A Night In Brazil: Raquel Cepeda and Marvio Ciribelli in Concert

Sun, Sep 08

Join us for a live taping and listening-room concert for A Night In Brazil: Raquel Cepeda and Marvio Ciribelli in Concert! Raquel Cepeda - Vocals Marvin Ciribelli - Piano David Craig - Bass Cassio Duarte - Percussion Adriano Santos - Drums Jazz singer Raquel Cepeda and pianist Marvio Ciribelli bring Brazil to Austin with the concert, “A Night in Brazil”, featuring the energizing rhythms of Brazil, the sensual classics from Bossa Nova repertoire and original compositions by Ciribelli and Cepeda. This presentation, part of a larger tour through Brazil and Texas, will take place in one unique date here at Monks Jazz, Austin TX. The Brasil Samba Jazz Project started in 2015 and is an international collaboration between Cepeda and Ciribelli, two jazz artists that keep the pulse of the jazz scene in Houston and Rio de Janeiro. Raquel Cepeda is a Houston based singer and songwriter and is originally from Venezuela. A former Geologist for the Oil industry, Cepeda has shared the stage with jazz greats such as Ellis Marsalis and Delfeayo Marsalis, and has recorded two solo albums. Her latest album “Passion” was nominated for the 2020 Pepsi Music Awards in Venezuela in the category of Best Jazz Album. Pianist Marvio Ciribelli is from Rio de Janeiro, has recorded 18 albums and participated in numerous jazz festivals including the Montreux Jazz Festival and the Java Jazz Festival. Marvio is also a composer and arranger. Please Note: This is a live-taping, so we'll be enforcing a whisper-policy! Cold bottles of still and sparkling water will be available for purchase, but this event is BYOB. Ice will be available if needed, wine keys and 9oz cups provided! 22 free parking spaces onsite are first-come-first-serve. Doors at 7:45pm, Show at 8pm.