Mônica Salmaso: Reflections on Gilberto Gil: Jazz Musician in New York

About Mônica Salmaso: Reflections on Gilberto Gil

Mônica Salmaso is a Brazilian vocalist whose work moves between bossa nova, samba, and jazz, often in close dialogue with the Brazilian songbook. In New York City, she appears at Dizzy’s Club with the Gaia Wilmer Large Ensemble in a program reflecting on the writing of Gilberto Gil. Her singing favors clarity over spectacle, keeping the lyric and melodic line in the foreground even when backed by large-ensemble arrangements. She has also collaborated with Gil and with Wilmer’s projects beyond this series.