The Helio Alves Trio with special guest vocalist Maucha Adnet will perform Mar. 26, 7:00 pm at Pangea, 178 2nd Ave., New York City, NY. The trio is Helio Alves (piano), Gili Lopes (bass), and Alex Kautz (drums).

A native of São Paulo, Brazil, Alves has performed with Joe Henderson, Yo-Yo Ma, Slide Hampton, Paquito D'Rivera, Gato Barbieri, Oscar Castro-Neves, Airto Moreira, and Flora Purim, to name a few. He was nominated for a GRAMMY® with the album Forests by the Brazilian Trio, a group that he co-leads with bassist Nilson Matta and drummer Duduka Da Fonseca. He has released four albums under his own name. The latest is 2020's At Play, a collaboration with guitarist Romero Lubambo, bassist Reuben Rogers, and drummer Edu Ribeiro.

For more information and tickets, visit www.pangeanyc.com. Helio Alves' website is helioalvesmusic.net.

The Duduka Da Fonseca Quartet will celebrate Duduka's 75th birthday with performances Mar. 30 and 31 at The Zinc Bar, 82 West 3rd St., New York City, NY. Showtimes are at 7:00 and 8:30 pm.

Tickets are $35 at the door. Reservations aren't necessary but arriving 20-30 minutes before showtime is recommended. Members are the quartet are Duduka Da Fonseca (drums), Marcio Philomena (guitar), Helio Alves (piano), and Gili Lopes (bass).

Four-time GRAMMY® nominated drummer and percussionist Duduka Da Fonseca was born in Rio de Janeiro on March 31, 1951. He has been playing drums since he was 12 and by the age of 15 was performing with some of the most experienced musicians in Brazil. In 1975, Da Fonseca moved to New York where his career flourished playing with such ensembles as Brazilian Express, New York Samba Band, and the Brazilian All Stars. Along the way, Da Fonseca was a faculty member at the Drummers Collective in New York and has conducted workshops in Japan and Europe. He is also the author of the instructional book and tape set Brazilian Rhythms for Drumset. Throughout his career, Da Fonseca has performed and recorded with Tom Jobim, Herbie Mann, John Scofield, Gerry Mulligan, Joe Henderson, and many others.

For more information on this event, visit zincbar.com.

Five-time GRAMMY® Award winner Samara Joy has released a new single, “Flor de Lis,” a fresh take on the Brazilian classic written by Djavan nearly 50 years ago. Sung in Portuguese and arranged by Joy's drummer Evan Sherman, the track pays tribute to Brazil's enduring influence on jazz. The cover artwork features a painting by Brazilian illustrator Anna Cunha.

“Although it's a heartbreaking story, the poetic lyrics and beautiful melody resonated with me immediately,” said Joy. “I got the chance to sing ‘Flor de Lis’ in Rio during my first trip there over a year ago and hearing the audience join in harmony only cemented how important this song is to the fabric of Brazilian music and culture.”

The Bronx-born jazz sensation continues her meteoric rise with a string of major accolades and career milestones. In February, she earned two more GRAMMYS® at the 67th Annual Awards, winning Best Jazz Vocal Album and Best Jazz Performance, bringing her total GRAMMY® count to five. Shortly after, she was honored with her first NAACP Image Award, crowned Outstanding Jazz Album for her latest studio album, Portrait, which she co-produced alongside Brian Lynch.

She will perform May 16 at Geffen Hall in New York, NY.

Here's Samara Joy's single, “Flor de Lis.”

Brazilian musician Luiz Simas has released his new song and music video honoring the indigenous peoples of Brazil. “Canção dos Povos Originários” (Song for the Original Peoples) was recorded in New York, Rio de Janeiro, and Porto Alegre, with Simas on piano, vocals and keyboards, Carlos Malta on flute, Julia Haughton on vocals, and Paulo Roberto Brandão on additional keyboards. Brandão also mixed and mastered the track.

The very unusual song lyrics consist solely of the names of a few of the hundreds of indigenous tribes of Brazil. The music video and animation were created by Leon Vilhena and Duda Ásfora of the Lisbon-based company, Intermitente.

You can watch the video on YouTube or listen to the song without the video on all streaming platforms, such as Spotify. Luiz Simas' website is luizsimas.com.