"Good improvisation communicates harmonic progression melodically. Effective melodies manipulate harmonic content through the use of guide tones and preparatory gravity notes, masterfully woven in systematic tension, release, and transparent harmonic definition."
February 15, 2009 | Edu Miranda Trio: Choro Mastery
A brilliant combination of native Fado, Brazilian Choro, and an American Jazz vocabulary, Eduardo Miranda brings to the globe a special music of virtuosity and calculated abandon. Born in 1968 in Brazil and now in Portugal where he has lived the past twenty years, the bandolimist has teamed up with guitar synthesist Tuniko Goulart and percussionist Giovani Goulart in a trio format packed with boundless energy and notes, never betraying simple line and recognizable melody. Having been immersed himself in Choro and a fascination for Brazilian culture (he studied in Sao Paulo) his first two decades, Edu offers his impeccable picking execution and fingering finesse with a matured arranging skill that tantalizes and satisifies.
He has been gracious enough to share 15 videos on YouTube of his last concert in Portugal. Block out some serious time to view these; they are truly stunning.
1. Brasileirinho Edu
2. Homem das castanhas
3. Tico Tico no Fubá
4. Odeon
5. Forrozado
6. Lisboa Menina e Moça
7. Dar de Beber á Dor
8. Fado Lisboeta
9. Tem Baile Sim
10 Baião Nosso
11. Karoço
12. Foi Deus
13. Tintol (Alma Brasileira)
14. Não Feche os Olhos
15. Maria Migalha
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February 15, 2009 | Edu Miranda Trio: Choro Mastery
