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Kenia: Brazilian Jazz at Jazz Forum
Courtesy of Kenia Ashby | Posted on February 27, 2020
When
Sun, May 24, 2020
4:00 pm
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Musicians
Kenia
vocalsAbout
"Singing, swaying, Kenia is Brazil, scatting, lively, absolutely irresistible," Spirit to Spirit: a Portrait of Jazz in the New Century.
Hailing from Rio de Janeiro, vocalist Kenia has become one of the foremost exponents of Brazilian song in the United States. From her debut on the great trumpet player Claudio Roditi’s, “Red on Red,” to her upcoming 2020 Mooka Records release, she has epitomized the breezy elegance, refinement and groove of the best of modern Brazilian music. In 2008, Kenia won the Brazilian Press Award for Best CD of the Year, and was nominated for a Grammy for her release, "Simply Kenia." Along with eight critically acclaimed solo releases (and counting), Kenia has performed at national and international festivals from the Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival to the Bonaire Heineken Jazz Festival in the ABC Islands...