Alma @ Regattabar
Fernando Brandão - flutes
Evan Harlan - accordion
Claudio Ragazzi - guitar
Fernando Huergo - bass
Keita Ogawa - drums and percussion
Regattabar
One Bennett Street, Cambridge - 617.661.5000
for tickets - 617.395.7757
P a s t C o n c e r t s
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September 2008
Thursday, September 18th @ 9:30pm
Brasilis @ The Fireplace
Formed by four band leaders of their own ensembles, the quartet will perform original compositions and
new arrangements of standards of bossa, samba, choro, jazz and more. Composers include Tom
Jobim, Bill Evans, Gilberto Gil, Egberto Gismonti, Hermeto Pascoal, Chick Corea, Djavan, Teo de Barros,
João Bosco, Paquito D'Rivera, Cartola, and others
featuring:
Gilson Schaschnik - piano
Fernando Brandão - flutes
Fernando Huergo - bass
Bertram Lehmann - drums
The Fireplace
1634 Beacon Street, Brookline
617.975.1900
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Thursday, September 25th @ 8pm
Alma @ Vernissage Restaurant
With a unique instrumentation and repertoire, the quintet explores contemporary Brazilian and
Argentinean music. The band mixes originals and edgy arrangements of compositions by Egberto
Gismonti, Hermeto Pascoal, Astor Piazzolla, Pixinguinha, Guinga, Jacob do Bandolim and many more.
featuring:
Fernando Brandão - flutes
Evan Harlan - accordion
Claudio Ragazzi - guitar
Fernando Huergo - bass
Keita Ogawa - drums and percussion
Vernissage Restaurant
1627 Beacon street Brookline
for more information and reservations: 617.566.3340
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Saturday, September 27th at 2:15
Fernando Brandão Septet @ The Berklee BeanTown Jazz Festival
The band performs contemporary Brazilian music, featuring original compositions and arrangements of
music by Chico Buarque, Arnaldo Antunes, Lenine, and more.
featuring:
Teresa Ines - voice
Fernando Brandão - flute, alto flute, bass flute
Greg Hopkins - flugel horn, trumpet
Rick DiMuzio - sop./tenor sax
Gilad Barkan - piano
Fernando Huergo - bass
Keita Ogawa - drums
The Berklee BeanTown Jazz Festival is located on
Columbus Avenue between Burke Street and Massachusetts Avenue in Boston
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October 2008
Friday, October 3rd @ 9pm
Teresa Inês Quintet @ Ryles Jazz Club
Teresa Inês - vocal and guitar
Fernando Huergo - bass
Fernando Michelin - piano
Fernando Brandao - flutes
Vinícius Pienazolla - drums and percussion
Ryles Jazz Club
212 Hampshire Street, Cambridge
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Tuesday, October 7th @ 5pm
Choro Democrático @ Harvard University
Brazil Studies Program
David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies
CGIS Building
1730 Cambridge St
Cambridge, MA 02138
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Thursday, October 9th @ 7pm
Choro Democrático @ La Luna Cafe
Fernando Brandao - flute
Luciana Araripe - mandolin
Chris Richards - violin
Adam Bahrami - cavaquinho
Tom Rohde - 6-string guitar
Jason Davis - 7-string guitar
Keita Ogawa - pandeiro
403 Massachusetts Ave
Cambridge, MA 02139
Phone: (617) 576-3400
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Wednesday, October 15th @ 9pm
Alma @ Ryles Jazz Club
With a unique instrumentation and repertoire, the quintet explores contemporary Brazilian and
Argentinean music. The band mixes originals and edgy arrangements of compositions by Egberto
Gismonti, Hermeto Pascoal, Astor Piazzolla, Pixinguinha, Guinga, Jacob do Bandolim and many more.
featuring:
Fernando Brandão - flutes
Evan Harlan - accordion
Claudio Ragazzi - guitar
Fernando Huergo - bass
Keita Ogawa - drums and percussion
Ryles Jazz Club
212 Hampshire Street, Cambridge
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Tuesday, October 21st @ 8:15pm
50 Years of Bossa Nova, with guest artist Oscar Castro-Neves (arrangements, guitar and vocal)
Produced by Fernando Brandao @ Berklee Performance Center
with Eugene Friesen (conductor and cello) and Berklee Orchestra, Teresa Inês (vocal), Matt Glaser (vi0lin), Rick DiMuzio (saxophones), Alfredo Cardim (piano), Oscar Stagnaro (bass), Bertram Lehmann (drums)
Berklee Performance Center
136 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston
The Berklee Performance Center is located at 136 Massachusetts Avenue, in Boston's historic Back Bay.
