Brazilian music, samba & more in Laguna Beach on April 15
Laguna Beach Live! presents Leo Nobre and Nobresil at LB Woman’s Club
When some people think of Brazilian music, they think only of samba and the colorful dance parades of Carnaval. But the musical traditions of Brazil are as rich and varied as the cultures of Brazil’s teeming cities. So when a young man learns to love and play music in Rio de Janeiro, his learns to love and play a great variety of music.
Leo Nobre, one of those eclectic Rio-bred musicians, brings his love of music and band Nobresil to the Laguna Beach Women’s Club on Thursday, April 15 at 6pm. Part of the Inside World Music series presented by Laguna Beach Live!, the evening begins with a demo by Nobre of Brazilian rhythms, accompanied by samba instructor to get the crowd up and moving before the band uncorks its irresistible magic.
“There are only two types of music — good and bad,” writes Brazilian bass player Leo Nobre. “I like the good stuff: Bach, Villa-Lobos, Hermeto, Egberto Gismonti, Johny Alf, Jobim, Jaco, Zawinul, Wayne Shorter, Pixinguinha, Duke Ellington, John Cage, Stravinski, Rachmaninoff…” and the list goes on.
Since he arrived in the USA as a student of classical string bass and composition, Leo Nobre’s career has expanded to include working with some of the greats in jazz and tropical music, including Sergio Mendes with whom he toured for five years. His bass has taken him to many of the world’s major jazz festivals – Montreaux, Copenhagen and Playboy Jazz, among others. Now based in Southern California, he has assembled Nobresil, a quintet with drums, percussion, voice, and keyboards/guitar. Leo Nobre’s music can be sampled online at http://www.myspace.com/leobassnobre.
Infectious rhythms, pleasing melodies, memories of warm nights on tropical beaches – Brazilian music engages the senses! At Nobresil’s April 15 concert the senses will be teased further, with a tasting of South American wines (adults over 21 only for the wine tasting, of course, but all ages are welcome at the dance).
Tickets are on sale now, $30 in advance; $15 for students under 21. $35/adult and $20 for students at the door, Woman’s Club of Laguna Beach, 286 St. Ann’s St. Buy tickets online at www.lagunabeachlive.org or call Laguna Beach Live! at (949) 715-9713.
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