New Release: Carnaval from Antonio Adolfo
Carnaval from Antonio Adolfo Label: AAM Music (Cat# AAM 0719) Release Date: July 11, 2025 Website: https://antonioadolfomusic.com Pianist, composer, and Brazilian jazz artist Antonio Adolfo garnered international acclaim for his reharmonization of both jazz standards and Brazilian songs. He has reimagined Milton Nascimento, Antonio Carlos Jobim, bossa nova, samba, choro, and baião compositions with a jazz framework and bop-inspired improvisations, as well as finessing works by Cole Porter and Wayne Shorter with Brazilian-tinged interpretations. On his newest album, Carnaval, Adolfo once again applies his artistry for making sauve and debonair harmonies that lighten a room's mood and elevates its community. The festive vibrations of “Vassourinhas” (Vassourinhas Carnaval Club) is a frevo, a vibrant Brazilian dance and music style that is performed at carnivals throughout Brazil. Composed by Matias da Rocha and Joana Batista Ramos in 1909 as a tr...