Beco do Choro (say: BECK-o du SHOR-o)
| Kailin Yong: Violin, Percussion,
Accordion, Vocals Teacher, composer and
innovator of 'Chinesegrass', Kailin Yong, a
native of Singapore, is an avid crossover violinist playing a colorful
palette of musical styles, notably with Boulder Acoustic Society.
Before moving to the United States in 1999, he won first prize in the
Singapore National Music Competition, toured the world with the Asian
Youth Orchestra, and studied at the Vienna Academy of Music. At Mark
O'Connor's Strings Conference, 2004, Kailin was named the recipient of
the Daniel Pearl memorial violin, an award established in the
journalist's name to promote understanding, friendship and harmony
among people through the power of music.
João Junqueira: Guitar, Percussion, Vocals Born and raised in
Brazil, João's unique approach to music comes from a
lifetime in Brazil and years of Jazz and World Music studies at Ohio
State and California Institute of the Arts. Improvisation is the
foundation of his original pieces, weaving a texture of guitar, voice,
and percussive sounds influenced by Brazilian, Jazz, and World Music.
By interpreting music within emotional and spiritual settings,
João
shares his personal belief that music is the most powerful channel for
transcendence of any existent boundaries between beings, spirits
and
cultures. Since the conclusion of his Jazz Guitar MFA at Cal Arts in
'96, João has worked intensively as a performer, composer,
arranger,
and lecturer of Brazilian music.
Francisco Marques: Guitar, Cavaquinho, Percussion, Vocals Born in São
Paulo,
Brasil on Oct. 12, 1978, he began formal music
studies at Colby College in Waterville, Maine on classical guitar and
earned a Bachelor of Arts in Music in 2000. He studied extensively with
several instructors including Mitchell Long. In 2003 he attended the
University of Colorado, Boulder School of Music. During the summer of
2004 he studied guitar and cavaquinho with private instructors at the
Federal University of Bahia (UFBA), in Salvador, Bahia. Francisco
currently teaches and performs in a variety of styles on guitar (6 and
7 string), cavaquinho, bass and percussion.
Dexter Payne: Clarinet, Percussion, Vocals Twice a finalist in the
Downbeat Readers Poll, Dexter has appeared on
NBC Today Show and Prairie Home Companion. He has performed in 11
countries in the Americas, recorded in Brazil with Paulinho
Tapajós and
Beth Carvalho as well as Antonio Mello and Thiago de Mello. He
performed with Rene Marie, Mac Rebbenack, Sharon Isbin, Elio
Revé,
Cachaito, Noites Illustradas, Judy Roderick, Dave VanRonk, Big Sky
Mudflaps, BarBQ Bob, Johnny Long and more. His newest recording with
Thiago de Mello, Another Feeling, features vocalist Ithamara Koorax and
four great pianists including Helio Alvez (Obrigado Brasil). Dexter
recently toured in Brazil, performing in Olinda, Pernambuco and Rio de
Janeiro.
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