Album Notes

Boston Globe
"...The Joao Marcos Group plays well-loved Brazilian tunes...need for exaggeration. Shy,soft-spoken band leader Joao Marcos has been off in Brazilian cutting a CD..." Suzanne Ryan

Joao Marcos is a native of Chapada Diamantina (Wagner), a region in the interior of Bahia (Brasil) which resembles paradise. It was in this rich cultural environment where Joao was raised and had his first musical experiences. His composing and playing style is the result of the diverse musical influences and styles that he absorbed in the region: religious
music, freelance vocalists, "Coco" rhythm singers, accordion forro music and folklore that all has a strong Afro-bahian influence.
During his musical career Joao has recorded three independent CD's: Identidade (1999), Album de Familia (2002), and Tudo Bem (2007). All of his CD's were recorded and released in Boston (U.S.A.), and he has also recorded with other independent musicians and bands. In 2001 one of his songs, Agua de Poco, was included in a documentary, City of God, that was produced by students from Harvard University. In 2006 he participated in the Passport to East Cambridge Project where CCTV (Cambridge Community Television) produced a documentary about Joao that describes his musical experience. In 2007 Joao was given the Bizado Music Award for his dedication to bringing music to the Brazilian community in Boston.
In addition to performing in some of the most important stages and cultural places in the major capitals of his city, Joao has also performed in some of the most competitive venues among the music scene in Boston, which include Ryles Jazz Club, Acton Jazz Cafe, Scullers, Berklee College of Music, and the Cambridge Multicultural Arts Center.....
Whether Joao is performing solo with accampanied by his guitar or whether he is playing in a band of fine musicians, you can always find Bossa Nova, Samba, and Northeastern Brazilian music in his reportoire with a strong jazz influence.


Joao Marcos e natural da Chapada Diamantina (Wagner), regiao paradisiaca cravada no interior da Bahia (Brasil). Foi nesse ambiente culturalmente rico que ele cresceu e teve as suas primeiras experiencias no ambito musical.
A sua estilo de compor e tocar, e o resultado das diversas influencias e estilos musicais que absorveu em sua regiao. A musica religiosa, os repentistas, cantadores de cocos, sanfoneiros, musicas folcloricas. Com uma forte caracteristica afro-baiana.
Joao ao longo da sua carreira musical ja gravou tres CD's independentes: Identidade (1999), Album de Familia (2002) e Tudo Bem (2007). Todos gravados e lancados em Boston (USA). Mas ja teve as suas musicas gravadas por outros artistas e bandas independentes.
Em 2001 teve uma das suas musicas (Agua de Poco) incluida no documentario (City of God) produzidos por alunos da Harvard University. Em 2006 participou do projeto Passaport East Cambridge onde teve um documentario produzido pela C.C.T.V sobre a sua historia musical, e no mesmo ano foi homenageado pelo Bizado Music Award pela sua contribuicao musical dentro da comunidade bostoniana.
Alem de ter se apresentado em palcos e espacos culturais importantes nas principais capitais de seu pais, em Boston, ele ja passou pelos lugares mais competitivos do circuito musical como: Ryles Jazz Club, Acton Jazz Cafe, Double Tree, Berklee College of Music, Cambridge Multicultural Arts Center...
Se apresentando sozinho com o seu violao ou com a sua banda formada por grandes musicos, no seu repertorio voce podera encontrar Bossa Nova, Samba, Musica Nordestina, com uma forte influencia do jazz.