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A jazz place in Rio

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We will be in Rio in January. My boyfriend is celebrating his birthday during our stay and is a jazz fan. I am looking for a nice and interesting place to have dinner with live Brazilian jazz. Thanks

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Vinicius in Ipanema always good, though not what I would call a supper club...also Sunday nights at Usina Quarenta e Sete in Leblon...you are more likely to find samba or bossanova than true jazz--still good. (I miss Mistura Fina)...others will chime in with suggestions$.

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TribOz in Lapa is dedicated to jazz and bossa nova. Brazilian and international musicians, singers, composers and artists meet at TribOz, the official location of the Brazilian-Australian Cultural Center (Centro Cultural Brasil-Austrália).

http://bit.ly/14Q79bw

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....how could I forget...though not Jazz, good live music spot (in addition to above and Lapa) is Trapiche Gamboa.

http://www.trapichegamboa.com/

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Esch Café is a great place to listen to jazz.

http://bit.ly/1LbVbMs

http://esch.com.br

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Check The Maze (look for The Maze Inn here on TA).

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Esch is a personal favorite of mine (for the food and being a Cuban Cigar smoker)--however, they were no longer offering live music during my last visit this past spring, at least at the Leblon location....perhaps there is still live music at their other, Centro location???

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Esch Café in Leblon usually has live jazz on a Friday night. Best to check before you go.

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Look out for the excellent Baixada Jazz Big Band (plenty of stuff on you tube), containing some of Rio's best jazz musicians, which plays occasionally at the beautiful Casa Julieta e Serpa in Flamengo, also the Orquestra Atlântica, sometimes found at Triboz (run by Aussie trumpeter Mike Ryan). The British-owned Maze has sessions on first Friday of the month, often including British residents singer Rowena Jameson & brassman Tom Ashe. There's also Cais do Oriente:

http://www.documennta.com.br/jazz-as-sextas-feiras-no-cais-do-oriente/

Edited: 8 years ago
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Rio’s Jazz in Candelária returns to Lapa on Saturday, March 5th:

http://bit.ly/1SnN5UV

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Renowned Brazilian percussionist Nana Vasconcelos has died at age 71. He was a master of the single-string percussion instrument known in Portuguese as the berimbao.

The American jazz magazine DownBeat named Vasconcelos percussionist of the year every year from 1983 to 1991.

http://bit.ly/1TVRVdK

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