Chico Pinheiro – Guitar
with
Matthew Fries – piano
Carlo De Rosa – bass
Keith Hall – drums
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Born and raised in São Paulo, Brazil, Chico Pinheiro is considered a leading figure in and outside the Brazilian music scene as a guitarist, composer and arranger.
Carmen Bradford is jazz royalty, a 2024 Grammy Award winner for “Basie Swings the Blues – the Count Basie Orchestra.” She’s been nominated five times for Grammy Awards and is the recipient of the Los Angeles Jazz Society’s Jazz Vocalist Award.
Randy Napoleon – Guitar
Luke Sittard – Guitar
Chris Minami – Guitar
Jocelyn Gould – Guitar
Ben Turner – Guitar
Rick Roe – Piano
Langston Kitchen – Bass
Quincy Davis – Drums
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Guitarist George Benson calls Napoleon “sensational”, and Detroit Free Press critic Mark Stryker says Napoleon “plays with a gentle, purring tone that makes you lean in close to hear its range of color and articulation.”