Description

Opening night of Cape Ann Guitar Society's Folk Week is Cellist Catherine Bent’s Brasil Sonoroso project, featuring accordionist Rob Curto and percussionist Seba Ramirez, shares an evening of Brazilian Choro and Forró music.

Catherine Bent is a pioneering cellist in the Brazilian musical traditions of Choro and Forró. She is an Associate Professor at Berklee and on faculty at Choro Camp New England. Her wide-ranging career has included recordings, performances and tours with Cirque du Soleil, Joe Jackson, Lee Konitz, Greg Osby, Merce Cunningham Dance, Enya, Kanye West, Rod Stewart, Donna Summer, and poet laureate Robert Pinsky.

Rob Curto (accordion and vocals) grew up immersed in swing era jazz and moved to Brazil after falling for Choro and Forró. He helped introduce the music to a broader international audience as an original member of the NYC band Forró in the Dark. He has toured the US and Canada with his project Rob Curto’s Forró For All. 

Seba Ramírez (percussionist) is from Ciudad del Este, Paraguay. His playing is steeped in jazz, Paraguayan, Brazilian, and other South American musical traditions. He came to Berklee’s Global Jazz Institute after studies at the Liceu Conservatory in Barcelona and extensive experience touring and recording.