Sofía Carrasco - Voz
Rodrigo Rodríguez - Guitarra

Falsa Baiana

appreciation for everything in my life.

Life goes on.

Precious Memories(smooth jazz piano ballad)

This is a LIVE acoustic version of 'Man In The Mirror'

Vocals: Megan McConnell
Guitar: David D'Andrade

'Man In The Mirror'

06 My Foolish Heart

Because Of You por Barbara Mendes

This track is from the album Bossa Nova Baby and is available for purchase on CD Baby here: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/julianaareias

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MAINE 2025 SATURDAY AFTERNOON ISLAND PARTY JAMS

This year on Saturday we started a jam early around the cold ash pit by the clubhouse. You can’t imagine the ear to ear smile on the face of this old sound man, hearing the music you’re about to hear, through my headphones, doing the thing I most love to do, surrounded by my dear friends of as much as 30 years, and their children and children’s children, singing and playing this extraordinary music. We’re doing this, not in a studio, but in the middle of a party, so  anything can happen, but, every once in a while, everything works out perfect.

This music was recorded in August 2025, on an island in the middle of a big lake in Northwest Maine, where we’ve been gathering, thanks to the Loons, for decades. Many of these friends, musicians, and singers from Maine and from all over the country and abroad, hadn’t seen each other, much less played with each other, for at least a year. It’s all improvisation, Jams, not Performances, with no prior Rehearsals or Song Lists, so this is as real as it gets.

This album is arranged in the actual order in which the music was played, minus the many out-takes, but, when it’s all done, it seems I couldn’t have thought of a better order. The music is all acoustic Americana, though it ranges all over the place, from Bluegrass to Jazz to Folk to Country to Rock to Reggae, (and this album also includes Musical Comedy) but it really works as an organic album, and that’s big for people like me, who still appreciate albums.

Sounds best, like you’re right on that island in Maine partying with us, when played on a good stereo with two separated speakers, left and right, or on a headset, or, one of my favorites, on a car stereo, so that this stereo recording will actually sound three-dimensional. You can hear the location of each instrument and singer. More than ever before, I was able to immerse myself (and my stereo pair of mics) into the belly of the music, literally surrounded by the musicians, the instruments, voices, and harmonies, so that, if you listen in true stereo, I can take you right in there with me.

On some songs, there’s a little too much chatter, but when you’re actually at a campfire, and people are talking, laughing, and partying, you filter that out, and the only thing you hear is the music. Crank it up, and let your imagination take you there, and enjoy. It’ll surprise you.

Recorded, edited, and mastered by
Mike Berliner, aka Mikethemikeman


04 Red Clay Halo

Composed by: George Harrison
Arranged by: Zazu Osés
Played by: The Swinging Gang
 Zazu Osés (voice), Jordi Berni (piano), Olivier Rocque(drums), Nicolas Mellon (double bass), Cristian Hernández (guitar)

7.HERE COMES THE SUN

Pause café – Musique jazz instrumentale, piano, guitar et saxophone pour piano bar jazz

Bossa Nova

Olivia Ong is a Chinese Singaporean singer. She sings mostly in English but developed her career singing in English and Japanese. In addition, she has released rare tracks, recorded in Mandarin, Chinese, which can be found on limited edition albums.
Likened to Seiko Matsuda, she won a singing contest and was signed to a Japanese recording company S2S Pte Ltd at only 15.
Ong, along with 2 other Singaporean girls formed the Japanese pop group, Mirai.
Their first single, "Open Up Your Mind", was one of the theme songs in the Japanese anime Gensoumaden Saiyuki.
After taking her O-level examinations in Singapore, Ong moved to Japan to further her studies as well as her career as a solo artist. In Singapore, she became a member of a Japanese pop (J-pop) group called Mirai, before she released her bestselling début, A Girl Meets Bossa Nova at only 19.

03 Feelin' So Good

A laid-back, feel-good tune written with a great friend, guitarist, bassist, Jay Arguelles. Looking for a trumpet sessionista for this one!
Vocal Arrangement/Lyrics: Cara
Musical Production: Jay Arguelles

Sunrise (Thinking of Me) - Cara Manglapus (JA) original demo

Megan McConnell, 
originally from Belfast, Northern Ireland, started singing at a young age after being inspired by vocal legends such as Dusty Springfield and Stevie Wonder. After receiving an incredible reception for her first live performance singing “Somewhere over the rainbow” Megan decided that singing and making music was what she wanted to do. Megan’s confidence grew as her vocal ability matured and her experience singing live at functions and competitions continued through her teens. Megan’s love of a wide variety of musical styles means she’s worked hard at her versatility as a performer and as a vocalist as is comfortable in most contemporary styles. At 19 years old Megan moved to London to pursue her music career & study a Degree in vocals at the ICMP. She is currently working on her own material and co-writing with various people for her upcoming EP. An attractive person in all respects, Megan is definitely a talent to watch out for in the future.

'Man In The Mirror'

Megan McConnell

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