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Previous Performance
Téka & Friends
BRAZILIAN JAZZ
Téka, Robert Kyle, and Alyse Korn
Sunday, December 4, 2022 / 5 pm
Tickets $25.00
LOGAN HOUSE
at the Beatrice Wood Center for the Arts
Reception Follows the Performance
Presented by Cord International Media Group
"Téka & Friends" is a trio featuring Téka on guitar and vocals, singing in both Portuguese and English, Alyse Korn on keyboards and Robert Kyle on sax, flute and percussion. The trio perform many of the classics from the Brazilian Bossa Nova, Samba & Brazilian Jazz repertoire, as well as Brazilian flavored arrangements of Jazz standards from the great American songbook.
"The sensually hypnotic mood was set from the first note on Téka's acoustic guitar. Her right-hand comping was delicate and on par with a master jazz guitarist. Her rich vocal vibrato and tender yet powerful phrasing brought to mind some of the great instrumentalists in jazz history. Hearing Téka's voice, I wondered how much better Stan Getz would have played if he had lived to hear her. Téka's ability to alter melodies and arrangements to fit her Bossa style was jaw dropping."
– The International Review of Music by Devon Wendell
"The smooth sounds of the Brazilian born singer-guitarist and her New Bossa Band filled the air of Herb Alpert's cozy and elegantly appointed club in Bel Air. Téka is sensational. Her set list offered a wide variety of Brazilian jazz with songs sung in both Portuguese and English. Téka’s arrangements and adaptations are uniquely her own and her voice and the band synced up the way every band hopes for."
– The International Review of Music by James Defrances
"…Start with the fact that she is a fine guitarist with a velvety sounding voice then add an innate musicality that touched every aspect of her performance. … Like Joăo Gilberto, she brought everything into a unified expression, combining her vocal lines and rhythmic guitar accompaniments into a distinct buoyant musical blend."
– Los Angeles Times by Don Heckman
Watch Recent Peformance of "Téka & Friends"
Téka mastered the traditions of Brazilian music at an early age. Along the way, she became equally entranced by American jazz. As her artistry grew, her talented singing and guitar playing fused the sensual rhythms and harmonies of Brazil with the sophistication and improvisation of jazz.
Téka has performed and recorded with Brazilian legends Hermeto Pascoal, Gilberto Gil, Flora Purim and Airto Moreira, as well as Grammy award winner and Academy Award nominated pianist/composer Roger Kellaway. She has been featured as soloist with The Long Beach Symphony Orchestra, The San Luis Obispo Symphony Orchestra, and The Glendale Pops Orchestra.
She performs regularly at International Jazz Festivals and at some of Los Angeles’, Boston’s, New York’s and Europe’s best-known jazz venues.
Alyse Korn, a native of Miami Florida, grew up hearing and playing the rhythms of her neighbor Cuba. After completing a BA in Studio Music & Jazz Piano Performance from the University of Miami Frost School of Music, she received her MFA in Jazz Piano Performance from California Institute of the Arts (CalArts.) She has performed with many of top Jazz, Brazilian, and Salsa bands growing up in Miami, and her later home Los Angeles. Her musical career has taken her ALL over the world.
Robert Kyle has become known for his unique warm sound, melodic style, and his ability to harmoniously cross musical borders. His lyricism and passion are evident in whatever situation he finds himself. His performance and recording credits include work with Gino Vannelli, Cee Lo Green, Natalie Cole, Michael McDonald, Johnny Mathis, Jason Mraz, Chaka Khan, Michael Bolton, Linda Ronstadt, Carole King, Kenny Loggins, Brenda Russell, Lou Rawls, Guinga, Chico Pinheiro, Seu Jorge, Googoosh, Babyface, Della Reese, Francisco Aguabella, Al McKibbon, and many others. He's made over 50 tours to Europe and has performed at many of the biggest Jazz festivals, theaters and clubs in the world. Robert has ten CD's out under his own name and has a long list of arranging and production credits.
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About Cord International Media Group
Ojai native and resident Maryann Cord, Co-Founder & CEO of Cord International Media Group is producing and promoting the concert for Beatrice Wood Center for the Arts cultural programming. Cord International's Hana Ola Records is known as the first name in vintage Hawaiian music, a music recording and licensing company passionately dedicated to preserving, restoring and releasing lost real Hawaiian music, with a huge catalog of recordings.
Téka mastered the traditions of Brazilian music at an early age. Along the way, she became equally entranced by American jazz. As her artistry grew, her talented singing and guitar playing fused the sensual rhythms and harmonies of Brazil with the sophistication and improvisation of jazz. 
Alyse Korn, a native of Miami Florida, grew up hearing and playing the rhythms of her neighbor Cuba. After completing a BA in Studio Music & Jazz Piano Performance from the University of Miami Frost School of Music, she received her MFA in Jazz Piano Performance from California Institute of the Arts (CalArts.) She has performed with many of top Jazz, Brazilian, and Salsa bands growing up in Miami, and her later home Los Angeles. Her musical career has taken her ALL over the world.
Robert Kyle has become known for his unique warm sound, melodic style, and his ability to harmoniously cross musical borders. His lyricism and passion are evident in whatever situation he finds himself. His performance and recording credits include work with Gino Vannelli, Cee Lo Green, Natalie Cole, Michael McDonald, Johnny Mathis, Jason Mraz, Chaka Khan, Michael Bolton, Linda Ronstadt, Carole King, Kenny Loggins, Brenda Russell, Lou Rawls, Guinga, Chico Pinheiro, Seu Jorge, Googoosh, Babyface, Della Reese, Francisco Aguabella, Al McKibbon, and many others. He's made over 50 tours to Europe and has performed at many of the biggest Jazz festivals, theaters and clubs in the world. Robert has ten CD's out under his own name and has a long list of arranging and production credits.
