Basic Information
Label: MJH Music
Management: PRI Global
Members: Michael Joseph Harris - guitars, conga, bongo :: Alejandro Lucini - drums :: Tom Barrick - drums :: Eric Leifert - bass :: Bruno Lucini - percussion :: Alfredo
Bossalingo
Baltimore, MD
Jazz / World / Brazilian
Bio
Bossalingo includes a variety of musicians from the United States, Brazil, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Nicaragua, and El Salvador. Band leader Michael Joseph Harris brings his expressive guitar playing and original compositions to the group. The compositions allow for a lot of interaction and improvisation during the live shows. Bossalingo ranges in size from a 4 piece with drums, bass, and percussion to an 8 piece with timbales, keys, trumpet, & sax, depending on the venue and vibe.
Past Shows
Sat, Jan 22, 2011
Doors Open: 1:00 PM
Ages: All Ages
Hydes, MD
Fri, Jan 21, 2011
Doors Open: 7:00 PM
Ages: All Ages
Towson, MD
Sat, Sep 25, 2010
Private Show
District of Columbia, DC
Thu, Jul 8, 2010
Doors Open: 5:00 PM
Ages: All Ages
Hydes, MD
Press
“Bossalingo began in the mid-1990s, playing the classic songs of Brazilian composers such as Antonio Carlos Jobim and Luiz Bonfá and delighting audiences with regular gigs at U Street’s Chi Cha Lounge. But after a five-year layoff, things seem to have changed. At the Nov. 7 release show for their new CD, Steps Beyond, the group took listeners at Blues Alley on a Pan-American tour of Latin rhythms that went well beyond the boundaries of its Brazil-focused name.
Bossalingo’s core musicians were augmented at this performance by New York-based pianist Arturo O’Farrill, founder and director of the Grammy Award-winning Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra. Opening the set with an original composition, “The Cat’s on Sugar Mountain,” bandleader, composer and guitarist Michael Joseph Harris’s playing reflected Latin, jazz, folk and rock influences. Throughout the night, his nylon-string acoustic guitar work would prove inventive and melodic... ”
Artist Stats
Fans: 1,291
Song Plays: 373
Visits: 1,398
Widget Hits: 7
Status
Status:
Posted a new song: "Juntos" http://www.reverbnation.com/c./poni/87887737 #music
Blog
Bossalingo returns!!
Mar 25, 2010 at 10:23 PM
Hey everyone,
Thanks for all of your support for Bossalingo in the recent years. I have been busy writing a lot of new music and we are currently in the studio laying some awesome tracks that really capture the energy we bring to live shows. Its exciting to finally be recording a bunch of original music that truly reflects my love for Brazilian...
