JOBIM FOREVER – NeW CONCERT, BAND & INTERNATIONAL TOUR announced – PLUS OTHER PERTH EVENTS ATTENDED – Juliana Areias

Hello Singapore, France, Switzerland and Brazil, Juliana Areias is coming on your way from 23 July to 21 August. Find out more by following @julianaareiasbossanovababy on Instagram.

Fri 20 Sep – back in Perth – Juliana Areias – JOBIM FOREVER concert, 6.30pm at The Ellington Jazz Club, featuring a new band member, Cuban pianist Moha Michek – BOOK NOW

Spring brings award-winning Brazilian singer-songwriter Juliana Areias, the Bossa Nova Baby, with her new band to present a magical tribute to her favourite composer and bossa nova master; Antonio Carlos Jobim.

Celebrating the 60th anniversary of the iconic album Getz/Gilberto, the 50th anniversary of Elis & Tom album, and remembering the 30th anniversary of Jobim’s death, the Jobim Forever concert will embrace timeless Jobim bossa classics – such as; The Girl from Ipanema, One Note Samba, Waters of March – which were introduced to the English-speaking world by Antonio Carlos Jobim, Joao & Astrud Gilberto, Stan Getz, Sergio Mendes, Charlie Byrd, Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra, Diana Krall, Herbie Hancock, Al Jarreau and Esperanza Spalding; – as well as other breathtaking Jobim compositions that may sound new for the audience.

Juliana was personally introduced to the Bossa Nova founders when she was a teenager by the legendary Brazilian music historian and journalist Ruy Castro who also dubbed her “The Bossa Nova Baby”. This direct contact with the bossa masters inspired her to become a professional singer and songwriter. Juliana still vividly remembers the last time she saw Jobim’s live open air concert at Ibirapuera Park in Sao Paulo City, one year before his passing in 1994 and how his music has been influencing her and future generations globally ever since.

For this exceptionally special concert, Juliana Areias’s Bossa Nova Baby band will feature for the first time Cuban pianist Mohamed Michel and bassist Danny Moss Jr, as well as her long time music partners Paul Millard (sax-flute), Francisco Muñoz (drums) and Rafael Mendeiros de Souza (percussion). – showcasing the amazing talent and cultural diversity we are so lucky to have in Perth.

Juliana Areias has performed on major stages around the world including the Sydney Opera House, Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club in London, the Green Room in New York, the Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland, the Auckland Festival in New Zealand and the legendary Beco das Garrafas in Rio de Janeiro. Her original album “Bossa Nova Baby” won “Best Brazilian Album” at the US Focus Brazil Awards in 2019 and spent five weeks in the US Top 100 Jazz Charts. Juliana has also been nominated five times for Western Australian Music Awards including Best World Music Act and Best Song.

Now it is your turn to feel spellbound by the Bossa Nova Baby, Juliana Areias.

–“The idea of mixing styles and cultures is reflected in Areias’ life and her music.”, Daily Record – USA

–“Rhythmically perfect and passionate vocal delivery. The toast of the Perth Jazz Scene. The release of Bossa Nova Baby has elevated her above a mere covers singer or bossa specialist. The singer excels in an elegant co-composed duet (Belas Artes) with Australia’s finest Brazilian-oriented 7-string guitarist, Doug de Vries” – The Australian

–“We celebrate the changing face of Australian music with Brazilian-born, Perth based singer Juliana’s excellent, Bossa Nova-centred album.” – ABC Radio National

–“It’s bossa that plays soccer with Jazz – as it has since the 60’s – and scoring a goal.” – O GLOBO – Brazil

–”A wonderful Brazilian-Australian bossa nova baby with contemporary bossa nova songs.“– Key and Chords – Belgium

More information: www.julianaareias.com

WHAT JULIANA AREIAS HAS BEEN UP TO RECENTLY

SUPPORTING PERTH INTERNATIONAL REVELATION FILM FESTIVAL – 3-14 July 2024

Have you made the most of @revfilmfest this year? We have! Since its opening until its last day on the 14th July, we have been there almost every day! Juliana Areias’s two highlights were:

First Highlight : What is your idea of a perfect time? This is what we had during the premiere of “Power Alley” (Levante) film at the @revfilmfest on the 4th July 2024 when we had the opportunity to watch the WA premiere of this multiple award-winning move from Brazil, as well as to enjoy an exclusive talk to the movie star @lorobardot for a Q&A session afterwards with @outinperth ‘s Graeme Watson afterwards, delving into the making of the film and its experience at the Cannes Film Festival. And to finish the night with special live music event featuring the film star Loro Bardot perfoming their own original songs ! What a triple treat!

