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"Tempo de Amor" reminds us that experiencing a great love, even if it brings pain, is far more meaningful than living a life without passion. We believe the same is true of music.

That feeling was alive when we reunited with our dear friend Sara Magal at the Vancouver Jazz Festival 2025.

For now, we're still on pause, while bridges of love continue to be built in different corners of the world. But we're also dreaming of coming together again in November 2026.

Who's in? 🤍

Video by @patrickpaes
Mix by @aleciaglia

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Microtonal experiment with the guys, Choenden on piano, Rafa on drums and myself on Xenatone.

Part of the SMC Master Concert Series by Phonos.

#microtonal

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SMC phonos concert :)

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What an absolute thrill to ignite the Downtown Jazz stage! Celebrating 40 incredible years of this festival, and feeling the electric pulse of an unforgettable crowd. Our deepest gratitude to everyone who helped us carry the heart of Brazilian music even further. Until the next rhythm!
🎥: @patrickpaes

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Epic day at the Vancouver International Jazz Festival! It was an honor to kickoff the downtown stage at this iconic festival's 40th edition, and the crowd's energy was surreal. Our thanks to @sara_magal , @liammacdonaldmusic , and @connor_lum for lending their talents to this show; we truly value your contribution, frogs.

Immense gratitude extends to @coastaljazz for hosting us, @consbrasvancouver & Instituto Guimarães Rosa for strengthening Brazilian culture abroad, @cityofvancouver , @bloco107 , and our good friend @patrickpaes for capturing all the photos and footage. To all our friends and community, your unwavering support and presence made a tremendous impact. What a memory!

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Enjoying the Brazilian sounds of Amphibioux and former Semiahmoo Secondary Music Student, Choenden Kyirong at the Vancouver Coastal Jazz and Blues Festival

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Spread the word!

Photo by our good friend @eletrik_algae

Repost from @coastaljazz

The crown jewel of the Jazz Festival is back!
Downtown Jazz returns to sx™*anaq Xwtl'e7énk Square outside the Vancouver Art Gallery June 21-22! You won't want to miss this EPIC and entirely FREE series. Come celebrate the first weekend of summer with two stages, a marketplace of merchants and vendors, food trucks, games, giveaways and a licensed beer garden.

June 21
1:30pm - Amphibioux | @amphibioux
3:15pm - Feven Kidane Sextet | @thehabeshaman
4:45pm - Hanging Hearts | @hangingheartsmusic
6:30pm - Empanadas llegales | @empanadasilegaless
8:30pm - Kneebody | @kneebody

June 22
1:30pm - Jill Townsend Big Band | @jilltownsend2.0
3:15pm - Super K | @_super.k_
4:45pm - Garret T. Willie | @garrettwilliemusic
6:30pm - Dawn Pemberton Quintet | @dawnpemberton
8:30pm - Makaya McCraven |@makayamccraven

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Nanã, também conhecida como Nanã Buruquê, é, de acordo com a mitologia iorubá, a mãe da criação e a mais antiga dos orixás femininos. Por esse motivo, ela simboliza a sabedoria e a experiência da velhice. O maestro Moacir Santos compartilha sua experiência pessoal na composição desta canção, afirmando: "Bem, eu estava meditando à beira d’água e, como num sonho ou visão, vi Nanã vindo em minha direção: ‘Você viu Nanã? Você viu Nanã?’". A nossa interpretação desse tema também se inspira na versão do mestre Edison Machado, um grande baterista cuja obra, assim como a de Moacir Santos, é uma fonte essencial de inspiração pra nós.

🎥 by the amazing @patrickpaes

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Thank you to everyone who showed up last Saturday! We had an incredible time, the vibe was electric, and we truly felt the love. Huge gratitude @mario_silva_guitarrist @amarelasband @sara_magal @mlarissasantos @valeriia_forro @ilya.girnik for sharing your talents with us; you are exceptional representatives of Brazilian culture in Canada. Special thanks to @theinfidelsjazz and the hole crew of @foxcabaret for making it all possible. Peace!

🎥 @patrickpaes

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We had such a great time at the Fox tonight, as Amphibioux presented the Brazilian Storm, an epic exploration of the music and culture of Brazil.

Featuring AmarElas, Sara Magal, and a plethora of special guest musicians and dancers, this show had absolutely everything you could hope for in a show like this. And best of all, they absolutely packed the place with over 250 fans coming out to support the band.

Thanks so much to the Fox for being so easy to work with, and thanks to everybody that came out. We're working on our next presentation there, which we'll be announcing later this summer.

#jazz #livejazz #brazillianmusic

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Infidels Jazz is going into our biggest stretch of shows ever, with 5 huge shows taking place over the next four days!

We're kicking things off tonight at the Vancouver International Film Centre with Raagaverse! This group is led by vocal phenom Shruti Ramani, and tonight they'll be playing some of her Bollywood favourites, as well as select movie clips! There are still a few tickets left to this at the link in my bio but they're going really quickly.

On Friday night John Korsrud leads an All-Star band at Frankie's After Dark as they play the music of Canadian icon Kenny Wheeler! Come early for this as we are expecting a big turnout.

We are at the Fox Cabaret on Saturday night with Amphibioux & the Brazilian Storm, which will feature a ton of special guests, dancers, and other big suprises! Tickets to this are moving very quickly. While there is a chance that we might have tickets at the door, they will be more expensive. Make sure you buy in advance at the link in my bio.

We are back at After Dark a few hours later, with young Jazz upstarts Cole Woodland, Todd Stewart, and Parker Woods. If you want to see what the new generation of jazz musicians is up to, this will be perfect for you.

And last but not least, we are back at Hero's Welcome on Sunday with our bi-weekly Jam session, hosted by the Sharon Minemoto Trio. This is open to all Jazz musicians and it's only five bucks!

No matter what your tastes are, you're guaranteed to find at least one show to love this weekend...come say hi!

#jazz #livejazz #vancouverjazz #infidelsjazz

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THE BRAZILIAN STORM IS ON THE WAY

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