Brazilian Jazz with Canta Brasil this Thursday at Natalie's

Drummer and native Brazilian Danny Aguiar brings his 7 piece ensemble to Natalie’s Coal Fired Pizza and Live Music this Thursday evening at 9pm. Canta BRASIL is a 7-piece ensemble with a very unique group of talented musicians and singers that all have a passion for the Brazilian jazz fusion sounds. This group performs popular tunes by famous Brazilian composers such as Djavan, Chico Pinheiro, Ivan Lins, Egberto Gismonte and also performs American style compositions such as George Duke, Brazilian Love Affair and Chick Corea 500 Miles High.

Danny Aguiar moved to Columbus in 2004 and quickly started to perform with some of the best musicians in town. He started working on his own CD entitled “Fim Do Ciclo”, meaning “End of Cycle” which was released spring of 2012. In his career, he has played beside great musicians such as Nailor Azevedo “Proveta,” François de Lima, Nahor Gomes, Walmir Gil, Fred Prince, Widor Santiago, Idriss Boudrioua, Jean Pierre, Lucio Nascimento, Marcos Arcanjo, Adriano Giffone, Sergio Sa, Leo Brandão, Daniel Alcantara, Freddi Prince, Marcus Cesar, Moises Alves, Ademir Jr, Ribah Nascimento, Cláudio Rosa, Edinho Silva, Pedro Ferreira, Edson Jr, Aldo Gouvea, Marcos Silva, Evander, Eduardo Caceres, Paulao, James Newton, Fausto Aguiar, Alexandre Bessa, Daniel Muzzi, Hamilton Faria, Samuel Smith, Ge Mendonca and many others. Aguiar is also a studio audio engineer and music producer with 19 years of experience.

Canta BRASIL is made up of Danny Aguiar, Erik Augis, Stan Smith, Brett Allen, Jeff Bass, Kris Keith, and Tia Harris-Roseboro. (Danny’s CD will be available at the show for $15).

Canta Brasil
Thursday, January 31st 9pm
Natalie’s Coal Fired Pizza & Live Music