$15 / 8:15 doors / 8:30 start / seated

Original compositions and music by Hermeto Pascoal, Paulinho da Viola, and Julius Hemphill.

Ma⋅cu⋅co (ma ku' ko)

1. a street in Sao Paulo, Brazil, named after
2. a South American bird.

Macuco Quintet is

based in Somerville, Massachusetts, and was formed in
2014 by Joel Springer to play original compositions
& some by Hermeto Pascoal, Moacir Santos,
and Julius Hemphill.

Macuco Quintet's music has been influenced by the
people, music, and nature of Brazil; 1970s modal jazz,
Haitian compas & Afro-Cuban music; composers Julius
Hemphill, Carla Bley, Sun Ra, and more.       

Featured Tonight:

              Yulia Musayelyan: flutes

               Rick Stone: alto sax, flute

               Joel Springer: tenor & sop sax, flute, composition/arrangements

               Allan Chase: bari & sop sax, flute

               Fernando Huergo: elec. bass

               Austin McMahon: drums