Our new album will be available soon.  See www.dougdevries.com, and we've got some great gigs in April. 20/4/13 at Paris Cat, then we'll be in WA at the end of April for the festival at Fairbridge.

Spherical, by Marc Hannaford.  From the Leigh Barker Quintet's 2004 Sessions.  Re-released in 2012.  Eamon McNelis (trumpet), John Felstead (saxes), Marc Hannaford (piano), Leigh Barker (bass), Alastair McGrath-Kerr (drums).

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Spherical

Panorama Brasil performing one of Jobim's greatest compositions, Aguas de Marco.  This is the unmixed, unmastered version from our live recording session at Bennetts Lane Jazz Club.

We'll be at Paris Cat on 1/11/14 with our Jobim tribute concert, with Diana Clark and Doug de Vries.  www.pariscat.com.au

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Aguas De Marco

This is another masterpiece from Antonio Carlos Jobim, recorded as part of our Stone Flower project.  Recorded by Jem Savage at Bennetts Lane Jazz Club in Melbourne, this is an unmixed, unmastered version.

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Children's Games

This is Salvador, performed by the Doug de Vries Trio as part of our Afro-Sambas suite.  Recorded on the ol' faithful Zoom at Paris Cat in January 2013.

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Salvador

The beautiful É Luxo Só (Ary Barroso), sung by Jacq Gawler with Panorama do Brasil.  Recorded on my Zoom at Bennetts Lane Jazz Club, Melbourne.  9/4/14.  With Doug de Vries (guitar), Matt Boden (piano), Jorge Albuquerque (bass) and Alastair McGrath-Kerr (percussion).

We went on to record this in the studio and it appears on our second album, Flor de Pedra.

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É Luxo Só - live

A little snippet from Tamandua's first ever gig.  This great new choro/samba group is lead by the wonderful Asha Henfry (flute), with Josh Bridges (cavaco/voice), Corey King (7-string guitar), Monique Zucco (percussion) and Alastair Kerr (drum kit/percussion).

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Bole Bole

Music: Pixinguinha

Voice: Emilinha
Guitar: Ben Drummond
Mixing: Jade Kerber

Carinhoso

A little sample of Stone Flower, from the new Panorama Brasil album, Flor de Pedra.  Putting a little extra maracatu into this classic Jobim composition.

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01 Stone Flower Sample

Alda Rezende singing Tristeza e Solidão with Panorama Brasil.  Featuring Matt Boden (piano) and Asha Henfry (flute).  Panorama Brasil toured southeast Australia with Alda in early 2017, performing the Afro Sambas - the great masterpiece from guitarist Baden Powell and poet Vinicius de Moraes.  www.panoramabrasil.com.au

Videos of Alda singing some of the Afro Sambas with Panorama Brasil at www.youtube.com/panoramabrasilmusic

Tristeza e Solidão - live

Doug de Vries (bandolim) leads his new group Sexteto Zona Sul through this classic choro from Pixinguinha.  With Asha Henfry (flute), Ken Murray (6 string guitar), Adam May (cavaquinho), Julian Scheffer (7 string guitar) and Alastair Kerr (pandeiro).

Recorded on Al's Zoom at Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne.  December 15, 2012.

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Um a Zero

Panorama Brasil presents: Stone Flower - A Jobim Tribue.

Another Zoom recording, this from our March 16 show at Paris Cat.  Antonio Carlos Jobim's 1970 album Stone Flower is a masterpiece, and it inspired Panorama Brasil's tribute show.

Asha Henfry (flute), Al Parsons (trombone), Dan Gassin (piano), Jorge Albuquerque (bass), and Alastair McGrath-Kerr (drums).  With special guest Doug de Vries (guitar).

This is the wonderful title track.  We went on to record this in the studio, and it appears on Panorama Brasil's second album, Flor de Pedra.

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Stone Flower - live

Drummer/percussionist Alastair Kerr is one of Australia's leading Brazilian and jazz drummers.  Based in Melbourne, he leads Panorama Brasil and the Alastair Kerr Quartet as well as being an active freelancer.

Alastair also plays in the Doug de Vries Trio, Dany Maia Band, and Trio Agogo.  As a freelance player he has worked with many of Australia's best jazz musicians, and he appears on a number of recordings with The New Sheiks and the Leigh Barker Quintet.

Al holds a PhD from the University of Melbourne and a Masters degree from the Australian National University, both examining improvisation in Brazilian drumming. He has studied with John Riley, Ari Hoenig, Rogerio Boccata, Scott Kettner, Simon Barker, Hamish Stuart, Jorge Alabe, Marcio Bahia, Celso de Almeida and Roberta Valente.  

Al directs the Brazilian Music Ensemble at Monash University in Melbourne and is available for lessons and freelance performance/recording work.

Um a Zero

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