The BPC, which is both the college's flagship performance space and one of Boston's most prestigious
concert halls, is easily accessible by public transportation, with parking available in neighboring garages.
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Wednesday, October 22nd @ 9pm
Jason Davis' Earthsound @ Ryles
Earthsound is a new multi-media ensemble that features a unique mix of world music and original jazz.
For this show, we'll mix in a few arrangements of traditional Armenian pieces. Reflecting my interest in
the natural world and environmental issues, Earthsound also performs improvised music along with
natural sounds recorded in locales such as the Monteverde Cloud Forest of Costa Rica. I'll be playing
bass and will be joined by an all-star group of musicians: Brazilian flautist Fernando Brandao, Israeli
pianist Gilad Barkan, and Peruvian percussionist Jorge Perez-Albela. Earthsound has been nominated in
the Boston Phoenix Best Music Poll and has been featured in a recent Boston Globe article.
To hear some recorded tracks from previous performances visit:
featuring:
Jason Davis - bass
Fernando Michelin - piano
Fernando Brandao - flutes
Jorge Perez-Albela - drums and percussion
Ryles Jazz Club
212 Hampshire Street, Cambridge
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Saturday, October 25th @ 7pm
Sérgio Brandão @ Regattabar
Eclectic Brazilian jazz instrumentalist and composer Sérgio Brandão and his large ensemble Manga-
Rosa have been in the core of the Boston music scene for years, with an original and exciting sound of
‘rich transparent harmonic textures… great resource for improvisation’ — as pointed Jon Garelick on a
May 2007 review for The Boston Phoenix. These ‘impressionistic’ textures are the result of the extensive
usage of one (or two!) flutes in combination with flugel horn and sax soprano. This atmosphere hits the
ground with guitar, piano, bass and percussion. That’s Manga-Rosa! .... // Sergio was born in Rio de
Janeiro, Brazil, and resides in Boston, MA since 1979. He is a world class artist that paints using brush
strokes of Brazilian music in a welcoming fusion with the genres of jazz, world and classical music,
combined with the uplifting, creative energy drawn from his holistic way of living, natural foods, travel,
photography, anthropology, and yoga. .... // When the production allows, in the background next to the
music you might see Sergio’s photography, with slide shows of flowers, birds, people, and Brazil’s
evoking landscapes. .... // "Blending the virtuosity of modern Jazz with his musical roots of Brasil,
composer Brandao weaves sophisticated forms and textures into a vibrant, simple fabric of folk
traditions. With his nine piece ensemble, Manga-Rosa, Brandão has orchestrated a paean to his
homelands rhythmic diversity and spiritual fire." — Catherine A. Salmons, Boston Phoenix writer, 1996.
To hear "Brotinha" and "Samba in 7" please visit:
http://profile.myspace.com/sergiobrandao
featuring:
Greg Hopkins - flugel horn, trumpet
Fernando Brandão - flute, alto flute, bass flute
Daniel Ian Smith - flute, alto flute, sop./tenor sax
Sérgio Brandão - guitar, arrangements
Gilad Barkan - piano
Fernando Huergo - bass
Keita Ogawa - drums
Regattabar
One Bennett Street, Cambridge - 617.661.5000
for tickets - 617.395.7757
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Thursday, October 30th @ 7pm
Choro Democrático @ La Luna Cafe
Fernando Brandao - flute
Luciana Araripe - mandolin
Chris Richards - violin
Adam Bahrami - cavaquinho
Tom Rohde - 6-string guitar
Jason Davis - 7-string guitar
Keita Ogawa - pandeiro
403 Massachusetts Ave
Cambridge, MA 02139
Phone: (617) 576-3400
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November 2008
Tuesday, November 4th @ 8:15PM
Choro Democrático @ Berklee Performance Center
Berklee Latin Culture Celebration
Fernando Brandao - flute
Luciana Araripe - mandolin
Adam Bahrami - cavaquinho
Tom Rohde - 6-string guitar
Jason Davis - 7-string guitar
Keita Ogawa - pandeiro
guest: Evan Harlan - accordion
Berklee Performance Center
136 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston
The Berklee Performance Center is located at 136 Massachusetts Avenue, in Boston's historic Back Bay.