Second highlight :6 July, 10.30pm “Beyond the Infernal darkness” – a selection of short horror films from Australia, Germany and Korea, featuring WA’s @monsterontheroof “Don’t Talk about the Monster on the roof” directed by Christopher Palk-Swan with assistant director Jobim Areias da Mata, Juliana Areias’s beloved son Jobim! @jobimzinho @jzhobean @fvckit.jpeg Proud mama!

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SUPPORTING PERTH’S NEW GENERATION TALENT AND CELEBRATING 15th YEARS OF THE ELLINGTON JAZZ CLUB – ELLINGTON 15 PHOTO EXHIBITION LAUNCH – 7 June 2024

This week, feeling a new wave of energy, after taking a pivotal decision and also after going out to appreciate the UNDENIABLE artistic talent of some incredible women I truly admire and their tremendous contribution to Perth’s superb arts scene.

Since Thursday discovering the original instrumental songs of CARLTON/FORSTER/PASS/VALENTI Quartet – via their beautiful live concert and album “UNDENIABLE”. Thank you Talya for this precious gift.

Yesterday at the opening of “Ellington 15 Exhibition: Fifteen Years of Jazz Photography” – Upstairs at The Ellington – curated by ANGELYNE WOLFE featuring the beautiful photographies of ANGELYNE Wolfe, Nathan Bullivant, Steven Emmerson, Ewa Ginal-Cumblidge, and Corey James. The free exhibition stays open until this Sunday night . You should come and see it.

Without Angelyne, the Ellington Jazz Club as we know it, would not have been created and succeed. Not only because thanks to her Graham Wood and Bernard Kong have met but also because her mark is in its every conceptual detail including its logo, its original website, posters and flyers and all her “behind the camera” work, literally helping to run the show.

Angelyne was also the photographer and graphic designer who did my album “Bossa Nova Baby” and who photographed its launch. It was extremely emotional to me to see that special night also represented in the exhibition as well as all the amazing moments captured of all my muso colleagues over these 15 years .

Thank you Angelyne for creating this exhibition and the Ellington itself and all your tremendous work for its success and its fine reputation. Thank you for celebrating and documenting The Ellington’s history and evolution – this place which is like home for all of us. Thank you.

Thank you as well for being there with me and for capturing these moments dear friend photographer Laura Casotti and Meu Amor Geoffrey Drake- Brockman.

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SPECIAL TRIBUTE TO LOIS OLNEY – 31 May 2024

Few moments of a very emotional Memorial for our beloved Lois Olney, which happended on 31/5 at the Kidogo House – beautifully organised by Lois’s closest friends Moira Finucane, Mama Alto and Dave Johnson featuring them along so many artists and friends who love Lois and could be there, including Diane Niyati, Dellla Rae Morrison, Maatakitj, Arunachala, Kate Pass, Talya Valenti, Lucky Oceans, Tenille Elkins, Ross McCallum, Horatio T Birdbath, Kylie Bracknel, Dan Howls, Ken Kelso, Reuben Kooperman, Ben Powers, Donna Simpson, Starlight Hotel Choir, Justin Olney, Kenton Pell, Kath Ryan, James Kerr and us: Meu Amor Geoffrey Drake-Brockman, myself and special friends who came to share the stage and this moment as well Shon Boublil and Loro Bardot. All my love, respect and gratitude… to all of you and to Lois, our star with her voice, art, friendship and generosity forever shining upon us.

Thank you for your generosity to the most generous heart I have ever met in Australia: Lois Olney.