Covid Precautions- Masks are required for entry and tour numbers are limited. TOURS- TOURS TAKE PLACE EVERY HOUR ON THE HALF HOUR STARTING AT 10:30 AM TO 3:30 PM. Next up: David KrollвЂ™s Country Christmas, Saturday, Dec. HOURS OF OPERATION- THE STUDIO IS OPEN TUESDAY-SATURDAY FROM 10AM TO 4PM. In Iowa, we don't know a bossa nova from a samba, but so what? - If you can't tell a beautiful butterfly from a mysterious moth, are either less enjoyable? Purim introduced a quick Carnival-based traditional shuffle by saying, 'We work all year for the privilege of the illusion that we can do or be anyone we want to be for four days.' The second set began with a bass solo by Nobre, then the band came out smiling and popped off some more jazz-oriented dance songs and ballads. One of Booker's instruments was two wooden blocks which Booker strapped around his wrist, both clustered with dried shells, each of those with a dried Brazil nut inside.Д«ooker called the instrument a вЂњSchwaaвЂќ for the soothing shooshing sound it emitted when shaken gently like a maraca. Now you know why he was born in New York. When Latin bands play, it seems like somebody is always shaking something, and Booker had an arsenal of percussion devices on a table, along with the requisite conga set.Д«ooker is son of Cannonball Adderley's bassist Walter Booker and is also jazz saxophonist Wayne Shorter's nephew. The band dressed casually, like a handful of bar musicians, with everyone in all black except Purim and Jorge, who turned in a decent scat vocal on several songs.

Jorge was one of the mellowest guitarists Iowa has heard in many years, and his playing was flawless. She introduced the band, including 'Clever George' the guitarist, and he sang a bossa nova while drummer Feliciano used a cellphone app to keep time. 'This song reminds us of how much we love Brazil and we miss home,' she said later when introducing 'Brazil Brazil.' She later clarified her American accent, saying, 'I grew up all over the country' as well as in many places overseas. When she talked between songs, Purim sounded like she was from Cleveland. Purim is the daughter of percussion legend Airto Moreira, who worked with Miles Davis and Weather Report, and iconic vocalist Flora Purim, featured on 'Return to Forever' with Chick Corea and Stanley Clarke. And again were the Russian sounds, but Purim then sang it in English so the locals could be certain they were hearing an American hit song. Next up was 'Girl From Ipanema' almost as though they just wanted to get that one out of the way and get on with trendier stuff. If music is good even when you can't understand the words, why have words at all? Purim and some of the band members later agreed that their native language does at times sound Russian - when heard by a Spanish-speaking Iowan, at any rate. Organize your group on BAND Its the perfect group communication app, with features like the Community Board, Shared Calendar, Polls, To-Do Lists.

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