The BPC, which is both the college's flagship performance space and one of Boston's most prestigious
concert halls, is easily accessible by public transportation, with parking available in neighboring garages.
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Thursday, November 13th @ 8:15PM
Composer and percussionist Roland Vazquez Ensemble @ Berklee Performance Center
Berklee Latin Culture Celebration
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Thursday, November 15th @ 8:00PM
Choro Democrático @ Amazing Things Arts Center
The Amazing Firehouse
160 Hollis St, Framingham MA 01702
3 blocks south of rt 135 on rt 126 in downtown Framingham
Call for tix and info 508-405-ARTS or visit www.amazingthings.org
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Thursday, November 20th @ 8:15PM
Teresa Inês Quintet @ Berklee Performance Center
Berklee Latin Culture Celebration
Teresa Inês - vocal and guitar
Fernando Huergo - bass
Fernando Michelin - piano
Fernando Brandao - flutes
Vinícius Pienazolla - drums and percussion
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December 2008
Thursday, December 10th @ 9:30PM
Jason Davis' Earthsound @ Ryles
Earthsound is a new multi-media ensemble that features a unique mix of world music and original jazz.
For this show, we'll mix in a few arrangements of traditional Armenian pieces. Reflecting my interest in
the natural world and environmental issues, Earthsound also performs improvised music along with
natural sounds recorded in locales such as the Monteverde Cloud Forest of Costa Rica. I'll be playing
bass and will be joined by an all-star group of musicians: Brazilian flautist Fernando Brandao, Israeli
pianist Gilad Barkan, and Peruvian percussionist Jorge Perez-Albela. Earthsound has been nominated in
the Boston Phoenix Best Music Poll and has been featured in a recent Boston Globe article.
To hear some recorded tracks from previous performances visit:
featuring:
Jason Davis - bass
Fernando Michelin - piano
Fernando Brandao - flutes
Jorge Perez-Albela - drums and percussion
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February 2009
February 5, Thursday 7PM
Fernando Brandão - Flute
Steve Yenger - Piano
All French program with compositions by
Leclair - Sonata in G
Sancan - Sonatine
Messiaen - Le Merle Noir
Gaubert - Romance
Goddard - Suite de Trois Morceaux
Allen Hall
Community Music Center of Boston
South End - 34 Warren Ave. Boston MA 02116
617-482-7494
February 6, Friday 9:30PM
BRUNO RÅBERG NONET
Fernando Brandão flutes
Allan Chase saxes
Rick DiMuzio saxes
Phil Grenadier trumpet
Jeff Galindo trombone
Pete Cirelli euphonium
Phil Sargent guitar
Bruno Raberg bass
Brooke Sofferman drums
Acton Jazz Cafe
452 The Great Road
Acton, MA 01720
Reservations recommended (978-263-6161)
Full dinner menu available until 10PM
February 11, Wednesday 7:30PM
August Waters Concert
New Old Directions for Mandolin
Jazz, Brazilian and more on solo and ensemble performances
David Friend Hall
Berklee College of Music
921 Boylston St., Boston
February 13, Friday 9:30PM
Anita Coelho Brazilian Ensemble @ Cambridge Multicultural Arts Center
Love Songs of Brazil Heat up your Valentine’s Weekend - Brazilian style! This romantic evening will include a sweet selection of Bossa Nova, Choro and Samba love songs from renowned composers Antonio Carlos Jobim, Vinicius de Moraes, Milton Nascimento, and more.
