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Claudia Villela at Kuumbwa Jazz Center
Courtesy of Bennett Jackson | Posted on August 17, 2015
Where
Kuumbwa Jazz Center
320-2 Cedar Street
Santa Cruz, CA
Map
831-427-2227
When
Thu, September 3, 2015
7:00 pm
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Musicians
About
For Claudia Villela, music is a journey into spontaneity and inspiration as her past recording projects with Toots Thielemanns, Kenny Werner, and Michael Brecker can attest. Raised in Rio de Janeiro she absorbed the folkloric tradition of her native Brazil, as well as the influences of classical composers and American jazz. Her vocal improvisations and compositions encompass the full range of emotive sound, sometimes dramatic, sometimes humorous, but always fascinating. In tribute to Elis Regina – Brazil’s most influential pop/jazz vocalist – Villela will perform a set of Regina’s signature songs followed by a set of her own engaging compositions...