Chris and Alexandra review their work by listening to the magical sound of "STAGE"! #Palco #GilbertoGil #EarthWindandFire #ChicagoSoul #ChicagoTribute #Stage #VocalSession #LanguageCoaching #PaulaSantoro

It is Brazilian music folklore that almost 40 years ago, the great Gilberto Gil paid homage to the legendary Chicago band Earth, Wind & Fire with the classic "Palco." Arthur Maia is the most storied Bass player in Brazil music history, and has played and recorded "Palco" with Gilberto Gil for over 30 years. "Palco" is a masterpiece ... and Arthur's bass playing on the track and live in concert is iconic. For our project, we wanted to pay homage to Gilberto Gil by exposing "Pa

"STAGE" ("Palco" composed by Gilberto Gil) English "Stage" Lyric by Darryl Tookes Publisher: Preta Music Inc. 1981 -- Music from the album, ALEXANDRA JACKSON: Legacy & Alchemy THE BACK STORY On her debut album, Alexandra Jackson invited Earth, Wind & Fire (EWF) Grammy, Rock and Roll, and Songwriter Hall of Fame members: Larry Dunn and Al McKay to join her on "Stage". Track 9 on the album, this is the first-time English homage to Gilberto Gil's 1981 Brazil classic "Palco" ...

HISTORY BEHIND THE TRACK: The memory of Oscar Castro-Neves is at the very soul of this project. Because of Oscar this project exists. Project Executive Producer / Producer Robert Hebert was introduced to Oscar in 2010. Oscar embraced Robert, and to a very large degree helped Robert complete a good part of his education about Brazil music. In fact, they were planning Oscar’s last 2 albums when Oscar passed away in 2013; and Robert fondly speaks of Oscar sitting him down at his

Maestro Charles Floyd is the co-Producer, and Orchestra Arranger and Conductor of The Bossa Nova Noites Orquestra on "BRAZILICA." Born in Chicago, conductor, pianist, and composer Charles Floyd began studying piano at age 4, gave his first solo recital at age 9, and by age 20 had been heard in solo recital, chamber music and concerto performances throughout the United States and Spain. His mentors include pianists Joseph Schwartz, the late Aube Tzerko, Howard Karp, Lee Luvisi

The Sounds of Brazil's radio host, Scott Adams had the pleasure of interviewing Executive Producer Robert Hebert and singer Alexandra Jackson on his syndicated radio show. This is the premiere of a 10 part series where Scott Adams interviews Alexandra Jackson about her album Legacy & Alchemy. The first video is about her single, "Stage" (Palco). The full interview took place on October 14, 2018. Stay tuned for more videos! The album, Alexandra Jackson: Legacy & Alchemy is ava

The 4th single from the album is receiving airplay on radio stations across the U.S. Alexandra Jackson's "Corcovado" ("Quiet Nights") featuring Miles Davis, with Antonio Carlos Jobim & Ivan Lins -- from the "Alexandra Jackson: Legacy & Alchemy" album -- enters the charts playing on over 150 stations and channels. “Quiet Nights” was the JAZZIZ “song of the day," and the “Corcovado” version is featured in the JAZZIZ Magazine Fall Edition, its September and October online editio

Check out this photo gallery of Alexandra Jackson spending time with her colleagues in Chicago, Illinois over the weekend! Stay tuned for video content! Alexandra Jackson's musical journey is a must see experience! #AlexandraJackson #ChicagoJazz #ChicagoSoul #Music #HistoryofJazz #AndysJazzClub #WDCBRadio

Tonight ... Alexandra Jackson Harris is performing with Robert Irving III at Andy’s Jazz Club in Chicago ... performing songs of Antonio Carlos Jobim, including “Corcovado” (“Quiet Nights”) from Alexandra’s new album: “Alexandra Jackson: Legacy & Alchemy”. Stop by at 7:00pm! #ChicagoSoul #QuietNights #MilesDavis #TomJobim #RobertIrvingIII #Jazz #Brazil #Brazilmusic #AndysJazzClub #alexandrajackson #IvanLins #LegacyAlchemy