Anita Coelho - vocal
Fernando Brandão - flutes
Alexei Tsiganov - vibes
Oscar Stagnaro - drums
Alberto Netto - drums
41 2nd St
Cambridge, MA 02141
(617) 577-1400
March 2009
Thursday, March 5 at 8:00PM
Choro Democratico @ La Luna Cafe
403 Massachusetts Ave
Cambridge, MA 02139
Phone: (617) 576-340
Luciana Araripe - bandolim, Chris Richards - violino, Fernando Brandao - flauta, Adam Bahrami - cavaquinho, Tom Rohde - violão de 6 cordas, Jason Davis - violão de 7 cordas, and Gabriel Meirelles - pandeiro
Their repertoire ranges from standard choro compositions by Pixinguinha and Jacob do Bandolim to more modern works by Hermeto Paschoal and original compositions.
Sunday, March 8 at 3:00PM
Brasilis @ Reading Public Library
64 Middlesex Ave, Reading, MA
Gilson Schaschnik - piano
Fernando Brandao - flutes
Oscar Stagnaro - bass
Bertram Lehmann - drums
Formed by four band leaders of their own ensembles, the quartet will perform original compositions and new arrangements of standards of bossa, samba, choro, jazz and more. Composers include Tom Jobim, Hermeto Pascoal, Djavan, Joao Bosco, Cartola, Mario Adnet and others
Friday, March 20 at 8PM
Earthsound @ Armenian Library and Museum of America
65 Main Street
3rd Floor
Watertown, MA 02472
(617) 926-2562
Earthsound is a new multi-media ensemble that features a unique mix of world music and original jazz. Reflecting my interest in the natural world and environmental issues, Earthsound also performs improvised music along with natural sounds recorded in locales such as the Monteverde Cloud Forest of Costa Rica. I'll be playing bass and will be joined by an all-star group of musicians: Brazilian flautist Fernando Brandao, Uruguayan pianist Nando Michelin, and Peruvian percussionist Jorge Perez-Albela.
Check out our website at www.earthsoundonline.com, where you can hear some recorded tracks from previous performances.
Tickets are $10, which includes one glass of wine for those 21+, and Museum members receive 2 free tickets when they reserve a table.
Saturday, March 21, at 4PM
PABLO ABLANEDO OCTETo @ the LILY-PAD
Inman Square ~ 1353 Cambridge St. Cambridge, MA, 02139
Very soon, I will be performing new music at the Llily-Pad with an excellent group of musicians and friends. I hope to see you all there to welcome the Spring season.
OCTETo:
Fernando Brandao (flutes)
Phil Grenadier (trumpet)
Daniel Ian Smith (saxes)
Dino Govoni (saxes)
Mike Macallister (guitar)
Pablo Ablanedo (piano & composition)
Fernando Huergo (bass)
Bertram Lehmann (drums)
Sunday March 22 at 6PM
Bruno Räberg Nonet @ Portsmouth, NH
The Press Room
77 Daniel Street
Portsmouth, NH
(603-431-5186)
Bruno Raberg Nonet
Fernado Brandao flutes
Allan Chase saxes
Rick DiMuzio saxes
Phil Grenadier trp
David Harris trbn
Pete Cirelli bass trbn
Phil Sargent guitar
Bruno Raberg bass
Brooke Sofferman drums
Friday, March 27 at 8:00 PM
Bruno Raberg Nonet @ NAVE Gallery Somerville
The Nave Gallery
Clarendon Hill Presbyterian Church
155 Powderhouse Blvd., Somerville, MA
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April 2009
Friday, April 24 at 10:00 PM
Bruno Raberg Nonet @ the LILY-PAD
Inman Square ~ 1353 Cambridge St. Cambridge, MA, 02139
Saturday, April 25 at 8:00 PM
Alma @ Amazing Things Arts Center
With a unique instrumentation and repertoire, the quintet explores contemporary Brazilian and
Argentinean music. The band mixes originals and edgy arrangements of compositions by Egberto
Gismonti, Hermeto Pascoal, Astor Piazzolla, Pixinguinha, Guinga, Jacob do Bandolim and many more.
