The 'For All Time' LP is out now: https://mayerhawthorne.lnk.to/foralltime

My new album 'How Were We To Know' is out Nov 17th, featuring two new singles, 'There For You' and the album's title track, which are both out now! ✨
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Luiz Gustavo Zago is a south brazilian pianist, composer and arranger. He started his piano studies at 11, playing bossa-nova and choro music. At fifteen, he discovered the jazz world and at the college the classical music. He obtained the degree of Piano Bachelor at UDESC in 2004 and so started the career in studio and stages. Released a solo CD, "Até Amanhã", in 2010, e a colective work called "MusaDiversa", with a quintet, in 2011. As a producer and pianist, he also recorded more than 50 CD´s.

As a reference for his work, we can include Tom Jobim, Chico Buarque and Villa-Lobos, the jazzmen Miles Davis, Keith Jarret and Bill Evans, and Bach, Brahms and Debussy music. His music includes the privileged treatment of the melody of the Brazilian song, the sofisticated harmonies and impros of jazz, and the careful touch that marks the classical pianists. Your wide references tell us about his work, that moves between classical and popular unceremoniously.

Pianista e compositor, sua performance é marcada pelo movimento e entrega que o artista devota às suas interpretações, incorporando uma sonoridade orquestral ao piano, fazendo o piano soar e ressoar no público. O resultado traz à tona ecos de música brasileira e linguagem jazzística, além de influências do mundo clássico e pop, transformados e moldados em uma música única e intensa.
Sua discografia inclui o disco solo “Até Amanhã” (2010), no qual mostra seu trabalho como compositor em 10 faixas que trazem referências de bossa-mpb e jazz. Participa do grupo MusaDiversa, lançando em 2011 o CD homônimo, com inspiração no jazz contemporâneo e world music, trazendo os cruzamentos entre cultura ocidental e oriental e diálogos entre o jazz brasileiro e o universal, realizando turnê pelo sul dos EUA, com concertos nos estados da Geórgia e Alabama. Participa ainda dos CDs orquestrais “Instrumental da Casa” (2014), junto à Orquestra Acadêmica da UDESC, no qual interpreta canções de sua autoria em arranjos orquestrais, e “A Arte do Improviso” (2015), gravando standards de jazz junto à orquestra Camerata Florianópolis, atuando em ambos como pianista e arranjador.
Como arranjador trabalhou com os compositores Lenine e Toquinho, junto à Orquestra Sinfônica Brasileira e Camerata Florianópolis. Junto à Camerata Florianópolis, é diretor artístico da série “Camerata in Jazz” e da série “Canção”, com artistas e compositores catarinenses.
Entre os concertos, além das turnês dos discos lançados, percorreu todo o estado de SC com a turnê de piano solo “De Jobim a Piazzolla”, com obras de inspiração clássica desses compositores. Foi solista do concerto de abertura da temporada 2011 da Camerata Florianópolis, com “Rhapsody in Blue”, de Gershwin. Colabora ainda com o Auditório Jurerê Classic desde 2010, realizando concertos seja com seu trio ou de piano solo, trazendo composições próprias e standards de jazz e música brasileira, numa média de 3 concertos anuais.
Recebeu da Academia Catarinense de Letras e Artes o prêmio “Edino Krieger” como personalidade musical no ano de 2011 no estado, o troféu “Franklin Cascaes” em 2009, pela direção musical do espetáculo “50 anos de Bossa-Nova” além de vencer a 1a e 3a edição de Festival de Música do SESC-SC, respectivamente como pianista e compositor.

Ciara Princess Harris (born October 25, 1985), known professionally as Ciara, is an American singer-songwriter, dancer, actress and fashion model.

Gary and I have been performing together since we met in Gatlinburg, TN in 1994. I guess you could say we've had plenty of practice! From the very start, our harmonies just fit like a glove and our life experiences and travels, before and together, feed us the inspiration for our music.  Our style embraces the folk rock music from the past, obviously reflecting hints of Neil Young, Cat Stevens, The Beatles, Eagles, Bonnie Raitt... blues to swing...you get the idea...while infusing our own distinct, imprint through our lyrics and melodies. You hear exactly who we are as we keep our music close...that meaning, all you will  hear is Gary's guitar (mostly 12-string) and our vocals along with my added, assorted percussion.  Our vocals and instruments are a complimentary blend, neither overpowering the other.  Hope you enjoy our music and comments are always welcome!  If you are interested in booking us, please visit our website for more information. AND...support your local indie artists!  We all need each other.


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