WED 8 & 9:30 Duduka Da Fonseca’s Quadrilogy w/Marcio Philomena, Manuel Valera, Eduardo Belo

Duduka Da Fonseca is a Brazilian jazz drummer based in New York City, heard regularly at rooms like Smalls Jazz Club. He is a founding member of Trio da Paz with guitarist Romero Lubambo and bassist Nilson Matta, a long-running setting for Brazilian repertoire in a modern jazz context.

Vinicius Gomes is a New York City–based bassist working across jazz and free improvisation. At Bar Bayeux, he appears in small-group settings with musicians including Sebastian de Urquiza, Glenn Zaleski, Rudy Royston, Kayla Williams, Dan Pappalardo, and Keita Ogawa.

Manuel Valera is a Cuban pianist and composer based in New York City, heard in settings that range from small-group jazz to Afro-Cuban projects. In NYC he appears at venues including The Django, Smalls Jazz Club, and Bar Bayeux, where he has worked alongside artists such as Duduka Da Fonseca, Vinicius Gomes, and Eduardo Belo.

Eduardo Belo is a jazz bassist working at the intersection of Brazilian jazz and freer modern forms. In New York City he appears at Bar Bayeux, including performances with drummer Duduka Da Fonseca’s Quadrilogy alongside guitarist Vinicius Gomes and pianist Manuel Valera.

Quadrilogy is a jazz group heard in New York City at Smalls Jazz Club, a room known for close listening and late sets. The ensemble has appeared in collaboration with drummer Duduka Da Fonseca, including the program billed as Duduka Da Fonseca & Quadrilogy.

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.