FRI 8 & 9:30 - Marcio Philomena w/Kiku Freitas, Hélio Alves, Gili Lopes
About This Event
At Bar Bayeux Marcio Philomena leads a quartet with drummer Kiku Freitas, pianist Hélio Alves and bassist Gili Lopes. The group moves between bossa-nova song contours and freer improvisation, favoring close listening, rapid shifts in rhythm and harmony and ensemble-centered interplay over solo display.
About the Artists
Marcio Philomena
Marcio Philomena is a jazz musician whose work moves between bossa nova’s songful contours and the open space of free improvisation. In New York City, he appears at Bar Bayeux in a working-band context, sharing the stand with drummer Kiku Freitas, pianist Hélio Alves, and bassist Gili Lopes.
Kiku Freitas
Kiku Freitas is an individual artist working in jazz and free-improvised settings, heard in New York City on stages such as Bar Bayeux. In that room, Freitas has appeared alongside Marcio Philomena, with Hélio Alves and Gili Lopes, including the set billed “FRI 8 & 9:30 - Marcio Philomena w/Kiku Freitas, Hélio Alves, Gili Lopes.
Hélio Alves
Hélio Alves is a jazz pianist associated with Brazilian jazz and the freer edges of the tradition. In New York City he appears at Bar Bayeux, including sets with drummer Kiku Freitas alongside Marcio Philomena and Gili Lopes.
Gili Lopes
Gili Lopes is a jazz musician working at the edge of free improvisation, with roots in Brazilian jazz. In New York City, Lopes appears at Bar Bayeux, including sets with Marcio Philomena alongside Kiku Freitas and Hélio Alves.