Alvorada

 

Reviews

 

"Great music !" -- Michael Burnett, Detroit World Festival

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"Great !" -- NKSK Events, Detroit, Michigan

 

"Wonderful !" -- Ralphe Armstrong (Jazz Bassist), Detroit, Michigan

 

"Some of the best in the D (Detroit)" -- Stephanie Whitfield, Detroit, Michigan

 

"A frequent featured artist for the Spotlight Concert Series at Jazz Cafe Detroit" -- DETEvents, Detroit, Michigan

 

"Sophisticated Pan-Latin / Jazz melodies & chord progressions, with Brazilian sounds at the forefront" -- Michael Innes Productions, Detroit, Michigan

 

"A bright fusion of Latin, Jazz, & Transglobal Soul" -- Nick Ulrich, Austin World Music Showcase (Austin, Texas)

 

"Guitarist Geoffrey Esty is adventurous & innovative while at the same time creating achingly beautiful sounds" -- Trinity House Theatre, Livonia, Michigan

 

"Gorgeous" -- Ibrahim Aminou, The Sahara Lounge, Austin, Texas

 

"Vocalist Jade Fairfax is an engaging storyteller as well as an inspired song interpreter. It's great to learn the stories behind these beautiful and classy song performances" -- Judy Gail Krasnow, national author & storyteller

 

"Mr. Esty's guitar stylings have just the right touch of humor and whimsy, without obscuring the inherent beauty of the song material" -- Karl Diez, The Yellow Barn Theatre, Ann Arbor, Michigan

 

"Alvorada's original songs are full of fresh Latin-Jazz-World Music sounds and poetic & philosophical lyrics. I especially love the song, "If Beauty Could Kill"" --  Scott Heimlich, The Barcelona, Columbus, Ohio

 

"Jade's voice is beautiful, especially on the Brazilian songs" -- Paula Stone, songwriter for Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66

 

"Darlings" -- Steve Kovich, Trinity House Theatre, Livonia, Michigan

 

"Geoffrey Esty's guitarwork shows influences of Joe Pass, Baden-Powell, Paco de Lucia, Bill Frisell, Allan Holdsworth, and Pat Metheny" -- Leighton Findlay,  Findlay Creative Arts, Rochester Hills, Michigan

 

"Jade Fairfax has a special rich & frosted voice, well-suited for Jazzy Latin Art Songs" -- Stan Smith, Jazz Musician, Columbus, Ohio

 

"Geoffrey & Jade make a great combination -- they just simply sound absolutely right together" -- Martha Erraez, Sabor a Cafe, Chicago, Illinois

 

"Alvorada is great !" -- Steven Gamburd, owner, Phoenix Cafe, Hazel Park (Metropolitan Detroit), Michigan

 

"Good people ! Hoping we'll share another stage together in my new year !" – Detroit Producer, Poet & Songstress LaShaun Phoenix Kotaran

 

"We can't wait to see your live performance on Sunday !" – Producer Stephanie Raquel L. Gilmore, Detroit Latin Festival 2017

 

"Alvorada is dope !" -- Andre DuBois, CEO & Founder of Reflective Music (Record Label & Music Artist Group, Chicago)

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"Alvorada sounds great !" -- LeahAliza Lee, Michigan-Based & International Interpreter of Historic Latin Music

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"We were delighted to have Alvorada perform at the 2017 Southwest Holiday Festival !" -- Teresa Penman, Producer, St. Anthony Center, Detroit

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"Dope Brazlian music !" -- Detroit Producer Joel Fluent Greene (2016 "Mo' Better : A Man Can Change" Event at Jazz Cafe Detroit, where Alvorada opened for Grammy-nominated artist Brandon Williams Trio)

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"Fine musicians" -- Lonnie Reid, Jazz Musician, Cleveland, Ohio

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"Jade has a pretty & expressive voice with uniquely special qualities, similar to the voice of Astrud Gilberto" -- Gary Cooper, Jazz Musician, Detroit, Michigan

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"With a voice that has autumn burnished qualities, mixed with dewy spring overtones, Jade creates unique song interpretations" -- Eileen Bristol, Sahara Lounge, Austin, Texas

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