BossaBrasil May 17 – 21 at Birdland

VALLE has toured the world at major Festivals and concert halls from England to Japan to China, to Australia to packed houses.  He has received numerous awards for his songwriting, one of them from BMI  for his music SAMBA DeVerao, which, in Brazil, only GAROATA DE IPANEMA by TOM JOBIM and VINICIUS DE MORAIS has been so granted.  VALLE’s SONGBOOK consisting of two CD’s of his biggest successes had singers CAETANO VELOSO, MARIA METHANIA, CHICO BUARQUE…And frequent composing partner, called a “God” in Brazil, is ROBERTO MENESCAL.  Valle’s new CD FAROUT has ben released in Japan and Europe along with tours and is soon to be released n Brazil, considered one of the best of his career.

MARCOS VALLE presents his Special Guest, WANDA SA whose sound has been one of the foundations that sustains and renews universally the “Bossa Nova”.    She grew up along with BossNova, from girl to woman.  Together, it is a brilliant pairing of highly talented musicians who compose and perform, their first engagement together in the US.

WANDA SA, Vocalist and Guitarist, is one of the greatest and most important interpreters of her generation having performed on stage with the great ROBERTO MENESCAL, CARLOS LYRA, DONATO, VALLE, JOYCE, LUIS CARLOS VIMHAS, OS CARIOCAS and more…some of Brazil’s most important artists.  In the 60’s living in the US, Wanda Sa was part of Brazil ’65 with SERGIO MENDEZ, JORGE BEN, ROSINHA DE VALENCA,  TIAO NETO and CHICO BATERA.  She has a brilliant continuing career working alongside the ‘elite’ musicians/composers of Brazil.  This year with “Power Trio”, her musical group, she performed in Tribute to the Maesro Helvius Vilela, also perfomred by Danilo Caymmi, Miucha, Emilio Santiago, Carlos Lyra, and Marcos Valle.

VALLE and WANDA SA  are joined by PATRICIA ALVI, also a very talented vocalist, JESSE SADOC on Trumpet and  Fluglehorn, SERGIO BRANDAO on Bass, and RENATO MASSA on Drums, direct from Rio !