The group explores a variety of Brazilian music styles –  from choro and samba to Northeastern baião and galope – embed in jazz style improvisations and contemporary arrangements.

Repertoire include original compositions by Fernando Brandão and his own arrangements of music by A.C. Jobim, Mauricio Carrilho, Chico Buarque, Lenine, Jacob do Bandolim, Hermeto Pascoal, Eduardo Neves and Rodrigo Lessa, and Arnaldo Antunes.

“A fresh take on the best in contemporary vocal and instrumental Brazilian jazz” I have had the pleasure to perform with many great musicians in the US and Brazil. The band formation varies from time to time, from duos to octets.

Current band formation - Septet/Octet:

Flutes – Vocal – Trumpet and Flugelhorn – Tenor and Soprano Saxophones – Piano – Bass – Drums – Percussion

Some of the musicians who perform or have performed with me are:

Vocals: Teresa Inês, Leala Cyr

Trumpet and Flugelhorn: Greg Hopkins, Leala Cyr

Saxophones: Rick DiMuzio, Daniel Ian Smith, Dino Govoni, Tim Mayer, Felipe Salles, Anat Cohen

Trombone: Joel Yennior

Piano: Gilad Barkan, Nando Michelin, Weber Iago, Alon Yavnai, Doug Johnson, Leo Blanco, Leandro Braga, Gilson Schachnik, Dan Reynolds, Renato Neto

Guitar: Sergio Brandão, Bilinho Teixeira

Bass: Oscar Stagnaro, Fernando Huergo, Andres Rotmistrovsky, Gustavo Amarante, José Pienazola, Leonardo Lucini, Adriano Giffoni, Bruno Raberg, Papito

Drums: Mark Walker, Eric Doob, Steve Langone, Élcio Cáfaro, Alejandro Lucini, Bertram Lehmann, Vinícius Pienazola, Harvey Wirth

Drums and percussion: Keita Ogawa, Pedro Ito,

Percussion: Marcelo Woloski, Joca Perpignan

> Performances at Beantown Jazz Festival, Regattabar, Ryles, Berklee Performance Center, University of Massachussetts Dartmouth and Centro Cultural do Banco do Brasil, RJ, as part of a series entitled " Encontro de Flautas", Cafe Teatro/IBA, South Shore Conservatory.