Luiz Simas Quintet

Luiz Simas - piano/vocals
Adriano Santos - drums
Gustavo Amarante - bass
Joe Deninzon - violin
Paul Lieberman - Sax, flute

Rio-born Brazilian jazz composer/singer/pianist Luiz Simas is a genuine Carioca! A New Yorker since ‘89, he has led original groups in jazz festivals and clubs in Brazil, Norway, Switzerland, France and the Ukraine. Luiz' voice and music have warmed major venues including Birdland, the Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall and Bargemusic. His CDs include Cafune, Impromptu, Luiz Simas Live in NYC, New Chorinhos from Brazil, Recipe for Rhythm and Mata Atlântica (Atlantic Forest) Piano Suite.

He'll be joined on his new Birdland performance by Adriano Santos on drums, Gustavo Amarante on bass, Joe Deninzon on violin and Paul Lieberman on sax & flute, playing his infectious original tunes as well as beloved Brazilian bossa standards by Jobim, Caetano Veloso and others.

www.luizsimas.com

Luiz Simas is not only a wonderful musician, singer and composer, he is an engaging performer who draws his audience into his witty, joyful, sensuous musical world. Simas epitomizes the fantasies we non-Brazilians have about that wonderful country, and with him, we all get to be Brazilian, at least for the a couple hours! - Judy Carmichael, pianist