Join us Saturday, April 17th for a special CD Release Party for Bill Beach & Brasil Beat. The band is releasing their new recording, “Brasil Beat” on Axial Records. Featuring Bill Beach on piano and vocals, Dave Captein on bass, and Gary Hobbs on drums, Bill Beach & Brasil Beat play and sing (in portuguese) Brazilian Jazz, Bossa Nova, Samba and MPB. The music of Antonio Carlos Jobim, Edu Lobo, Milton Nascimento, Baden Powell, Carlos Lyra and many more! Also some great American Jazz & Blues!

“Conveys a pure essence of piano jazz that is sweet, lovely and irresistable. His solos emerge in a crisp lyricism that is engaged, resonant and consistently brilliant.” –Rebecca Webb, KINK radio

In a performing career that spans more that 25 years Bill Beach has performed with many jazz legends including Joe Henderson, Bobby Hutcherson, Eddie Harris, Howard Roberts, Mark Murphy, Charlie Rouse, Frank Morgan, Jimmy Cobb and Nat Adderley. He has studied withMarian McPartland, Jack DeJohnette and Warren Bernhardt. Bill has performed in Japan, Mexico, England, Holland and Belgium. His CD, Letting Go was releaseed in November of 2004.

Learn more at Bill’s website: www.billbeach.com