\n\u201cMagical Voice\u201d, Portuguese Singer upcoming attraction at Brazil Project<\/p>\n
\nMCMill, Milica Paranosic and Rubens Salles present:<\/p>\n
New York, 17 April 2013
\nFor immediate release:<\/p>\n
\n\u201cMagical Voice\u201d, Portuguese Singer upcoming attraction at Brazil Project<\/p>\n
Yes, she is Portuguese. No, not fado \u2013 but it could be. Sara Serpa is \u201cthe magical voice\u201d according to pianist Ran Blake, who knows a thing or two about singers. Her unadorned, vibratoless delivery has been described as \u201csmooth as glass\u201d and her ability to sing complex vocalese lines on an equal footing with instrumentalists marks her as one of the most innovative singers of recent years. Praised by All About Jazz as \u201cthe freshest vocalist on the scene at the moment,\u201d Serpa has risen from the Hot Clube Jazz of her native Lisbon to New York\u2019s Village Vanguard in a surprisingly short time.
\nShe is scheduled to share her magical singing as the next star attraction at Gallery MC, in New York, for the Brazil Project. On Friday, April 26, Sara delivers her perfect vocalese into Brazilian rhythms like choro and samba. The special appearance highlights her regular duo with Andr\u00e9 Matos on guitar. \u201cSara and I studied together at NEC. She is just fantastic\u201d, says musical director Rubens Salles, who challenged the singer to be part of the project focused on Brazilian culture. Not that she is new to Brazilian music. Sara used to listen to Chico Buarque in her teens in Lisbon, and has already performed in S\u00e3o Paulo and Rio de Janeiro – but she takes a New York stage for the first time to dedicate her incredible voice to Brazil.
\nSerpa first studied classical singing and piano at the Conservatory of Music in Lisbon. With a renewed focus on jazz and improvised music, Sara decided to come to the United States to study at Boston\u2019s Berklee College of Music and later at the New England Conservatory, where she received her Master\u2019s in jazz performance in 2008. After graduating from NEC, Serpa moved to New York City, where her unique style quickly brought her to the attention of many of the city\u2019s best musicians. Among them were saxophonist Greg Osby. 2008 also saw the release of her debut American album, Praia (Inner Circle Music), which features compositions from her time in Boston. In 2010, Serpa again mined her Boston experiences for Camera Obscura, a duet album with her former NEC teacher, pianist Ran Blake. Serpa\u2019s rapid advance to the forefront of new jazz singers has also included an appearance on her NEC professor Danilo Perez\u2019s 2010 Grammy nominated Providencia (Mack Avenue Records). Since moving to the United States Serpa has performed with great musicians such as Danilo Perez, Ran Blake, Greg Osby, Ben Street, Thomas Morgan, Esperanza Spalding, among many others. She has also toured in Brazil, US, Europe and Australia.<\/p>\n
\u201cSara Serpa is cool all over, from conception to execution. She\u2019s got a style just about locked down.\u201d New York Times
\n\u201cShe\u2019s unique beyond words.\u201d Boston Globe
\nAbout<\/p>\n
The \u2018Brazil Project\u2019 at Gallery MC was launched early November 2012 focused on contemporary music and artists from or interested in Latin America\u2019s largest country. The monthly series promotes innovative live performances.<\/p>\n
Curator Rubens Salles is a Brazilian pianist, composer and arranger who has performed and recorded with internationally acclaimed artists like Zeca Baleiro, Omir Stockler and David Fiuczynski. Based in New York for the past five years, Rubens is a graduate of the New England Conservatory, Berklee College of Music and FAAM (Brazil), and has recently released his latest album Liquid Gravity. <\/p>\n
What: Brazil Project featuring Sara Serpa & Andr\u00e9 Matos
\nWhen: Friday, April 26 at 9pm (doors open at 8pm), tickets at $20
\nWhere: Gallery MC, (212) 581-1966, www.gallerymc.org
\nAddress: 549 West 52nd Street, 8th Floor \u2013 New York, NY (between 10th and 11th Avenue)
\nContact: Rubens Salles (917) 302-0829 or rpeixinho@msn.com<\/p>\n
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