featuring:
Fernando Brandão - flutes
Evan Harlan - accordion
Claudio Ragazzi - guitar
Fernando Huergo - bass
Keita Ogawa - drums and percussion
The Amazing Firehouse
160 Hollis St, Framingham MA 01702
3 blocks south of rt 135 on rt 126 in downtown Framingham
Call for tix and info 508-405-ARTS or visit www.amazingthings.org
May 2009
May 15, Friday 9:30PM
BRUNO RÅBERG NONET @ Acton Jazz Cafe
Fernando Brandão flutes
Allan Chase saxes
Rick DiMuzio saxes
Phil Grenadier trumpet
Jeff Galindo trombone
Pete Cirelli euphonium
Phil Sargent guitar
Bruno Raberg bass
Brooke Sofferman drums
Acton Jazz Cafe
452 The Great Road
Acton, MA 01720
Reservations recommended (978-263-6161)
Full dinner menu available until 10PM
May 20, Wednesday 9:00PM
Bohemia Carioca and Samba de Gafieira dancers Patrick Carvalho, from Rio de Janeiro, and Rosangela Santiago @ Beehive
Fernando Brandao - flute
Daniel Ian Smith - saxophones
Fernando Michelin - piano
Fernando Huergo - bass
Bertram Lehmann - drums
Patrick Carvalho and Rosangela Santiago - samba de gafieira dancers
Beehive
541 Tremont Street boston, MA 02116 - (617) 423-0069
May 28, Thursday 9:30PM
Jason Davis' Earthsound @ Fireplace
Earthsound is a new multi-media ensemble that features a unique mix of world music and original jazz.
For this show, we'll mix in a few arrangements of traditional Armenian pieces. Reflecting my interest in
the natural world and environmental issues, Earthsound also performs improvised music along with
natural sounds recorded in locales such as the Monteverde Cloud Forest of Costa Rica. I'll be playing
bass and will be joined by an all-star group of musicians: Brazilian flautist Fernando Brandao, Israeli
pianist Gilad Barkan, and Peruvian percussionist Jorge Perez-Albela. Earthsound has been nominated in
the Boston Phoenix Best Music Poll and has been featured in a recent Boston Globe article.
To hear some recorded tracks from previous performances visit:
featuring:
Jason Davis - bass
Fernando Michelin - piano
Fernando Brandao - flutes
Jorge Perez-Albela - drums and percussion
The Fireplace
1634 Beacon Street, Brookline
617.975.1900
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June 2009
Wednesday, June 03 at 7 :30 PM
Fernando Brandao - flute
Evan Harlan - accordion
Chris Richards - violin
Adam Bahrami - cavaquinho
Tom Rohde - 6-string guitar
Jason Davis - 7-string guitar
Gabriel Meireles - pandeiro and voice
Patrick Carvalho and Rosangela Santiago - samba de gafieira dancers
Regattabar
One Bennett Street, Cambridge - 617.661.5000
for tickets - 617.395.7757
June 10, Wednesday 9:00PM
Bohemia Carioca and Samba de Gafieira dancers Patrick Carvalho, from Rio de Janeiro, and Rosangela Santiago @ Ryles
Fernando Brandao - flute
Daniel Ian Smith - saxophones
Fernando Michelin - piano
Fernando Huergo - bass
Bertram Lehmann - drums
Patrick Carvalho and Rosangela Santiago - samba de gafieira dancers
Ryles Jazz Club
212 Hampshire Street, Cambridge
June 24, Wednesday 9:00PM
Jason Davis' Earthsound CD release party - Movement @ Ryles
Earthsound's debut CD, Movement, features a great mix of music including original jazz, music from Brazil, Peru, and Armenia as well as improvised pieces with environmental sounds from Antarctica, Costa Rica and other locales.
Led by Jason Davis on bass, Earthsound features Fernando Brandão on flutes, Nando Michelin on piano, and Jorge Perez-Albela on drums. Special guest vocalist Vaughnette Bigford from Trinidad.
