Arlington Jazz Festival – Day 4:
Workshop: Rafael Barata presents...
​Brazilian Styles in
​Jazz Drumming
11:30AM–1:00PM, Sunday, April 2
Morningside Music Studio
TICKETS – $10 cover (advance tickets only!)

Born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Rafael Barata is a self-taught drummer based in NY. He started playing at the age of five and has played and recorded with many impressive artists such as Leny Andrade, Emilio Santiago, Rosa Passos, Lisa Ono, Jaques Morelenbaum, Kenny Barron, Milton Nascimento, Edu Lobo, Roberto Menescal, João Donato, Marcos Valle, Ivan Lins and Eliane Elias, who he worked on the GRAMMY award-winning album Made in Brazil with. Rafael tours all around the world with several projects including Eliane Elias Quartet (Eliane Elias, Marc Johnson and Rubens de La Corte), Cello Samba Trio (Jaques Morelenbaum and Lula Galvão), and lately, with the multi-awarded artist Dianne Reeves.​​

Visit Rafael's website here.

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