Jazzilian
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Gather oceanside for an open-air concert featuring Brazilian quartet Jazzilian at the Sunday, October 15 installment of the Ocean Drive Promenade Music Series, the Ocean Drive Association's free weekly music series bringing music outside of the concert hall and into the community.
The concert takes place at Lummus Park, between 14th Street and 14th Place. Pack a picnic blanket or lawn chair to stake out your seat on the lawn. Showtime is at 6:00 PM.
Jazzilian features Beatriz Malnic on vocals, Jose Gallegos on piano and percussions, Ivo Carvalho on guitar and Ivo Carvalho on drums. Vocalist Beatriz Malnic is a talented interpreter of Bossa Nova and Samba as well as a classical pianist and director of Brazilian Voices. She's performed and recorded with musical luminaries such as Al Di Meola, Nestor Torres, Toquinho, Chico Buarque, Roberto Menescal, Duduka da Fonseca, Romero Lubambo, jazz pianists Mike Renzi and Mike Orta, saxophonist Harry Allen, bassist Don Wilner, among others. Jose R. Gallegos studied classical music and piano at The National University of Bogota in Colombia and afterwards went on to continue his studies at the Brooklyn Conservatory of Music and The Manhattan School of Music. He also studied film and TV composition along with arranging orchestration for Maestro Don Sebesky. Brazilian guitarist Ivo Carvalho is a prominent figure in the Brazilian jazz scene and has played with an array of high-profile artists. Puerto Rican drummer Rey Monroig is one of the most in-demand drummers in Miami. He's toured worldwide with many local and international artists.