Helio Alves – piano Vinicius Gomes – guitar Gili Lopes – bass Duduka da Fonseca – drums The Percussionist; author and producer, born in Rio de Janeiro, Duduka Da Fonseca is a 4-time GRAMMY® Award Nominee Drummer. He has appeared on over 250 albums alongside American Jazz icons as well as Brazilian Jazz Icons, including […]

“CONNECTED” was formed in 2020. During the COVID-19 lockdown, Richie Goods and Chien Chien had frequent conversations about the Black Lives Matter movement and the unwarranted hate crimes against Asians. They decided to do a project that would unify people and invoke imagery of love and peace. As often happens, music was the catalyst that […]

Saxophones: Alejandro Aviles, Todd Bashore, John Ellis, Jeremy Powell, Terry Goss Trumpets: Vitaly Golonev, Jim Seeley, John Bailey, Rachel Terrien Trombones: Noah Bless, Eric Miller, Mike Fahie, James Rodgers Rhythm: Emilio Solla (p), Pablo Aslan (b), Ferenc Nemeth (d) Latin Grammy winner and multi-Grammy nominee, Argentine-born and New York-based pianist and composer Emilio Solla’s first […]