Video- playing in Duo with Fabio Calazans dec 2011

Here's my song called Mastroianni, a Duo with my bro Fabio Calazans
I had a solo concert at Sesi's theatre and invite my friend to share this night.
We used to study gtr together in our teens...
nice moments.

Trio Canastra rides again in Sp

I have a gig with my friends from Trio Canastra- choro music every thursday of february in Sao Paulo , Br

http://www.octaviocafe.com/port/noticias.asp?id_noticia=181

Dando segmento ao projeto “Café Cultural”, que tem a proposta de levar diversão e arte aos clientes da cafeteria, o Octavio Café preparou uma programação especial este mês com apresentações semanais de um trio de choro no happy hour, às 18h30. A “Quinta-Feira Musical”, sob a curadoria do músico e compositor Juliano d’Horta Beccari, retorna sua atividades deste ano com o Grupo Canastra, formado por Fernando Maricondi (flauta), Evandro Gracelli (cavaquinho) e Remo Pellegrini (violão de sete cordas). O trio pode contar ainda com pandeiro e um segundo instrumento solista, como o sax tenor ou o bandolim.

A banda surge na cena paulistana revisitando o repertório tradicional de Pixinguinha, Waldir Azevedo e Jacob do Bandolim e reinterpretando os contemporâneos, Paulinho da Viola, Chico Buarque e Egberto Gismonti, com a leveza característica criada pelos músicos cariocas do século 18 para interpretar temas conhecidos da época.

Segundo Pellegrini, cada integrante do trio veio de um caminho diferente do choro. Ele tocava música instrumental brasileira, mas também tocava e cantava MPB, enquanto Maricondi tocava em orquestras, com conhecimento principalmente de música erudita, e Gracelli é guitarrista de blues, jazz e música brasileira instrumental e violonista. “Decidimos nos unir, informalmente, e tocar alguns choros, que já soavam muito bem. Montamos um repertório e nos apresentamos pela primeira vez em 2005”, conta.


Quinta-Feira Musical traz shows de chorinho em fevereiro


see Trio Canastra - http://www.cordaeventania.com.br/canastra.htm

Dec 2nd Last concert in Canada

Magic Moments with my friends, it was packed.
Big jam.
Unforgatable night.
Obrigado

Música Criativa at Ao Vivo Bar - jan 14 th Sp Brazil

Description
Após dois anos de bastante atividade musical no Canadá, o músico capixaba Evandro Gracelli, está de volta ao Brasil.
Morando em Ottawa, Evandro apresentou-se nos grande circuitos musicais canadenses, de Toronto`a Montreal.
Vários projetos musicais o levaram a participar de importantes festivais, como Ottawa Jazz Festival, Nuits d' Afrique, Festival de L'ete `a la ville du Quebec, Sudbury Jazz Fest, Ottawa Festival of Cultures, dentre outros.

Acompanhou artistas da cena Latina, Jazz e World Music , entre eles, Patricia Cano, Roddy Elias, Rogerio Bocatto , Rene Gely, Rachel Beausoleil, Rommel Ribeiro, Farine e Biriba, Florquestra Brasil, People Project, Sol da Capital, além de seu projeto pessoal e autoral -Evandro Gracelli Group.

Estudou com o violonista canadense Roddy Ellias .

Desenvolveu estudos de Educação Musical para crianças e adolescentes, ministrando cursos de Percepção Musical e
Workshops de Música Brasileira para escolas - École Élementaire Publique Francojeunesse- e na University of Ottawa.

Evandro Gracelli tem dois cd's lançados: Urucum (2004) e Pink Floyd for Kids - Coleção MPBbaby (2010).

http://www.esnips.com/displayimage.php?pid=33288139 or
http://www.esnips.com/displayimage.php?album=2216644&pid=33288139#top_display_media

Last interview in Canada

Two moments with Sol da Capital. Ottawa Jazz fest 2011 and Buckingham JAzz Fest 2011

http://blogs.ottawacitizen.com/2011/11/30/five-questions-for-evandro-gracelli-by-justin-duhaime/

Five questions for Evandro Gracelli (by Justin Duhaime)

Very soon, Ottawa will be one very distinctive guitarist/vocalist short. In a few days, Evandro Gracelli will be returning to his native Brazil after spending two years in Ottawa (he moved here in 2009 with his daughter to follow his wife who was studying criminology at the doctoral at the University of Ottawa).

Gracelli’s last Ottawa gig will be a final show Thursday (Dec. 1) at the Mercury Lounge with his quartet (reed player Jasmin Lalande, bassist/pianist Silvio Modolo, percussionist Angel Araos) — and, I expect, more than a few musical friends wanting to bid him adeus.

1) What are some of the things you did here while you wife was in school?
This time here I could go for my acoustic guitar, the nylon thing, playing with [guitarist] Rene Gely… I got a weekly gig in a Portuguese restaurant that helped me practice chord/melody [thing] and also singing/comping…

Being here made realize a lot of things that you lose when you’re unfocused. That sometimes your life [gets] stuck.

2) How did you find Ottawa?
Here there’s another vibe in the air, the time is different and Ottawa , it’s a cool city with cool people so I have time to be more creative to practice and study. I had this time, and enjoyed it lots.

The years here made me have another view of life — [like] a different human being. Your country is amazing.

I had a chance to live in a small city, being part of a community and could learn more about GIVING YOURSELF. Canada is a special place. Obrigado. I don’t know if I’m too philosophical.

3) What do you think about the music scene in the Ottawa/Gatineau region?
Man, there’s a lots of great musicians that need to be connected. I played last Friday in Buckingham (the Buckingham Jazz Festival). Man, there’s a guitar man there, Jean, I think, a great man. So there’s a lots of good players around, and that’s good.

4) How did you connect with the musicians you know and play with?
Man, move yourself. Naturally I met great people. We have to keep the vibe and listen, talk, exchange. Be open — jazz, blues, Latin, folk, free, gypsy — all can talk and be mixed. I do it like this, so I had luck meeting Rene Gely, Roddy Elias, Florquesta Brasil, Sol da Capital, Roda de Samba…. Lots of good music that help and give space to put my voice.

5) Do you have plans for when you’re back in Brazil?
Next week I’ll be back in Brazil and return in my home town, Vitória. I have a solo concert on Dec. 10.

Guitarist Evandro Gracelli plays Thursady, Dec. 1 from 9 to 11 p.m. at the Mercury Lounge. Admission: $10.





enjoy it.

My Bros in Ottawa - ca , october 31 st concert

Fellowship

Back in Brazil- UFES's concert dec 7 th 2011

I had a pleasure to join Papo de compositor, a project that brings musicians to share and talk with students and community at University of Espirito Santo - Vitoria - ES.
Nice crew who hold a nice vibe to keep this project, keep the torch guys.
It very important to share our view.

Thanks

also it was streamed and you can still listen to it.

Watch live streaming video from papodecompositor at livestream.com