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Vinícius Mendes is a saxophonist, flautist, composer, improviser and researcher from the inland state of Minas Gerais in Brasil, known not only for its wealth of minerals and mining activities, but for its deep musical traditions founded by such pioneers as Milton Nascimento and Lô Borges.

Having graduated from the Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, one of the most important centres of excellence in Brasil, with a BA in Popular Music and an MA in Music, Mendes continued to research Improvisation in Free Jazz and in Brasilian Popular Instrumental Music at the university.

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Macunaismo Tardio Vol. 1&2

By Vinicius Mendes

Label: Notes On A Journey
Released: 2024
Track listing: Side One: Absurdio No.1; Baiao Do Agremia; Meu Canario Vizinho Azul. Side Two: Aldeia De Ogum; Variacoes; Gente Como A Gente. Side Three: Tombe Em Pe; Mineiro; As Margens Do Dese Jo. Side Four: Meio A Meio; Memorial Dos Sentimentos Escusos; Cafuringa.

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Chris May's Best Jazz Albums Of 2024

by Chris May
December 3, 2024

In case you missed the sad news, our dear friend and compatriot, Chris May, passed away in November (read our tribute). Below are the albums he considered extraordinary in 2024--a final testament to his discerning taste and love of sound. -mR Rob LuftDahab Days Edition Records

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Jerome Sabbagh: Heart

by Chris May
August 16, 2024

AAJ occasionally publishes reviews which call out the barbarism of digital-only albums (Heart is not one of these, please hang on in there). Item: the review of Brazilian saxophonist and flautist Vinicius Mendes' Macunaismo Tardio Vol. 1&2 (Notes On A Journey, 2024). The two albums collected on that vinyl double-LP, blinders both, were originally released separately ...

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Vinicius Mendes: Macunaismo Tardio Vol. 1&2

Read "Macunaismo Tardio Vol. 1&2" reviewed by Chris May

by Chris May
May 30, 2024

Every now and then, a musician comes along out of nowhere and blows one's unprepared mind. Such is the case with the Brazilian saxophonist, flautist and composer Vinícius Mendes. Based in Belo Horizonte, Mendes began recording, it transpires, in 2013 and has since been a face on the city's jazz-samba scene. His recordings under his own ...

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