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Brazilian Choro Music Festival
October 22, 2023 @ 2:00 pm5:30 pm
$10
2:00 pm – Choroloco
3:00 pm – Choro Tomorrow
4:00 pm – Roda do Choro open jam
Celebrating 10 years of rodas do choro open jams at Couth Buzzard Books. Three days of performances highlighting the versatility of this roots music called the soul of Brazil. Starting in 19th century Rio de Janeiro, choro blends African rhythms with European dance forms in a lively, intricate mix.
The Couth Buzzard’s hosting of the choro community has enabled it to grow into a number of seasoned bands that perform around the Puget Sound region. These bands each fashion a distinct way to play choro and draw from different parts of its vast repertoire.
Choroloco has played choro since 2013 in a highly melodic and rhythmic style, based in their experience in Brazilian music as well as different musical genres such as tango and classical music, to create a sound that appeals to lovers of instrumental music of all kinds. They have recently expanded their repertoire to include original music. Stuart Zobel, 7-string guitar; Naoyuki Sawada, cavaquinho and bandolim; and Brandi Ledferd, pandeiro and vibraphone make up Choroloco.
Choro Tomorrow, with a history that stretches over 10 years, are very talented musicians who focus on the beautiful and complex music that is Choro. They bring this marvelous music to the stage with stylish riffs, dueling instruments, and idiosyncratic talents. The band includes Lisa Seifert, clarinet, bass clarinet and flute; Betsy Perkins, percussion and vocals; Lorree Gardener, string bass; Brendon Keenan, guitar; David Moseley, percussion; and John Ridgway, accordion.