Updated: May 14, 2024
Based in St. Petersburg, Florida, this sextet features Rio de Janeiro singer Andrea Moraes Manson and a crew of experienced Latin jazz musicians performing samba-jazz, Bossa Nova, Balanço, Baião and MPB. O Som Do Jazz (the sound of jazz in Portuguese) recaptures the grace, energy and spirit of 1960s Brazilian music.
Trained as an architect, O Som Do Jazz singer Andrea Moraes Manson moved to the Tampa Bay area from Rio de Janeiro, she began performing with her jazz musician husband, David Manson. Andrea has a natural understanding of this wonderful music and sings from the heart, like only a Brazilian can, in Portuguese and English. Composer/arranger/trombonist David Manson's experience includes projects with Sam Rivers, Zappa repertoire band, Bogus Pomp and the EMIT series, among others.
Imagine Brazilian musicians in love with American jazz playing in Rio de Janeiro night clubs circa 1965 - and you get an idea of what O Som Do Jazz is about. The original music of O Som Do Jazz has been featured in HBO's series "Looking", Fox "Grandfathered", HBO "The Replacement" and in Chinese and Turkish bossa nova compilations. The group has four CDs: "Infinita Bossa", "A Kiss for Rio", "Go!" & "Aberto" and has performed on the Miami International Jazz Fest, Clearwater Jazz Holiday, DTO Jazz Fest and other festivals.
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Brazilian Group O Som Do Jazz Releases 'Aberto'
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David Manson
Aberto is the fourth recording by Brazilian group O Som Do Jazz, based in the Tampa Bay area. On the Isospin Lab label, the title means “open” in Portuguese. With members from Brazil, Colombia, Puerto Rico and the U.S., the group has been performing for over fifteen years in Florida and has backed visiting Brazilian artists in concerts including Diego Figueiredo, Antonio Adolfo, Jovino Santos Neto and Francois de Lima. The recording has seven original compositions by trombonist David Manson ...
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Oba Brasil With François De Lima & O Som Do Jazz at the Fogartyville Center in Sarasota on November 15
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David Manson
Oba Brasil with François de Lima & O Som Do Jazz! November 15 at 8 PM Fogartyville Center in Sarasota It’s a show of grooving samba, Bossa Nova, Balanço and MPB with Brazilian valve trombonist François de Lima & O Som Do Jazz! François de Lima is one of the premiere trombonists in Brazil having performed with Jorge Benjor, Ney Matogrosso, Gal Costa and Djavan, doing shows at clubs and festivals around the world. He’s also ...
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Brazilian Jazz Grooves Featured In New Release “Go!” By Florida Group O Som Do Jazz
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David Manson
Go! a new recording by Florida-based O Som Do Jazz—a group that plays Brazilian classics, as well as original music—was released on June 2nd. The CD features 14 original compositions by David Manson and Andrea Moraes Manson in a variety of Brazilian styles including samba, Bossa nova, MBP & baião. Musicians from Brazil, Cuba, Colombia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. perform in O Som Do Jazz (the sound of jazz in Portuguese). Andrea Moraes Manson grew up in Rio de ...
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"Infinita Bossa" - New Release by Brazilian Band O Som Do Jazz
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All About Jazz
"Infinita Bossa" has been released by Florida-based band O Som Do Jazz (the sound of jazz). The recording of Bossa Nova & MPB includes arrangements of Brazilian works Berimbau, Corcovado, Deixa, Noa Noa, Com Esse Que Eu Vou, Lobo Bobo, Brigas Nunca Mais, Flor de Lis and many others.
Rio de Janeiro vocalist Andrea Moraes Manson is the featured singer in this 16-song CD. Other musicians on the CD include Rgis Moreira, Ademar Fonseca, Roberto Bertone, Alfredo Rivero, David Manson, ...
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"Here you have a Brazilian vocalist performing together with Colombian, Cuban and US musicians in a joyful performance of Brazilian sounds... Andrea Moraes Manson’s vocals are direct and with plenty of swing to spare. It’s a joy to hear her voice." - Egídio Leitão, Musica Brasileira
"On Sunday, July 8, the O Som Do Jazz Sextet performed to a packed Side Door cabaret room at the Palladium. Attendees lounged to the pitch-perfect sounds of the experienced jazzy players; a sonorous mix of instrumental numbers, classic Brazilian pop and sultry samba... Dynamic and subtly passionate, Moraes sang with a range that went from whisper soft to belly-socking belt-outs, drawing from Brazilian greats like Elis Regina." - Julie Garisto, Creative Loafing
Primary Instrument
Band / ensemble / orchestra
Location
Tampa
Willing to teach
Intermediate to advanced
Credentials/Background
Our band members include a graduate of Berklee, Cincinnati College-Conservatory and the University of South Florida.
Clinic/Workshop Information
O Som Do Jazz can provide a clinic on Brazilian music styles for your school focusing on rhythms and styles.
Antonio Carlos Jobim
piano
Baden Powell
guitar, acoustic
Elis Regina
vocalsZimbo Trio
band / ensemble / orchestra
