
Instrumentale - Belgique 2023
APRIL 23 - 27, 2025

PROGRAMME INSTRUMENTAL - Belgique 2023
Notre programme instrumental belge est dirigé par Nilson Matta qui a joué et enregistré avec un who's who de la musique brésilienne et du jazz - d'Hermeto Pascoal, Joao Gilberto, Luis Bonfa, Leny Andrade aux sommités du jazz américain telles que Joe Henderson, Kenny Barron, Don Pullen Il sera rejoint par le guitariste, compositeur, chanteur Jeanfrancois Prins, qui a enseigné le jazz et dirigé le département de guitare dans les universités de Berlin ((UdK et HfM Hanns Eisler) pendant plus d'une décennie. Bruxelles depuis qu'il vit à New York depuis plus de 10 ans. Connu pour son travail avec la chanteuse Judy Neimack, Prins a partagé la scène avec des grands noms du jazz dont Eddie Gomez, Toots Thielemans, Randy Brecker, Fred Hersch, Billy Hart, et plus encore. _cc7 81905-5cde-3194-bb3b-136bad5cf58d_John Snauwaert, saxophoniste belge polyvalent est tous les styles de jazz, du traditionnel au bebop et rree) a enseigné avec Samba Meets Jazz à Rio de Janeiro et Bar Harbor.
Instrumental les participants interagiront directement avec chacun de nos professeurs dans le contexte des cours/sujets énumérés ci-dessous. Avec un maximum de 2 ensembles combinés, les participants sont assurés de une attention et un accompagnement personnalisés. Dans ce cadre, le programme comprend :
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Ensembles quotidiens de jazz et de musique brésilienne
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La puissance du rythme
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Harmonie & Improvisation
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Rythmes, styles et phrasés brésiliens et afro-cubains
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Arrangement
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Rencontres avec le corps professoral – Sujets spéciaux/Présentations
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Jams dirigés par la faculté (oui… la faculté participe!)
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Performance des étudiants en fin de semaine
STUDY 5 hours daily with a stellar faculty
PERFORM at a Paris Jazz Club
EXPLORE the music, sights, cuisine, and people of this magical city
CONNECT with like-minded adults & world-renowned muscians
Aperçu de la semaine
SMJ-PARIS 5-day instructional program includes and integrates:
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Brazilian Styles (Samba, Partido Alto, Bossa Nova, Baião, music of Northeast Brazil, Choro)
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Brazilian Phrasing & Articulation
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Brazilian Rhythmic Explorations through percussion
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Instrumental Ensembles
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Vocal Coaching - repertoire, song interpretation, phrasing, Portuguese pronunciation for participants singing in Portuguese
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Harmony & Improvisation
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Rhythm Section Lab
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Batucada (Carnaval percussion)
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Jamming with faculty
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Public performance
FACULTY - PARIS

NILSON MATTA - Artistic/Music Director
Multi-Grammy nominee / virtuoso bassist Nilson Matta has been a creative force in the evolution and popularity of Brazilian Jazz in the United States. Not long after he came to New York from Brazil in 1985, he was performing and recording with Grammy-winning jazz greats Joe Henderson, Don Pullen, Kenny Barron, Paul Winter, Sadao Watanabi, Paquito D’Rivera and Randy Brecker, as well as Herbie Mann, Lee Konitz and Mark Murphy. Drawing from these collaborations, and from his work with Brazilian luminaries such as João Bosco, Oscar Castro Neves, Hermeto Pascoal, Chico Buarque, MPB4, João Gilberto, Luis Bonfa, Leny Andrade and Johnny Alf in Brazil to name a few, Matta has developed his own musical signature making him a first-call bass player of Brazilian music and jazz musicians
CHICO PINEHIRO

Born and raised in São Paulo, two-time Grammy nominee Chico started working as a studio session guitarist at age 14. He was soon called to collaborate with a wide range of artists in Brazil and abroad. Today, Chico is considered a leading figure both in and outside the Brazilian music scene, having distinguished himself as a guitarist, composer, and arranger. Alongside his main projects as leader, he has collaborated with such artists such as Placido Domingo, Brad Mehldau, Dave Grusin, Kenny Werner, Bob Mintzer, Herbie Hancock, The Paris Jazz Big Band,, Julian Lage & Steve Cardenas, Esperanza Spalding, Joyce, Ivan Lins, Rosa Passos, Dori Caymmi, Danilo Caymmi, João Donato, Johnny Alf, and the list goes on and on!
CATARINA DOS SANTOS

