The roots of jazz are intimately entwined with the roots of samba, and the two genres have again melded in Brazil… Salvador’s Festival Salvador Jazz in the neighborhood of Rio Vermelho presents some superb musicians empowering their versions of continent-spanning jazz with Afro-Brazilian polyrhythms. Pradarum is a group led by Gabi Guedes, alabê of the Gantois house of candomblé. Orkestra Afrosinfônica features superb percussionists and instrumentalists. Amaro Freitas of Pernambuco is a stratospheric talent!
