O Som Do Jazz (the sound of jazz in Portuguese) recaptures the spirit of 1960s-70s Brazilian Bossa Nova, samba-jazz, MPB & Baião. The sextet features Rio de Janeiro singer Andrea Moraes Manson and an international crew of Colombian, Brazilian, Mexican and U.S. jazz musicians playing the Great Brazilian Songbook of Tom Jobim, Edu Lobo, Gilberto Gil, Marcos Valle, Baden Powell and others!

The group has performed on the Clearwater Jazz Holiday, St. Petersburg Jazz Festival, Miami International Jazz Fest, Pensacola Jazz Fest, Artis Naples and other special events. O Som Do Jazz has four CDs and original music placed in television shows on HBO, BBC & Fox as well as in Chinese and Turkish Bossa Nova compilations. Musicians include Andrea Moraes Manson (vocals), Alex Malkovich (sax), John O’Leary (piano), Alejandro Arenas (bass), Mark Feinman (drums) & David Manson (trombone). For more info about O Som Do Jazz, see www.osomdojazz.com

“O Som Do Jazz Sextet performed to a packed Side Door cabaret room at the Palladium. Attendees lounged to the pitch-perfect sounds of the experienced jazzy players; a sonorous mix of instrumental numbers, classic Brazilian pop and sultry samba. Dynamic and subtly passionate, Andrea Moraes Manson sang with a range that went from whisper soft to belly-socking belt-outs, drawing from Brazilian greats like Elis Regina.” – Julie Garisto, Creative Loafing