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TRE, The New Album By Brazilian Guitarist Rodrigo Simoes

Source: Rodrigo Simoes
March 24, 2023

TRE is Rodrigo Simoes' new concept album through Canadian jazz label Three Pines Records. Rodrigo Simoes is a Brazilian jazz guitarist and composer. He performs regularly in Montreal and the region. With TRE, we find the DNA of Rodrigo Simoes' sound: Latin guitar, Afro-Brazilian grooves and jazz fusion. Added to this is the inspiration of the number 3 which makes it a real concept album! TRE (three in Italian) offers unusual ternary compositions that reveal the mastery of the styles ...
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Rodrigo Lima: Saga

Source: JazzWax by Marc Myers
February 17, 2015

Temperatures dropped to single digits in New York today, compelling me to break out something tasty and warm: Saga, a new double-CD album by Brazilian guitarist and composer-arranger Rodrigo Lima. Produced by Arnaldo DeSouteiro, the album is Lima's first as a leader and a tribute of sorts to CTI's sultry Brazilian jazz recordings of the 1970s, but with contemporary twists. Musical guests include flutist Hubert Laws and arranger Don Sebesky as well as clarinetist Anat Cohen, vibraphonist Mike Maineiri and percussionist ...
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A Chat with Rodrigo Y Gabriela

Source: JamBase
February 10, 2012

By Dennis Cook Reinvention is a tricky business. Veer too far from the known and one loses existing fans, stick too close to well trod paths and risk being predictable and safe. Rodrigo y Gabriela have gone their own way since they emerged with a bang in the early 2000s as a hypnotizing duo that mingled flamenco attack with metal accents, jazz seductiveness and more. With just two acoustic guitars (and some choice effects and smart use of volume), Rodrigo ...
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Rodrigo Sanchez and Gabriela Quintero - Rodrigo Y Gabriela (2007)

Source: Something Else!
December 14, 2011

There was a time when I was pretty consumed with, and you could make an argument that it could be considered “obsessed with," Robert Fripp's Guitar Craft legion—the California Guitar Trio, the League of Crafty Guitarists, and various smaller splinter groups. There was something about the shared skills of the many guitarists balancing complex pieces of intricate music, much of it approaching classical in style at times: It grabbed my imagination, filling my head with thoughts of notes dancing between ...
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Rodrigo Y Gabriela: Live Album, Tour Dates

Source: JamBase
June 11, 2011

NEW LIVE ALBUM OUT JULY 19 ATO Records has announced the release of Rodrigo y Gabriela's new live record, Live in France. The record will be released on July 19, and was recorded at various venues around the Fifth Republic on the 11:11 World Tour. It is the band's second live album, following 2008's Live in Japan. Rodrigo y Gabriela are riding high on the global success of their Hans Zimmer collaboration on Pirates Of The Caribbean: On Stranger Tides ...
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The Jazz Session #237: Rodrigo Amado

Source: AAJ Staff
February 3, 2011

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Al Di Meola: Tour Dates; Video w/Rodrigo Y Gabriela

Source: JamBase
February 2, 2011

TOUR STARTS FEBRUARY 17 IN AGOURA, CALIFORNIA Legendary guitar virtuoso Al Di Meola joined rising young stars Rodrigo y Gabriela onstage in Paris for an intimate performance. The Mexican guitar duo sat down before the show to talk about what playing with guitar master Di Meola meant to them. Check out the video below. Fans can catch Di Meola this Winter and Spring, as he tours behind his upcoming release, Pursuit of Radical Rhapsody, out March 15 on Telarc International, ...
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Rodrigo Y Gabriela | Red Rocks Pics/Video

Source: JamBase
August 25, 2010

Words & Images by: Mike Hardaker Rodrigo y Gabriela :: 08.20.10 :: Red Rocks Amphitheatre :: Morrison, CO Rodrigo y Gabriela were joined by special guests Shenkar, Al Di Meola and Zach de la Rocha for their concert at Red Rocks Amphitheatre. The duo brought their amazing live acoustic show much to the delight of the nearly sold out crowd, combining classical flamenco music with modern day punk rock and metal elements. Rodrigo and Gabriela first met while living in ...
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Rodrigo Y Gabriela: Tour Dates New Video for "Hanuman"

Source: JamBase
July 12, 2010

GUITAR SHREDDING DUO HEADLINES MAJOR U.S. VENUES

This summer Rodrigo y Gabriela will headline storied venues including the Red Rocks Amphitheatre outside of Denver/Boulder, CO, and Greek Theatres in LA and Berkeley (see schedule below). In the meantime the duo has a fresh video for the latest single from their the latest single from the recent release 11:11.

The beautifully shot, larger than life new video for “Hanuman" was directed by Olallo Rubio and shot in Mexico near Zihuatanejo. The ...
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Rodrigo Y Gabriela Spring Dates

Source: JamBase
January 22, 2010

RODRIGO Y GABRIELA ANNOUNCE SPRING 2010 TOUR DATES

The explosive Mexican guitar-shredding Rodrigo y Gabriela have announced their Spring 2010 tour of North America. The dates begin February 28 at the 9:30 Club in Washington, DC, run through March, and culminate with a special performance at New York's historic Radio City Music Hall on April 29. These dates are a part of Rodrigo y Gabriela's world tour in support of their acclaimed sophomore album, 11:11, released in September 2009.

For ...
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