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Bosco De Oliveira's "arakatruba" at 606 Club
Courtesy of Laura G Thorne | Posted on August 22, 2019
When
Wed, September 4, 2019
20:30
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Musicians
Dave Bitelli
saxophone, tenorChris Batchelor
trumpetDennis Rollins
tromboneSteve Lodder
pianoFabio de Oliveira
drumsAbout
“Arakatuba” is a 7-piece Brazilian/Jazz “Groove” band led by one of the finest Brazilian percussion players to have worked in Europe, Bosco De Oliveira. The band has performed its brand of Jazz influenced Brazilian music around the world, including work with the likes of Airto Moreira (Miles Davis) and Dom Um Romao (Weather Report). Bosco himself was resident in the UK for almost 30 years and is considered to be one of the most influential of the Brazilian musicians to have lived here. He was one of the co-founders of the London School of Samba and includes work with the likes of Hamish Stuart and Terry Callier on a hugely impressive cv...