Originally from São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Abelita and Itaiguara will perform a great selection of some of the most celebrated Brazilian composers as Tom Jobim, Gilberto Gil, Joao Bosco, Djavan, and others. She will also play some of her own compositions, recorded on her albums Vivenda and Mixed Feelings.

Mateus is currently the pianist for the Dizzy Gillespie Afro-Cuban Experience, directed by Dizzy Gillespie alumni John Lee. She plays at international venues such as the Blue Note New York, The Kennedy Center in Washington D.C., The Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, Yoshi’s Jazz Club in San Francisco, Ronnie Scott’s in London, and Bird’s Basement in Melbourne, Australia. In December 2017, Mateus was invited to perform alongside Helen Sung, Marcia Ball and Joanne Brackeen for NPR’S A Jazz Piano Christmas at the Kennedy Center.

Itaiguara Brandao is a New York City-based recording artist and bassist/guitarist. He has toured internationally and recorded extensively with a wide range of Latin and World Music artists such as: Dianne Reeves, Ivan Lins, Marcos Valle, Toquinho, Roberto Menescal, Leny Andrade, Joyce Moreno, Carlos Lyra, Jaques Morelenbaum, Dom Salvador, Angelique Kidjo, Paquito de Rivera, Paulo Braga, Randy Brecker, Leo Gandelman, Claudio Roditi, Jovino Santos-Neto, Emílio Santiago, Elba Ramalho, Guilherme Arantes, Romero Lubambo, among others.