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Letieres Leite & Orkestra Rumpilezz at Kuumbwa Jazz Center

Courtesy of Bennett Jackson | Posted on June 3, 2015

Where

Kuumbwa Jazz Center
320-2 Cedar Street
Santa Cruz, CA
Map
831-427-2227

When

Mon, August 3, 2015
8:00 pm

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Musicians

Letieres Leite
saxophone

About

Hailing from Bahia, the heart of Brazil’s African diaspora and one of its most fertile musical regions, Orkestra Rumpilezz combines the power of Afro-Brazilian drumming with brass band arrangements and the dexterity of a big band jazz orchestra. The 20-piece ensemble won the Brazilian Music Awards for Best New Artist and Best Instrumental Group in 2010. Founded by composer/flautist Letieres Leite, Orkestra Rumpilezz presents a rich, textured sound with tinges of Hermeto Pascoal, Gilberto Gil, and American jazz seeping through for a unique mélange of sounds.
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