Jazz show

Valtinho Anastácio

When

Sunday, May 31 at 11:30 PM UTC

Venue

Zinc Bar

New York, Greenwich Village

Artists

Valtinho Anastácio

About

<h3 style="font-weight: 400; color: white;"><strong>Acclaimed Brazilian percussionist Valtinho Anastácio brings the sounds of Brazil to the Zinc every Sunday evening.</strong></h3> <p style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Showtimes:</strong> 7:30 PM & 9:00 PM | <strong>Tickets:</strong> $35 at the door<br /> <strong>Reservations:</strong> Not necessary — we recommend arriving 20–30 minutes before showtime.<br /> <strong>Seating:</strong> Available throughout the shows.<br /> <strong>Bar Hours:</strong> Open from 5:00 PM to midnight — no cover charge to enjoy cocktails and the vibe!</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Born in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Valtinho’s journey as a musician started as<br /> a child, inspired by the very streets he grew up on. This young musician<br /> soon realized that his love was with the many percussion instruments<br /> that pervaded the music of one of the richest musical cultures on the<br /> planet, and slowly, he learned to master the congas, the pandeiro, the<br /> berimbau, the agogos, the abes, the caixas and more. His voice then<br /> became the bridge upon which his craft took form. He went on to play and<br /> learn from some of Brazil’s top musicians, including Elis Regina,<br /> Wilson Simonal, Djavan, Milton Nascimento, Egberto Gismonti.<br /> Valtinho’s time in Tokyo led him to work with Japanese legends such as<br /> Terumasa Hino, Kazumi Watanabe. Toki Hidefumi and the luminous Ryuichi<br /> Sakamoto, with whom he toured in 1994 on the unforgettable ‘Sweet<br /> Revenge’ ticket. A live concert in Nihon Budokan also sealed his<br /> potential as a sessionist and accompanist extraordinaire, and meeting<br /> and playing with the great Jaco Pastorius was a moment that he would<br /> never forget. His next stop, New York City, turned out to be a career<br /> move that continued to help hone his craft and extended his experience<br /> and repertoire beyond his wildest dreams. Gigs with diverse musicians<br /> like Victor Bailey, Omar Hakim, Mongo Santamaria, Charlie Palmieri,<br /> Eddie Gomez, Kenny Barron, Toshiko Akiyoshi, Bill Cosby, Astrud<br /> Gilberto, Alex and Eddie Van Halen, and the Grammy-winning McCoy Tyner<br /> gave this Brazilian musician all the breaks he would ever need, leading<br /> him to spend part of his life in a city that lived and breathed music.<br /> He once said, “From then on, there were no more u-turns, I was<br /> dreaming with eyes wide open.”</p> <p><iframe class="lazyload" title="YouTube video player" data-src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kImve7tkixE?si=tE49wPHM5tYu_f1o" width="560" height="315" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></p>

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