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Jazzmineiro
The first group and the most critically acclaimed of Paulinho's project, Jazzmineiro is a six plus musicians group dedicated to traditional and contemporary Brazilian Jazz.
The name Jazzmineiro comes from a combination of two words: Jazz, that besides the obvious meaning, it also means in the country side of Brazil any group of musicians; as a slang for Band, and Mineiro, is the given name to all people that come from my estate, Minas Gerais. Also, phonetically, the word Jazzmineiro means Jasmine bush, a flower very common in my estate.
| "Though some ensembles impersonate Brazilian idioms, Garcia's group defines them. The intricate cross-rhythms they play, the delicately insinuating phrases they produce, and the softly undulating texture they create represents Brazilian music in its purest form. |
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Howard Reich, Jazz critic. "Chicago Tribune"
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Paulinho Garcia and Grazyna Auguscik
"Two voices meant for each other"
FRAGILE is a perfect example of contemporary Brazilian jazz at its finest. The singing is crisp, fresh, innovative. Garcia and Auguscik are the ideal Brazilian singing duo, and FRAGILE captures their sound perfectly! Excellent!
Reviewed by: Lee Prosser for Jazz at a glance.
Dois no Choro
"Dois No Choro" emerged from Julie's love for Choro music and Paulinho's dedication to the music of his native country, This intertwining of Flute, Voice and Guitar elicits the sensations of a warm Rio de Janeiro night.
Dois no Choro recorded a simple and meaningful work that should attract anyone interested in good music, plain and simple. ~ Javier Antonio Quiñones Ortiz All about jazz review.
Two for Brazil
| Like destiny, Two For Brazil started from a tribute concert for two of Brazilian music greatest names: Antonio Carlos Jobim and Stan Getz. |
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Chicago Cultural Center's Peter McDowell called on Paulinho to play a tribute to Jobim and on Greg to play a tribute to Getz whose birthdays are very close. Even though they have never played together the concert went very well and the idea of recording and performing together was a natural consequence. The name Two For Brazil came from the fact that most Brazilian music is written in 2/4 and that we are a duo dedicated to Brazilian musical format.
"The artful, gently-swinging duo of Chicago-based Greg Fishman (sax) and Paulinho Garcia (guitar, vocals—aka Two for Brazil—doing Jobim and jazz standards with class and swing. "O Grande Amor." Indeed."
Judith schlesinger - Jazz critic-the Jazz cruise on the Maasdam- (Oct.-Nov. 2001)
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