What makes Brazilian music so irresistible? How and why does it keep shaping the sound of today鈥檚 pop music?
Join us for an immersive, all-levels workshop on the rhythms of Brazilian music and their influence on contemporary artists across genres. From samba to bossa nova through samba-reggae, we鈥檒l explore the Brazilian grooves that have shaped modern pop music.
This workshop will trace connections from Jo茫o Gilberto鈥檚 bossa nova guitar, to Michael Jackson鈥檚 collaborations with Olodum, to the modern sounds of artists like Noname and Laufey.
Whether you鈥檙e a performer looking to deepen your rhythmic vocabulary, a producer wanting to expand their arranging/sequencing techniques, or a listener curious about the roots of today鈥檚 pop music, this workshop will help deepen your understanding of Brazilian rhythm.
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Joao Martins is a pianist, percussionist, composer, and researcher specializing in Brazilian music and culture, music of the African diaspora, and post-colonial studies.
He is currently Visiting Assistant Professor at SA国际传媒, a recipient of the Ingolf Dahl Award for his research in jazz pedagogy, and a grant recipient from the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs.
He has toured Europe, Brazil, South Korea, and the US as a pianist and percussionist, and has composed and arranged music for film, theater, and dance. He has taught workshops and presented at conferences in Brazil, Europe, South Korea, and the US.
He holds a PhD from University of California - Irvine, a B.M. from Berklee College of Music, a M.A. from the University of Amsterdam, and a B.A. from the University of Coimbra.
He has studied percussion with samba schools Mangueira and Grande Rio (Rio de Janeiro), Oficina de Investiga莽茫o Musical and Capoeira Kilombolas (Salvador da Bahia), and Jorge Alab锚 (New York); piano with Joanne Brackeen, Nina Scolnik, Kei Akagi, Doug Johnson, and Ray Santisi; and composition with Yakov Gubanov, Tibor Pusztai, Marti Epstein, and Chris Dobrian.
