Gafieira Rio Miami & Friends

Friday, February 28th, 2025 – 8pm

Pinecrest Gardens – Miami, FL

Featuring very special guests 2025 GRAMMY winning percussionist Tony Succar and world-renowned dancers Eric & Abigail Celestino

Gafieira Rio Miami is proud to welcome very special guest Tony Succar for this performance. A 2025 GRAMMY winner, Succar is a stellar percussionist, composer, bandleader and producer. To add even more excitement to the evening, world renowned dancers Eric & Abigail Celestino will fire up the show with their jaw-dropping skills. Get ready to experience the explosive energy of Gafieira Rio Miami & Friends!

Imagine Count Basie went to Rio de Janeiro and combined his big band with a samba school. This only begins to describe the powerful and joyous energy of Gafieira Rio Miami, the 11-piece band founded and led by Latin GRAMMY winning bassist Diogo Brown. This phenomenal group features lively samba percussion, a swinging hornsection, and the beautiful voice of Isa Duarte. Gafieira Rio Miami fuses samba, jazz and soul inspired by the joyous, 20th century Rio de Janeiro ballroom dance music known as “samba de gafieira”. “This band is a group of musicians in Miami who are in fact bringing back that art of big band samba. It’s a fantastic concept!” according to NPR.

Yes, the band is reviving the gafieira style, but also adding funk grooves and jazz improvisation. With members from diverse backgrounds including Brazil, US, Venezuela and Cuba, their live repertoire includes gorgeous arrangements of classics by Gilberto Gil, Djavan, Caetano Veloso, Jorge Benjor, Alcione, Wilson das Neves, Moacir Santos and others.