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Monday, 26 November 2012

BANDA MANTIQUEIRA CLOSES OUT THE FESTIVAL

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The grand closing concert will take place tonight at Usina del Arte at 8.30 p.m. Banda Mantiqueira, a Brazilian big band created by clarinetist and saxophonist Nailor Azevedo in 1991, will close out a fabulous six-day jazz-packed program. Following the tradition of ensembles such as Count Basie’s, Duke Ellington’s and the Orquesta Tabajara of the legendary Severino Araújo (deceased last August, at 95), this dream team of great Brazilian musicians comes for the first time to Buenos Aires and for such a special occasion as the closing night of the Festival’s successful 2012 edition. There are tickets available, and the easiest way to get them is by purchasing them on this website.

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