Tribute to Stan Getz and Joao Gilberto by Mario Bakuna & Roberto Manzin - Live in Maidenhead
Schedule
Thu Apr 09 2026 at 08:00 pm to 10:00 pm
UTC+01:00Location
Norden Farm Centre for the Arts | Maidenhead, EN
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Mario Bakuna on acoustic guitar and vocalsRoberto Manzin on saxophone
Mario Bakuna and Roberto Manzin invite the audience to celebrate two of the most important artists of all time: the American saxophonist Stan Getz and Brazilian guitarist João Gilberto in a tribute to the iconic album Getz/Gilberto. Getz/Gilberto was recorded in 1963 and is considered the album that popularised bossa nova worldwide and is one of the best-selling jazz records of all time, selling over one million copies. It was widely acclaimed by music critics, received the Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Album, and also became the first non-American album to win Album of the Year, in 1965.
In an evening full of harmonic richness, this virtuoso duo will transport the audience on an incredible journey through one of our most treasured musical pieces.
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“Mario Bakuna, a sparkling guitarist, plays with palpable feeling – his virtuosic fluency on the fretboard is controlled and flourishes are perfectly placed. His voice has a texture like heavy cloth” – Songlines
“Mario Bakuna, a man who exudes music. (…) ‘vocals’ doesn’t begin to do him justice: his expressive range and the precision with which he was able to deploy it was truly the band’s fifth instrument. (…) And he did this while playing guitar with precision and finesse. (…) his solos were a further source of amazement, his technique somewhere between finger-picking style and classical. His solo introduction to a Baden Powell number made a hash of any attempt at a definition.” – The Whitman Review, Wakefield Jazz
“…Roberto Manzin has to be heard to be believed!” – Jon Newey, Jazzwise
“Sax-player Roberto Manzin’s solos have something of the chromatic excitement of Brecker and the soulfulness of Sanborn.” – Alison Bentley, LondonJazz
“Woodwind virtuoso Roberto Manzin, one of the finest and most versatile saxophonists on the British scene” – Rainlore’s World of Music
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Where is it happening?
Norden Farm Centre for the Arts, 24 Haddon Road, Maidenhead, SL6 4RB, United KingdomEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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