Understanding Samba Grooves

, samba This video is for jazz musicians, classical musicians, and musicians in general who want to learn about Brazilian music, especially samba. It highlights common rhythmic cells, accents, polyrhythms, Itaiguara is a New York Citybased recording artist and bassist, guitarist. A native of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, has toured internationally and recorded extensively with a wide range of Latin and World Music artists such as: Dianne Reeves, Ivan Lins, Marcos Valle, Toquinho, Roberto Menescal, Leny Andrade, Joyce Moreno, Carlos Lyra, Jaques Morelenbaum, Dom Salvador, Angelique Kidjo, Paquito de Rivera, Paulo Braga, Randy Brecker, Leo Gandelman, Claudio Roditi, Jovino SantosNeto, Emílio Santiago, Elba Ramalho, Guilherme Arantes, Romero Lubambo, among others. Itaiguara has a bachelor s degree from Berklee College of Music (summa cum laude) and a master s degree in Jazz Composition from Aaron Copland School of Music (Queens College). www.