Join us for a night of Brazilian jazz and bossa nova with Moises Borges and his band as they celebrate the work of João Gilberto. Joining Moises' band will be frequent collaborator, Garrett Folger on trumpet. Tickets to attend in person are $20 each.

Featuring:

• Moises Borges, vocals and guitar
• Garrett Folger, trumpet and flugelhorn
• Gary Aprile, electric bass
• James O'Connor, drums

This event will also be livestreamed on BOP STOP's Youtube Channel at showtime. Accessing the stream is free but donations are encouraged and directly support the band.

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Based in Cleveland, Ohio for over two decades, Moises Borges is a gifted guitarist and vocalist born in Bahia, Brazil, He grew experimenting with rhythms such as bolero, baiao, xote, afoxe, frevo, forro, and especially Samba and Bossa Nova which are basic to his performances, his soothing voice and charm make for a wonderful evening of entertainment for all lovers of Brazilian Jazz.

Moises has performed at numerous countries, venues and events including the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Severance Hall & Cleveland Playhouse Square. He often performs at area outdoor festivals and Jazz Clubs on a regular basis.

Just back in town from a few international tours Moises is currently recording a new album of original work with renowned international guests such as Ken Peplowski, Diego Figueiredo, Chuchito Valdez, among others. Borges has become a prolific performer in the Northeast Ohio scene.

With 3 nominations to the Brazilian International Press Awards, and a fourth place in a nationwide original music contest in 2020 (BDOLive) Borges is a good storyteller, vivid and funny performer who plays mostly in the Samba and Bossa Nova tradition, interpreting his original songs besides classics by Jobim, Gilberto, Bosco and many others. Far away from his native Brazil, the music of his homeland is very much alive when he is on stage.

www.moisesborges.com

https://youtu.be/GLoq7OY0-TQ?si=3s_1bXL18S-LV71R

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Garrett Folger is a freelance composer, educator, and performer based in Cleveland, Ohio. A graduate of the conservatory of music at Baldwin-Wallace University, he has performed across the country including at the Kennedy Center and Carnegie Hall, as well as internationally in Canada, Europe, and in numerous festivals across Cuba in 2023. Notable musical collaborations at home include performances with Sammy DeLeon y su Orquesta, the Cleveland Jazz Orchestra, Jazzworks and his own group co-led by Carmen Castaldi and Anthony Fuoco where many of his own compositions are interpreted. Garrett’s large ensemble compositions have been performed by groups such as the Third Law Collective and the Skatch Andersson Orchestra.

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Gary Aprile is a New Yorker song writer, jazz guitarist and bass player for 40 years, now living in Cleveland with his family Gary has played and recorded with most of the jazz players in town and has been playing with Moises Borges for the last 15 years. He is a graduate of Cleveland State University, Case Western Reserve University, and the Berklee School of Music.

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James O’Connor is a drummer and songwriter from Akron, Ohio. He is known for his touring and recording with power pop band The Michael Weber Show, and he also makes music under his own moniker, entropi, for which he writes, records, produces, and performs independently. Alongside current musical endeavors, he has a book of poetry cowritten by fellow Ohio State Jazz Drumming graduate Brooklyn Rose Ludlow titled I Am Sitting In A Room (an ode to Alvin Lucier). James has been working on a short album of original material for entropi that is to be released sometime early next year.