Colorado Brazil Fest – Choro & Forro Night

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Saturday Pass for both shows – $40

All Festival Pass – $65
8/12 – Forró Dance Lesson with Luciana Da Silva at 6:00PM. Show starts at 6:30PM. Dance performances by Mariana Lutterbach and Luciana Da Silva

The Dexter Payne Quintet blends five distinct quintessential elements. These friends, far from a convenient or accidental jazz date, are more like a secret alchemical convocation nurtured over the last 10 years. The music is animated, driving, breath-taking and humorous. Virtuosity and joie de vie combine with collective subtlety and telepathic familiarity to make every uplifting performance a surprise. The Quintet plays Brazilian choro jazz, a tradition with roots in the 19th century, which inspired and influenced the birth of samba and bossa nova. Still very much alive in Brazil today, choro has a creative and evolving northern outpost in DPQ.
Band: Dexter Payne (Clarinet), Bill Kopper (6 & 7 string guitar), Raoul Rossiter (Drums & percussion), Dave Willey (Accordion), and Victor Mestas (Piano)

Ronaldo Andrade: Colorado Brazil Fest 2022 welcomes back Ronaldo Andrade, one of the most talented U.S.-based Brazilian samba entertainers! Originally hailing from São Paulo, Ronaldo performs with his group Turma do Samba in the NYC metro and surrounding regions, and has been a faculty member at the famous California Brazil Camp since 2011. And in 2021, he performed with samba legend Jorge Aragão on his USA tour. With his background in Samba and deep interest in other traditional Brazilian music genres, Ronaldo brings an unparalleled and unconventional interpretation of the traditional samba and forró tunes. His brilliant debut CD, Trilha da Minha Vida, debuted in 2016.
Band: Victor Mestas (Piano), Raoul Rossiter (drums, percussion), Carl Dixon (Percussion), Francisco Marques (Cavaquinho, Bass, Vocals), Bill Kopper (Guitar)