Savassi Jazz Festival 2009 – Jazz & Lounge

Célio Balona (photo Carol Reis)

The seventh edition of the Festival features international artists such as Carla Cook e Donny McCaslin and important names of the brazilian instrumental music such as Nivaldo Ornelas, Gilvan de Oliveira and Banda Savana Jazz. Belo Horizonte will be hosting from the September 3rd to the 8th one of the most charming
festivals dedicated to Jazz & Lounge. It’s the Savassi Jazz Festival 2009: Jazz & Lounge, that will be promoting a series of shows with some of the most representative names of the instrumental music from Brazil and beyond.

Fotografe o Jazz – During the Festival
Jazz Club – 3, 4, 5 e 6 of September
Savassi Festival – 7 of September
Closing Party – 7 of September
Jazz Workshops – 8 of September

FOTOGRAFE O JAZZ - This is the photography contest of the Savassi Festival. A iniciative that aims on documenting the Festival in its different actions and point of view, engaging creatively its participants. The participation is free, open to all interested, professional or amateurs, that develop projects related to the visual arts. The contest embraces photos captured in any means, from a cell phone to professional cameras, as long that they are from the 2009 edition of the Savassi Jazz Festival. All interested on participating should photograph the events and send 5 pictures - on JPG format in high resolution - accompanied of a short resume from the contestant, to the email HYPERLINK mailto:bruno@cafecomletras.com.br  bruno@cafecomletras.com.br until September 27th, 2009. The photographs will be submited to the judging comission composed by the photographers Márcio Rodrigues and Weber Pádua and by Savassi Festival organizer, Bruno Golgher. The results will be published by e-mail until October 15th, when ten winning photographers will have their photos will be exposed at the Café com Letras.

Alex Lima (photo Sheila Carvalho)

JAZZ CLUBE - From September 3rd to the 6th, the Jazz Clube will be happening. On these four days dedicated to the good music, the Belo Horizonte public will have the choice in between 19 live shows. Brazilian artists such as Gilvan de Oliveira, Marcos Paiva Sexteto, Sagarana Trio and the internationals Nik Payton (UK), Richard Mercier Quarteto (France/Brazil), among others, will be playing at the best jazz clubs of the city: Café com Letras; Vinnil Cultura Bar; Mezanino da Travessa; Status Café, Cultura e Arte; Marquês Bar Cultural and Café do Sol.

SAVASSI FRINGE - The musical program begins with Savassi Fringe on the 3rd , 4th and 5th of September. The public will be able to enjoy free concerts by Bernardo Rodrigues, Jairo de Lara and Célio Balona, among others, at Praça da Savassi.

SAVASSI FESTIVAL - On September 7th, in the heart of Savassi, will happen the most expected part of the Festival. The heart of the city will breath music with a rich program of simultaneous shows. With 4 stages set-up on open air located in the blocks of the streets Antônio de Albuquerque, from Sergipe to Praça da Savassi, and Alagoas, between Getúlio Vargas and Cristóvão Colombo avenues The bands Diapasão, A Inevitável Experiência Acústica, Foco (RJ) and Banda Savana Jazz (SP) have confirmed their participation on this amazing event. The Savassi Jazz Festival will stage important names from the international jazz scene such as Carla Cook (USA) and Donny McCaslin (USA), and memorable collaborations such as Márcio Hallack and Nivaldo Ornelas (BH/RJ) and Juarez Maciel & Bocato (SP). Participaring of the cultural happenings of the Year of France in Brazil, the Festical will count with the presentation of Idriss Boudrioua Base & Brass (França/RJ). One of the stages will be dedicated to DJs selected by a contest, that will perform their specially elaborated sets. The Festival will be featuring two Live PAs: Yubaba and Trotter, which will be playing their original music. The entrance to see all this attractions is one kilo of non perishable food.

Marcio Hallack

CLOSING PARTY - Whoever still has any energy after this jazzistic maraton, can’t miss the closing party at Velvet Club (Rua Sergipe, 1493, Savassi - Information: 3786-0456), beggining at 22 hours. The DJs Trista (rocker’s jazz), Nudja (dixieland, vaudeville, swing), Rockfeller (be-bop, hard-bop, free-jazz) will be rotating in the pick-ups keeping a high energy dance floor.

JAZZ WORKSHOPS - Finalizing the rich program, on September 8th, the Savassi Festival will be promoting Jazz Workshops. The classes will be given by Donny McCaslin (EUA/Sax), Sean Conly (EUA/Contrabaixo), Carla Cook (EUA/Voz), and Vana Gierig (EUA/Piano) at Pro Music (Av. Nossa Senhora do Carmo, 550, São Pedro). The Savassi Jazz Festival 2009: Jazz & Lounge happens thanks to o Café com Letras through Cultural Incentive Municipal, State and National Laws. The production is made by Artbhz Produtora de Espetáculos and Instituto Cidades Criativas. The complete program of the Savassi Jazz Festival 2009: Jazz & Lounge and more information can be found at HYPERLINK http://www.savassifestival.com.br/  / http://www.savassifestival.com.br/, HYPERLINK "http://www.cafecomletras.com.br/" www.cafecomletras.com.br, HYPERLINK
"http://www.artbhz.com.br" www.artbhz.com.br or by the telephone (31) 2555-1610