Sunday, April 7

Mike Tracy and Hora Certa - Brazilian Concert

Time: 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm

Northminster Presbyterian Church

Come to Northminster and bring friends to enjoy another FREE concert, provided by Sound & Spirit.

Sunday, April 7, 4:00 p.m.

Jazz musician Mike Tracy and Hora Certa celebrate the music of Brazilian masters and contemporary composers. The ensemble specializes in performing the varied styles and rhythms that are unique to Brazil.

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How does it sound to welcome Spring with a Sunday afternoon of J A Z Z?

Sound & Spirit presents: Hora Certa, Sunday, April 7 at 4 pm, in the sanctuary at Northminster.

HORA CERTA (Portuguese for ‘Right Time’) celebrates the exciting music of Brazilian masters and contemporary composers/artists. What does that mean, you ask? Think of the bossa nova, think of samba, think of choro, think of Egberto Gismanti, think of Stan Getz and Charlie Byrd.

The University of Louisville School of Music is professional home to Faculty Artist Mike Tracy, along-side Winton Reynolds, Giovanni Sena, Terry O’Mahoney, and Kiko Sebrian. The ensemble specializes in performing the many varied styles and rhythms that are unique to Brazil. The ensemble is led by saxophonist Michael Tracy, Director of the Jamey Aebersold Jazz Studies Program at the University of Louisville, and features Brazilian musicians, bassist Hamilton Pinheiro, and percussionist Kiko Sebrian. Joining the group are pianist/keyboardist Winton Reynolds, and drummer Terry O’Mahoney.

The ensemble features original material from the recently released CD HORA CERTA in addition to music by Antonio Carlos Jobim, Hermeto Pascoal, Moacyr Santos, João Donato, Gilberto Gil, Djalma Ferreira, Dominguinhos, João Bosco, Os-waldo Amorim and more.

Brazilian music is the result of the fusion of European music brought by the Portuguese, African music that came with the slaves in the 16th century, and native Indian music that was already an established form on the continent when the colonization process started. Although often confused with the Spanish influenced music from Central America like the calypso, rumba, salsa and other variations, Brazilian music is very different. The rhythms are far more subtle and developed from geographical regions within the country. These very diverse regions, with their cultural differences, influenced Brazil’s exciting music and musicians. That’s how we get bossa nova from one region, samba from another, and charo, a gutsy general style.

From Bach to jazz to bluegrass, Sound & Spirit concerts celebrate regional and international artistry. These concerts are presented free of charge to the Broad Ripple Community and beyond. Funded by supporters and the audience, we accept a free-will offering to maintain standards of future events.