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- Favorite website
- http://www.lillyabreu.com
- Pittsburgh Connection
- Carnegie Mellon University, University of Pittsburgh, Chatham University, Pittsburgh Opera, Latin American Cultural Union, Center for Latin American Studies and Hispanic Languages and Literatures at University of Pittsburgh.
- Favorite Pittsburgh musicians/performers
- Eric Susoeff, Dwayne Dolphin, Eric deFade, James Johnson III, Marty Ashby, Craig Davis, Jeff Grubbs, Tony dePaulis, Paul Thompson, Mark Lucas, Brian Stahursky, Tom Wendt, George Jones, Nelson Harrison, Rick Purcell, Steven Vance,
Maureen Budway, David Budway, Kenia, Daphne Alderson, and many, many, many other talented musicians I have the privilege to work with.
- Favorite Jazz Radio or media station
- WQED, WDUQ, NPR,
- Favorite Pittsburgh Jazz Venue
- CLO Cabaret
- About Me:
- I am a happy Brazilian mother of two college kids, that loves to sing and to teach. Love classical and popular music, and am happy singing a recital of Brazilian songs about the Amazon or some of the many gems by Antonio Carlos Jobim. Love going to work everyday :-)
- Website:
- http://www.lillyabreu.com
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I get a lot of compliments on my photos and would like to say that the recent pictures were taken by two wonderful professionals: Amy Rogers (amy@artimprphotog.com) and Eliezer Barros (eliezerphotos@yahoo.com). Nothing like having an artistic team working to capture the best in you. Thank you Amy and Eliezer!!
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"I know you will enjoy listening to this CD as much as I enjoyed being part of it.
You will hear 14 of the greatest classic Brazilian songs sung beautifully by the multi-talented vocalist Lilly Abreu. Lilly is like two singers in one, able to swing with the coolest bossa nova (check out the very romantic So Em Teus Bracos) as well as sing gloriously in a more chamber music like setting (Carinhoso is off-the hook!!!), she can samba like crazy too (you will not be able to hold still to Samba Da Minha Terra). The CD grooves start to finish thanks to all the fine musicians on the disc, present are; Dwayne Dolphin, James Johnson III, Eric DeFade, Alton Merrell, Jay & Lucas Ashby, David Ganc, Anne Williams and myself Eric Susoeff.
Thanks for considering buying this disc, if you love Brazilian Jazz you will not be disappointed."
I am in a process of updating my website www.lillyabreu.com and this way you can check for my concerts when you are back in the "Burgh".
You sound just beautiful
thanks for posting your recordings
love the string arrangement on Sabia. Did you record that in Pgh?
Look forward to hearing you again next time I'm in Pgh
Last time was quite a while ago
blessings,
Devorah
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