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Juu Jääb Presents: MARIO BAKUNA TRIO (BRA)

  • Philly Joe's jazz club 10 Vabaduse väljak Tallinn, Harju maakond, 10146 Estonia (map)

Mario Bakuna – vokaal ja akustiline kitarr
Felippe Oliveira – bass
Uccio Gaeta – löökpillid

Mario Bakuna on Londonis elav Brasiilia helilooja, laulja ja kitarrimängija, kelle professionaalne muusikukarjäär on kestnud juba üle kahekümne aasta. Ta on lõpetanud Brasiilias Sao Paulo Muusika vabaülikooli. Seal õppis ta selliste muusikute käe all nagu Olmir Stocker, Roberto Sion ja Roberto Bomilcar (pianist, kes mängis koos Frank Sinatraga tema viibimisel Brasiilias). Mario Bakuna reisis Euroopasse, et laiendada oma ampluaad muusikuna ja pärast Londonisse elama asumist on temast saanud üks silmapaistvamaid Brasiilia muusika viljelejaid Inglismaal. Ta on mänginud kontserdipaikades üle terve Suurbritannia ja mujal koos selliste muusikutega nagu Jean Toussaint, Liam Noble, Ricardo dos Santos, Edmundo Carneiro, Cacau Queiroz, Alain Jean Marie, Dudu Penz, Nelson Ayres ja Filó Machado. Tema eelmise albumi, mis salvestati Pariisis koos maineka Brasiilia löökpillimängija Edmundo Carneiroga, kontsertturnee müüdi välja enamikus Euroopa riikides, Brasiilias ja Aafrikast rääkimata ning pälvis suurepärast tagasisidet kõikjal. „ ... rikastatud saudade ja hoolikalt lihvitud talendiga, mis on aastatepikkuse töö tulemus ... õrnus on käegakatsutav“ kirjutas ajakiri Songlines 2019. aasta debüütalbumi „Where Rio de Janeiro Meets Bahia“ kohta. 2021. aastal andis Mario koos oma kvartetiga välja albumi „Brazilian Landscapes“.

Album on peegeldus maailma ühe rikkaima muusikapärandiga riigist – alates baiãost ja xaxadost ning lõpetades samba ja bossa novaga. „Brazilian Landscapes“ keskendub peamiselt afro-brasiilia muusikale, jazzile ja bossa novale, lisaks arranžeeritakse uusi seadeid legendaarsetest Brasiilia artistidelt nagu Tom Jobim, Paulo Moura ja João Donato. Projekt tõstab esile Brasiilia muusika parimaid palasid ja sisaldab uusi töötlusi heliloojatelt Emilio Santiago, Marcos Valle, Claudio Bertrami, Gilberto Gil, João Bosco ning forrozeiros Dominguinhos ja Luiz Gonzaga.

„Brazilian Landscapes“ kujutab märgilist osa Brasiilia jazzist ning on austusavaldus Brasiilia inimeste kultuurile ja mälestusele. See on aastatepikkuse inspiratsiooni tulemus, mida Mario Bakuna ammutas Brasiilias reisides, kogedes riigi rütmilist ja harmoonilist rikkust.

Mario Bakuna on Acoustic Guitar and Vocals
Felippe Oliveira on Bass
Uccio Gaeta on Drums 

". . . infused with saudade and well-honed talent achieved through in-depth research and years of experience . . . the tenderness is palpable," wrote Songlines magazine on Where Rio de Janeiro Meets Bahia, Mario Bakuna's 2019 debut album with master percussionist Edmundo Carneiro.

After a very successful season performing at international festivals and prestigious music venues in Europe, Africa and Brazil, promoting his previous album, Mario Bakuna's latest release is Brazilian Landscapes. Brazilian Landscapes focuses specifically on Afro-Brazilian music, jazz and Bossa Nova, in addition to developing new arrangements of compositions by legendary Brazilian artists such as Tom Jobim, Paulo Moura and João Donato. Conceived by Mario Bakuna, Brazilian Landscapes celebrates the best of Brazilian music and features new arrangements of material by great composers such as Emilio Santiago, Marcos Valle, Claudio Bertrami, Gilberto Gil, João Bosco, and the 'forrozeiros' Dominguinhos and Luiz Gonzaga.


Brazilian Landscapes is a legitimate piece of Brazilian Jazz and a tribute to the culture and memory of Brazilian people and is the result of years of inspiration he drew upon while travelling through Brazil, experiencing its rhythmic and harmonic richness.
From the arid landscape in the northeast that's brought to the chorus of songs of forró, baião and xaxado, to the African influence found in Ijexá, the popularity of Samba and the sophistication of Bossa Nova, Mario and his musicians celebrate the most musically-rich territory on Earth.


Mario Bakuna is a London-based Brazilian composer, singer and guitar player, with twenty years of professional experience. He is a graduate of the Free University of Music in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Whilst there he studied with musicians such as Olmir Stocker, Roberto Sion and Roberto Bomilcar (the pianist who played with Frank Sinatra during his visit to Brazil). He travelled to Europe to expand his research, and since settling in London Mario Bakuna has become one the most prominent names and a reference of Brazilian Music in England. He's been playing in the best music venues in the UK and abroad alongside musicians such as Jean Toussaint, Liam Noble, Ricardo dos Santos, Edmundo Carneiro, Cacau Queiroz, Alain Jean Marie, Dudu Penz, Nelson Ayres and Filó Machado. His previous album's show - recorded in Paris alongside the renowned Brazilian percussionist Edmundo Carneiro - travelled to pretty much most countries in Europe, not to mention Brazil and Africa, with sold-out nights and great feedback everywhere. In 2021, he released his album as a quartet – Brazilian Landscapes.


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(Üli)õpilastele kehtib õpilaspileti näitamisel soodushinnaga pilet 5 €.

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Hinnas sisaldub agenditasu

Lastele kuni 12 aastat (k.a) sissepääs tasuta.

Ukraina kodanikele on kodakondsust tõendava dokumendi alusel sissepääs tasuta.

Kontserdil ei kehti Club One, Philly Joe's Mob jt soodustused.

Philly Joe's jazziklubi toetavad Eesti Kultuurkapital, Kultuuriministeerium, Tallinna Kultuuri- ja Spordiamet, meie head patroonid jpt.

🎟 Pre-sale tickets from Piletilevi and at the door for 15 €. 

Student tickets available for 5 € upon presentation of student ID.

Support Estonian jazz and Philly Joe's with the special 25 € ticket. 

Prices include agent fees. 

Children up to 12 years old have free enterance.

Entrance for Ukranians is free upon presenting proof of citizenship.

Club One, Philly Joe's Mob and other discounts won't be valid for this concert.

Philly Joe's jazz club is supported by Cultural Endowment of Estonia, Ministry of Culture, Tallinn Culture and Sports Department, private patreons and many more.