Rosa Passos Quintet - Jazz at Lincoln Center

From Official Website:ROSA PASSOS QUINTET
Who/What:
Known in her native Brazil as the "feminine João Gilberto,” singer/songwriter and guitarist Rosa Passos performs in The Allen Room for the first time. She celebrates the 50th anniversary of bossa nova, making the classic bossa nova tunes sound new again. The quintet consists of Rosa Passos (guitar/vocals), Helio Alves (piano), Paulo Paulelli (bass), Celso de Almeida (drums) and Rodrigo Ursaia (saxophones, flute).
When:
May 23-24, 2008, 7:30pm & 9:30pm

Where:
The Allen Room, Frederick P. Rose Hall, home of Jazz at Lincoln Center, on Broadway at 60th St., New York City.

Why:
Inspired by João Gilberto and Antonio Carlos Jobim - the godfathers of bossa nova – Rosa Passos switched from piano to guitar and began writing her own material as a teenager. As a Brazilian singer and songwriter, she is known for keeping Brazilian jazz alive with all of its mystery, rhythm, and romance intact. Fans all over the world know her to be loyal to her Afro-Brazilian heritage, maintaining the soulful cool of bossa nova without commercial compromise.

How:
Tickets at $60 are available at the Jazz at Lincoln Center Box Office on Broadway at 60th St., by calling CenterCharge at 212.721.6500 or via www.jalc.org. Schedule subject to change.

Brazilian Festival – Atrium, 7pm – May 23-24
Come early for live music performances with Gringa, performing samba and bossa nova standards from the Brazilian songbook, as well as authentic tastes from Havana Central, and demonstrations from cultural partners.------------------------

You walk like a samba. You swing so cool. You sway so gently. And when you pass, well, you know.... Sony Classical/Odyssey recording artist and singer-songwriter Rosa Passos, known in her native Brazil as "the João Gilberto of skirts," has American audiences giving their hearts gladly to her "light-gauge voice, her precise pitch, her mastery of bossa nova rhythm" (NY Times). Come be seduced for two quiet nights under The Allen Room's quiet stars in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the bossa nova with a singer who's "done what so many vocalists have attempted since the days of Astrud Gilberto, but failed to do: [make] the bossa nova sexy again" (All About Jazz). Jazz at Lincoln Center 2007-08 Subscriptions on sale now at www.jalc.org. Single Tickets go on sale September 10, 2007.

From Official Website:

You walk like a samba. You swing so cool. You sway so gently. And when you pass, well, you know.... Sony Classical/Odyssey recording artist and singer-songwriter Rosa Passos, known in her native Brazil as "the João Gilberto of skirts," has American audiences giving their hearts gladly to her "light-gauge voice, her precise pitch, her mastery of bossa nova rhythm" (NY Times). Come be seduced for two quiet nights under The Allen Room's quiet stars in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the bossa nova with a singer who's "done what so many vocalists have attempted since the days of Astrud Gilberto, but failed to do: [make] the bossa nova sexy again" (All About Jazz). Jazz at Lincoln Center 2007-08 Subscriptions on sale now at www.jalc.org. Single Tickets go on sale September 10, 2007.