Ryles Jazz Club
212 Hampshire Street
Inman Square
Cambridge, MA
(617) 876-9330 (call for advance tickets)
$10 cover
$10 special CD price
To hear some recorded tracks from previous performances visit:
July 2009
July 16, Wednesday 9:30PM
Fernando Brandão Quartet @ The Fireplace
The band performs contemporary Brazilian music, featuring original compositions and arrangements of
music by Egberto Gismonti, Hermeto Pascoal, and more.
featuring:
Fernando Brandão - flute, alto flute, bass flute
Nando Michelin - piano
Fernando Huergo - bass
Mark Walker - drums
Saturday, July 18 time TBA
Choro Democratico @ ArtBeat Festival in Davis Square, Somerville
Fernando Brandao - flute
Luciana Araripe - mandolin
Chris Richards - violin
Adam Bahrami - cavaquinho
Tom Rohde - 6-string guitar
Jason Davis - 7-string guitar
Gabriel Meireles - pandeiro and voice
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September 2009
Fernando Brandão Quinteto @ Espaço Valansi
Botafogo, Rio de Janeiro - Brasil
Fernando Brandão - flauta
Sergio Brandão - guitarra
Vitor Gonçalves - piano
Bateria - Zazá Desidério
Baixo - Bruno Aguilar
October 2009
Thursday, October 8, 7PM
Earthsound CD release concert
Fernando Brandao - flutes
Nando Michelin - piano
Jason Davis- bass
Jorge Perez-Albela - drums and percussion
The Lily Pad
1353 Cambridge St.
Inman Square, Cambridge, MA
(617) 395-1393
$10 Cover
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Wednesday, October 14, 7:30PM
Performing Bach Suite #2 with The Youth Orchestra of the North Rhine Westfalia, Germany
JugendZupfOrchester Northrhine Westfalia is Germany's premier plucked instrument orchestra, and is sponsored by the German state of Westfalia.
Germany's Guitar and Mandolin Orchestra
Time: 7:30pm
Tickets: $10 adult, $5 student, available at Toadstool Bookshop and at the door.
Location: Peterborough Town House, Corner of Grove and Main Street, Peterborough, NH
Google Map: Click here
Thursday, October 15, 7PM
Performing Bach Suite #2 with The Youth Orchestra of the North Rhine Westfalia, Germany
Tickets: $5
Location: Timberlane Performing Arts Center, 40 Greenough road in Plaistow NH
Google Map: Click here
Monday, October 19, 1PM
Performing Bach Suite #2 with The Youth Orchestra of the North Rhine Westfalia, Germany
Location: Berklee College of Music, in the David Friend Hall
free
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Friday, October 23, 7:30 and 10PM
Sergio Brandao & Manga-Rosa celebrating the 20th anniversary concert at the Regattabar
Sergio Brandao - guitar & compositions
Fernando Brandao - flutes
Amir Milstein - flutes
Daniel Ian Smith - saxes
Greg Hopkins - trempet and flugelhorn
Gilad Barkan - piano
Fernando Huergo - bass
Mark Walker - drums
Regattabar
7:30 and 10:00 – tickets: $18.00
located on the third floor of The Charles Hotel at One Bennett Street in Cambridge, MA
(617) 395-7757
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Tuesday, October 27, 8:30
Fernando Brandao - flutes
Richard Greenblatt - vibes
Bruno Raberg - bass
Playing jazz, Euro and Brazilian
26 New Street (behind Fresh Pond Mall; New St begins at the Concord St/Alewife Brook Pkwy turnabout), Cambridge, MA
(617) 245-0440
free
Monday, November 9, 8PM
Fernando Brandão Quartet @ Cafe 939
939 Boylston St., Boston
Berklee Latin Culture Celebration
Fernando Brandao - flutes
Nando Michelin - piano
Fernando Huergo - bass
Bertram Lehman - drums and percussion
Cafe 939
939 Boylston St., Boston
Friday, November 27, 9PM
Bohemia Carioca @ Beehive
Fernando Brandao - flute
Daniel Ian Smith - saxophones
Fernando Michelin - piano
Fernando Huergo - bass
Bertram Lehmann - drums
Beehive
541 Tremont Street Boston, MA 02116 - (617) 423-0069
December 2009
Saturday, December 8, 8PM
Choro Democrático @ Third Life Studio
Fernando Brandao - flute
Luciana Araripe - mandolin
Chris Richards - violin
Adam Bahrami - cavaquinho
Tom Rohde - 6-string guitar
Jason Davis - 7-string guitar
Gabriel Meireles - pandeiro
Third Life Studio
33 Union Square (Somerville Ave)
Union Square, Somerville
$15 cover