Joni NehRita returns to The Jazz Room after over three years in a whole new and intimate way! Since she last performed there she has explored new ways of making music that she is deeply passionate about. As a long-time looper, she has been enjoying the world of Circle Singing (developed by Bobby McFerrin) which she says is like looping, but with people. She has also visited Brazil twice in 2023 to further her studies in Brazilian percussion and a methodology called Música do Círculo for which she received a Canada Council for the Arts Professional Development Grant.
This show will be intimate- Joni on piano & guitar, Dave Gouveia from Toronto on percussion and Abu Ghouri & Abena Peprah on backing vocals. Together they will weave the story of Joni’s last few years and introduce the new songs she has written since her last visit. It will also be her debut of singing Brazilian songs in Portuguese.
Personnel:
Joni NehRita- vocals, piano, guitar
Percussion- Dave Gouveia
Backing Vocals- Abu Ghouri & Abena Peprah
Check Out: “Butterfly feat.” Penderecki String Quartet live (filmed by William Grift) “That’s the Truth” live on Canada AM “If You Read the Signs” live at the Jazz Room
This performance is part of the WOMEN IN JAZZ series, sponsored by DIVA INTERNATIONAL, makers of the Diva Cup.
