Tupiniquim Jazz Orquestra
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| Location | Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil |
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| Introduction | Tupiniquim Jazz Orquestra combines popular and traditional Brazilian compositions with modern and sophisticated arrangements, big-band style. The result is an energetic and refreshing repertoire that will wake up your heart and bones! In our own special way, we sing Jazz in Tupiniquim, where the universal rule is dance and samba is but one of the many languages on the dancefloor. |
| Interests | We are: Cláudio Lima, Bateria Felipe Machado, Violão/Guitarra Gabriel Gabriel, Sax Soprano Gabriel Pontes, Sax Tenor Gaia Petrelli, Sax Alto João Paulo Almeida, Clarinete Johanna Weglinski, Flauta Julia Neves, Flauta Marcelo Conti, Baixo/Baixo acústico Miguel Garcia, Cavaquinho Rafael Steinbruck, Trombone Roberto Albarus, Clarinete e Julia Guimarães, produção |
| Favorite music | Thanks to OSPA leaders’ support, Tupiniquim Jazz Orquestra was able to borrow compositions from world renowned composers such as Villa Lobos, Hermeto Pascoal, Tom Jobim, Egberto Gismonti, Moacir Santos, Radamés Gnatalli, Edu Lobo, Chico Buarque, Guinga, amongst many others. These pieces, originally adapted for OSPA’s formation of thirty were then shrunk to its formation of twelve, comprising: guitar, bass, cavaquinho, drums, flutes, clarinets, saxophones and trombone. |
| Favorite books | Tupiniquim is a Brazilian indigenous group, from the Tupi nation, currently located in the Southeastern part of the country. According to Brazilian etymology, the term tupiniquim is derived from the indigenous expression tupin-i-ki, or tupinã-ki, meaning ‘the neighboring tribe’. In contemporary colloquial language tupiniquim has become a metonynm for all that is Brazilian in essence, which preserves local culture and protects native customs. |