Mario’s Latin Jazz Duo

Bossa Nova, Samba And Brazilian Jazz Band

Mario is a London based Bossa Nova, Samba And Brazilian Jazz guitar player that is amazingly talented and wonderful to listen to. He has vast professional experience as a touring performer and recording artiste. Mario graduated from the University of Music in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Apart from performing as a duo, Mario is also available as a trio, quartet or quintet, upon request.

Whilst there he studied with musicians such as: Olmir Stocker, Roberto Sion and Roberto Bomilcar (pianist who played with Frank Sinatra during his visit to Brazil). His study focusses on the development of an instrumental music repertoire; inspired by the greats of Jazz and Bossa Nova.

In addition to developing new arrangements of music by enshrined Brazilian artists as Tom Jobim, Paulo Moura, and João Donato, in recent years he has been focussing to reinterpretations of Samba Jazz – a music that emerged in Rio de Janeiro in the 50s and was pioneered by musicians like Luiz Eça, Tamba Trio, Edson Machado, among others.

Their repertoire was based on Brazilian standards with more sophisticated harmonies, inspired on the post-Bossa Nova movement. Recently, he travelled to Europe to expand his research, and since moving to London, he has been performing hip Brazilian Jazz music.

Audio Recordings

Repertoire List

• Deixa by Baden Powell
• Triste by Tom Jobim
• Garota de Ipanema (Girl from Ipanema) by Tom Jobim
• Desafinado (Off key) by Tom Jobim
• Maricotinha by Dorival Caymmi
• Samba de uma nota (One note samba) só by Tom Jobim
• O morro não tem vez by Tom Jobim
• Mas que nada by Jorge Ben
• Fotografia (Photograph) by Tom Jobim
• Bebê by Hermeto Pascoal
• Fica mal com Deus by Geraldo Vandre
• Maçã do rosto by Djavan
• Maria das Mercedes by Djavan
• ISó danço samba (Jazz’n’samba) by Tom Jobim
• Corcovado (Quiet Nights of quiet stars) by Tom Jobim
• Inutil paisagem (Useless landscapes) by tom Jobim
• Modinha by Tom Jobim
• Afrosambas by Vinicius de Moraes & Tom Jobim
• Imbola bola by Djavan
• Asa branca by Luiz Gonzaga
• Água de beber (Water to drink) by Tom Jobim
• São Salvador by Dorival Caymmi
• Boneco loco by Mario Bakuna
• Vera by Mario Bakuna
• Influência do jazz by Carlos Lyra
• Ponteio by Edu Lobo
• Nego maluco by Edu lobo
• Batendo a porta by João Nogueira
• Vivo Sonhando (Dreamer) by Tom Jobim
• I concentrate on you by Cole Porter
• Night and day by Cole Porter
• Speak no evil by Wayne Shorter
• Footprints by Wayne Shorter
• Overjoy by Steve Wonder
• Estate by Bruno Martino
• Saudade fez um samba by Carlos Lyra
• Summer samba by Marcos valle
• Maracangalha by Dorival Caymmi
• A vizinha do lado by Dorival Caymmi
• Você by Carlos Lyra
• Ela é carioca (She’s Carioca) by Tom Jobim
• Aqui, oh! by Toninho Horta
• Zâmba bem by Marcu Ribas
• Que pena by Jorge Ben
• Flor e espinho by Nelson Cavaquinho
• Insensatez (How insensitive) by Tom Jobim
• Pra dizer Adeus by Edu lobo
• A rã by João Donato
• Amazonas by João Donato
• Nua idéia by João Donato
• Estamos aí by Durval Ferreira
• Vera Cruz by Milton Nascimento
• Serrado by Djavan Beiral
• Djavan Xodo by Luiz Gonzaga
• Tive Razão by Seu Jorge

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