Catarina dos Santos, vocalist, educator, songwriter, and sound artist, integrates Portuguese Brazilian and Africa.n roots. Her passion for Jazz took her to NYC,where she studied jazz performance at The City College of New York, and orchestration at the The Julliard School. While there, she was lead singer for Nation Beat which fused North Easter Brazilian Maracatu and New Orleans Second Line, and performed with Latin greats such as Montego Joe. As composer/producer she has received funding from The Rockefeller Foundation. Catarina has performed extensively, including The Blue Note and Joe’s Pub (NYC), and at multiple jazz festivals including New Orleans and Stowe. She is the lead Vocal Jazz teacher at Lisbon's National Conservatory and teaches Theory and Ear Training at EMARTE. Adding to her artistry, Catarina is a uniquely talented scatter, as well as percussionist.
FELIPE GALGANNI

Originally from Brazil, Felipe Galganni has spent the last 20 years choreographing, producing, performing, and teaching as a tap dancer in NYC and in Brazil. Felipe is a recipient of the Machado de Assis Medal for his work disseminating Brazilian culture in NYC, and most recently a Bistro Award recipient for Unique Jazz Presentation, with his BOSSA TAP TRIO.
He has been a faculty member at Steps on Broadway for more than 12 years and has instructed at various dance festivals, including Tap City, Tap Kids, and the Joffrey Tap Intensive, as well as at institutions such as Vassar College and the Juilliard School. Felipe served as an artist in residence at The American Tap Dance Foundation, where he created new choreography for over a decade until the organization ceased operations in 2024.
Felipei has performed and toured tap dancing with two Grammy-winning artists - “Tim Kubart and the Space Cadets'', as well as legendary Brazilian bassist Nilson Matta. Felipe has been seen in dance works by his mentor, Brenda Bufalino, as well as Michelle Dorrance, Derick K. Grant, Heather Cornell, Max Pollak and Lisa La Touche
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Our week will commence with an optional welcome dinner on Tuesday night. Classes (Wednesday - Sunday) will culminate in a performance on Sunday night at a Paris club. The instrutional schedule will allow ample time to partake in Paris' cultural eplorations, as well as its cuisine and night
Instrumental & vocal schedule includes approximately 5 hours per day; tap dance includes 4 hours daily. Sessions will typically be held in the afternoon, with flexibility to move instrction to the morning to accommodate sightseeing. Daily instructional hours will be finalized and posted mid-January.
INSTRUCTIONAL VENUE
Classes will be held at STUDIO BLEU rehearsal / recording studios and dance studios (see below).


Où rester
Les participants sont responsables de leur voyage, de leur hébergement et de leurs repas. Cependant, SMJ étudie la possibilité d'un tarif de groupe dans plusieurs hôtels/B&B et publiera des mises à jour . Si vous êtes intéressé par un tarif groupe,s'il vous plaît laissez-nous savoir.
Notre atelier vocal aura lieu àPaulushuis.be. Si vous souhaitez resterproche du lieu de l'atelier, son adresse est :
Patijntjestraat 27
Patijntjestraat 27, 9000 Gand, Belgique
QUARTIERS À GAND
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#1 PATERSCHOL – Où loger pour la première fois
The Insiders Guide to Paris Neighborhoods, along with the map below, is a good way to familiarize yourself with the various neighborhoods.

Program Costs & Policies
PRICES, INCLUDING DiSCOUNTS FOR INTERNATIONAL PARTICIPANTS, TBA
CANCELLATION POLICY
Due to the small size of the program (approximately 10-18 participants), refunds will not be possible should you need to cancel. We therefore highly recommend that attendees purchase trip insurance in the event of an emergency.
COVID POLICIES
By completion of registration form, registrants agree to follow Samba Meets Jazz Workshops Covid protocols, and those of our instructional venue Vila Musical. At this point in time masking and testing are not required. Vaccinations are also not required.