Brazilian singer Maucha Adnet and a trio of countrymen charmed the audience in McCurdy Pavilion at Fort Worden during July's Jazz Port Townsend. The concert was recorded for radio and will air August 30 at 2 PM Pacific on Jazz Northwest on 88.5, KPLU and kplu.org. With Jovino Santos Neto, piano, Nilson Matta, bass and Duduka Da Fonseca, drums, Maucha Adnet presented a program she titled "Bossa Always Nova" to illustrate the continuing appeal of the Brazilian music which gained world-wide popularity in the 60s. Blending native Brazilian music with American cool jazz, Antonio Carlos Jobim and others became world-renown for their appealing, infectious music. Maucha Adnet toured widely with Jobim from 1984-1994. He said Maucha Adnet's rich, dark voice made him "long for the Brazilian forest."
MauchaAdnet is accompanied by Brazilian-born Jovino Santos Neto who has resided in Seattle since 1992 and teaches at Cornish College, NilsonMatta and DudukaDaFonseca are two-thirds of the Brazilian Trio Da Paz which also played at this year's Jazz Port Townsend. Their concert will be heard on September 27 on Jazz Northwest. Guests Romero Lubambo, guitar and Jay Ashby, trombone, make guest appearances with MauchaAdnet in her concert.
The 41st annual Jazz Port Townsend was presented by Centrum on the last weekend of July. Jazz Northwest is recorded and produced by Jim Wilke exclusively for 88.5 KPLU and kplu.org. Programs are archived at jazznw.org.
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