bellinati, Marina Machado, Déa Trancoso, Marcus Viana, Vander Lee, Paula Santoro and the Amaranto trio. Tabajara opens the show with solo and duet music - then joins Brazilian jazz sextet O Som Do Jazz.
Four-time Latin GRAMMY Award and EMMY® Award Winner, 55-time DownBeat® Music Award Winner, Dr. José Valentino Ruiz maintains a vibrant career as an internationally touring, cross-genre performing and recording artist (flutist, saxophonist, and bassist). He has headlined over 1,400 concerts in numerous festivals, performing arts centers (including twice at Carnegie Hall), and conferences on six continents (North and South America, Africa, Europe, Asia, & Australia.
O Som Do Jazz features Rio de Janeiro singer Andrea Moraes Manson and a crew of experienced musicians performing Samba, Bossa Nova, Choro, Balanço, Baião and MPB. The group has four CDs and two recent Bronze Medals from the Global Music Awards. Their original music has been placed in shows on BBC, Fox and ABC. Members include Andrea Moraes Manson – vocalist, José Valentino Ruiz - flute/saxophone, David Manson – trombone, John O'Leary – piano, Alejandro Arenas – bass, Ayrias Pedigo – drums & Tabajara Belo – guitar. For tickets, see www.mypalladium.org