About

Rebecca Hass is a pianist and composer in the San Francisco Bay Area whose work has “a witty sensibility, lyricism, and joy.” Her debut Brazilian album, Florescer (Bloom), was described as “a delightful 43 minutes of musical sunshine”, and her new album of original piano music, Bright Little Worlds, is an imaginative, heart-filled collection in various styles (Brazilian, jazz, neo-classical, and more), inspired by influences as diverse as Hermeto Pascoal, Laercio de Freitas, Claude Debussy, Aaron Copland, Vince Guaraldi, and Thelonious Monk.

With a deep passion for Brazilian rhythms, Rebecca has been part of the Brazilian music scene in the Bay Area for the last 5 years, having been a guest with the Berkeley Choro Ensemble, and soloist with the Diablo Symphony and Echo Chamber Orchestra. Rebecca also performs solo shows of her own compositions and arrangements of classic Brazilian sambas, choros, and baiãos, and works as a collaborative pianist and educator in the Bay Area.

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I play lots of Brazilian solo piano music from various traditions: choro, samba, forró, maracatu, bossa nova, jazz, etc. I play many originals in these styles, as well as works by Alessandro Penezzi, Léa Freire, Hermeto Pascoal, Amilton Godoy, Egberto Gismonti, João Bosco, Pixinguinha, Chico Buarque, Laercio de Freitas, Hercules Gomes, and more.

Optionally, I can play a program of original pieces that’s more diverse in genre, including Brazilian styles, jazz, mellow impressionistic pieces in the style of Debussy, and more fun, evocative miniatures from my latest album Bright Little Worlds.

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