Saturday, September 10, 2005

New CD!

I just finished recording a new CD in Rio,to be released in January on Adventure Music. This new work features the best of Brazilian musicians, including Marcio Bahia (drums), Rogério Botter Maio (bass), Fabio Pascoal (percussion), Hermeto Pascoal(melodica), Joyce(voice), Hamilton de Holanda(mandolin), Marcos Amorim (guitar) and Gabriel Grossi (harmonica). Lots of new material...I will keep you posted as to the news...keep checking!

Help for New Orleans

Like most of you, I am shocked and saddened by the events happening in one of my favorite American cities, New Orleans. For several years I have performed there, and I have many musician friends who are now struggling to get by after this disaster. If you would like to help some N'Awlins musicians, here is a link to the Jazz Foundation of America's site where you can help the New Orleans Musicians Clinic who is locating and sheltering musicians:
http://www.jazzfoundation.org/new_orleans.php

The National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences also has a fund to help musicians in need. To donate, please visit www.grammy.com and click on "MusiCares Hurricane Relief Fund"

I hope you will reach out and help...


Obrigado,

Jovino

California Brazil Camp

This year's CBC in Cazadero, California was great -as usual...I spent a whole week in the company of such great Brazilian musicians such as Guinga, Hamilton de Holanda, Arnaldinho do Cavaco and many talented students. The classes and the after hours jams were a blast...Of course, I ended up writing a ton of new music. If you are interested in attending next year, check out the CBC's web site at www.mameluco.com