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Late-Night Offerings

2023 NFA Convention

August 3-6, 2023

Phoenix, AZ

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081322-452

Brazilian Nights!

Featured Artists

Friday

August 4, 2023

10:30pm - 12am | Late-Night Cabaret: Brazilian Nights!
Ballroom (North 120 D)

A celebration of the music of Brazil, from choro to bossa nova to samba! Featured performers include award-winning composer, flutist and pianist Léa Freire, flutists Jane Lenoir, Sérgio Morais, Hadar Noiberg, Phoenix-based flutist Elizabeth Pickens, guitarist Alessandro Penezzi and pianist Vitor Gonçalves. These exciting artists will be joined by two exceptional Brazilian percussion specialists: Brian Rice, co-founder (with Jane Lenoir) of the Berkeley Festival of Choro, and Clarice Cast, multi-percussionist from São Paulo, Brazil.

Lea Freire

Lea Freire

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Jane Lenoir

Jane Lenoir

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Sergio Morais

Sérgio Morais

Photo by Jefferson Norl

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Hadar Noiberg

Hadar Noiberg

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Alessandro Penezzi

Alessandro Penezzi

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Vitor Gonçalves

Vitor Gonçalves

Photo by Samuel Johnson

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Elizabeth Pickens

Elizabeth Pickens

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Brian Rice

Brian Rice

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Clarice Cast

Clarice Cast

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