Living room

Lisa & Jonathan's Music Melange #6 - Kenya Moses /Paride Pignotti Bossa Nova

Noe Valley, SF

Sat, April 20, 2024 7:00 PM, PDT

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Capacity: 6 of 30 spots still available
: Bring your own drinks
: Alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks provided
: Dogs and cats live here
Wheelchair access: Not wheelchair accessible
: Some stairs may be present in the space

This is a groupmuse

A live concert in a living room, backyard, or another intimate space. They're casual and friendly, hosted by community members.

Host

Lisa E.

A dream program of Brazilian Bossa Nova, featuring composers Antônio Carlos Jobim "the father of bossa nova", Vinicius de Moraes (the great poet, diplomat and musician), and Stan Getz (the one and only "cool school" saxophonist) among others. On vocals and guitar.

Bossa Nova, meaning new trend, literally was the new trend in the late 50's/early 60's in Rio and took the world by storm. The style is derived from samba but places more emphasis on the melody and less on the percussion. The sound is delicious --- a mellow guitar, a soft rhythm and almost whispered vocals. It never gets boring because the chord progressions are fairly complex. It is believed that the music was born in small apartments in Rio where the noise level had to be kept down.

I never cease to be amazed by the talent coming through Groupmuse!

Kenya Moses is an Afro-Brazilian American vocalist who came to Bossa Nova after 15 years performing on opera stages around the world, simultaneously toggling a career as a professional contemporary ballet dancer! Kenya has performed throughout the United States and Europe be it Bossa Nova, Opera or Classical Early Music. Most recently, she has performed on festival, jazz club and intimate gathering stages. In addition, Kenya is CMO of Tunedera - an app to stroll around the globe and watch live music streamed from everywhere - check it out!

Paride Pignotti is an Italian guitarist and composer who makes up the second half of the Bossa e Bossa Duo. He is an award-winning guitarist and has collaborated with some of the most well-respected Italian musicians, such as Javier Girotto and Nicola Stilo. Paride has toured and performed internationally throughout Europe, the United States and Africa at numerous globally recognized venues and festivals. He holds a bachelor’s and master’s degree with honors in ‘Jazz’ from the Conservatorio Pergolesi (Fermo) in Italy and Conservatory Santa Cecilia (Rome) in Italy. In 2022, he graduated from Boston's Berklee College of Music in Global Jazz Master.