WED 8 & 9:30 Duduka Da Fonseca’s Quadrilogy w/Vinicius Gomes, Manuel Valera, Eduardo Belo
About This Event
At Bar Bayeux, Brazilian drummer Duduka Da Fonseca leads Quadrilogy with Vinicius Gomes, Manuel Valera and Eduardo Belo. Drawing on Duduka’s Trio da Paz background and Quadrilogy’s modern-jazz openness, the performance emphasizes ensemble balance, rhythmic detail and open-ended interaction, with Gomes’s flexible time and attentive listening shaping the group's counterpoint.
About the Artists
Duduka Da Fonseca
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
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.
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
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.