The Harmonix Experience with Vinicius Cantuaria & Chico Pinheiro

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The Harmonix Experience: Jazz with Swagger, Funk with Soul Every other week at Bird’s Basement, The Harmonix Experience takes the stage — and takes no prisoners. This genre-bending outfit blends jazz, acid jazz, funk, and a splash of rock into a sound that’s as unpredictable as it is irresistible. Led by Albare on guitar, with Jake Mason on Hammond, Phil Rex on bass, Andrew Swann on drums, Paul Williamson on alto sax, and Salva Persico on percussion, the band kicks off each set with a simple sketch — then lets instinct and groove take over. Expect deep grooves that’ll make you move your feet and more. This is jazz that sweats, funk that thinks, and music that never plays it safe. ............ “Vinicius Cantuária is the doyen of Brazilian singer-songwriters, more melodic than Caetano Veloso, more consistent than Gilberto Gil and with more talent than Max De Castro, Otto and Patricia Marc put together. If more people covered his songs, we'd be talking about him as the new Tom Jobim.” – London GuardianBrazilian singer/songwriter/guitarist Vinicius Cantuária is currently touring one of t