A Night at the Opera
By Roberto Muggiati “The treasure has always been there/ It is not hidden/ But is only where certain people would look/ At all.” (from the liner notes of the album Treasure Island by Keith Jarrett.) For the second time in my life, I went to see Keith Jarrett play solo piano at the Municipal Theatre in Rio de Janeiro. At the first presentation More...
Fines Is Fine
By Roberto Muggiati Bernard Fines Few people know it, but the chap is no stranger to Paraná. He participated in environmental projects in Guaraqueçaba and played guitar jam sessions in bars in Curitiba (Bar More...
Waters of January
By Roberto Muggiati “And the riverbank talks/of the waters of March/It’s the promise of life/in your heart, in your heart.” Sadly, the hopeful words of the song by Tom Jobim remain in the world of dreams. More...
The Oficina De Música De Curitiba
By Solange Wünsche For the past 29 years, always in January, Curitiba has been home to one of the biggest musical events of Latin America. Since its first edition “Oficina de Música de Curitiba” has welcomed More...
“Whitechalk” Is In
By Roberto Muggiati They are the latest sensation in Brazilian instrumental music. Bianca Gismonti, 28, and Claudia Castelo Branco, 29, make up the piano duo Gisbranco. (“Whitechalk” in Portuguese.) Both Rio More...
Camerata Antíqua of Curitiba
Roberto de Regina, Emeritus conductor, co-founded “Camerata Antíqua de Curitiba” (CAC) alongside the harpsichord player, Ingrid Seraphin, in 1974. Regina was its first conductor. CAC’s purpose was to interpret More...
A Jazzy Christmas
By Roberto Muggiati I continue to chant that jazz goes with everything. To me, there is no greater pleasure, when Christmas arrives, than to listen to the season’s songs interpreted by jazz musicians or vocalists. More...
All You Need Is Love
The Beatles are, officially, on the Internet. The legendary band from Liverpool’s catalogue is available for download from Apple’s iTunes on-line store. “It is fantastic that that the songs we originally More...
Jonas and the Whale
By Roberto Muggiati Rio de Janeiro’s Municipal Theater re-opened in great style. Contrary to its Belle Époque atmosphere, it’s home not only to classical music. I recently went there to see a night of unforgettable More...
NuJazz Festival Enlivens Curitiba Over the Weekend
Curitiba residents and tourists passing through the city were delighted to discover the NuJazz Festival, the first of its kind in Paraná. The event included nine concerts, all free of charge. The NuJazz Festival More...