Member Since: 11/11/2005
Band Website: sofiaribeiro.com
Band Members: SOFIA RIBEIRO & MARC DEMUTH DUO
Sofia Ribeiro (vc) & Marc Demuth (db).
MARC DEMUTH 4TET FEAT. SOFIA RIBEIRO
Sofia Ribeiro (vc), Marc Demuth (db), Pascal Schumacher (vib), Joaquim Badenhorst (cl), Yves Peeters (drms).
SOFIA RIBEIRO / GUI DUVIGNAU 4TET
Sofia Ribeiro (vc), Gui Duvignau (db), João Salcedo (pno), Leandro Leonet (drms).
No ar (Sofia Ribeiro)
Mayo (Sofia Ribeiro)
Playful wings (Sofia Ribeiro/Gui Duvignau)
Ó gente da minha terra (Amália/T.Machado)
Black coffee (P.F.Webster/S.Burke)
You'd be so nice (C.Porter)
Influences: Ella Fitzgerald, Luciana Souza, Chet Baker, Guinga, Elis Regina, Joao Gilberto, Amalia Rodrigues, Fay Claassen, Sting, Lisa Bassenge, Norma Winstone, Kenny Wheeler, Caetano Veloso, Cassandra Wilson, Morcheeba, Bobby McFerrin, Mario Laginha, Carmen McRae, Carme Canela, Chris Cheek, Tom Jobim, Hermeto Pascoal, Chico Buarque, Debussy, Maria Pia de Vito, Theo Bleckmann, Bill Evans, Portishead, Milton Nascimento, Maria Joao, Bjork, Dominique Eade, Stevie Wonder, Beady Belle, David Linx, Pixinguinha, Ravel, Ricky Lee Jones, Holly Cole, (...)
Sounds Like: “Sofia is an exceptionally talented musician who is stylistically diverse and technically proficient, with a remarkable ear and articulation technique. Her stylistic interpretation is seasoned, sophisticated and extremely expressive. She is one of the best scat singers that I have ever worked with!â€
Bob Stoloff
“Sofia entered the talent-filled stage with both confidence and nobility. Her sound was wonderful. Her musical choices were simple and tasteful, managing to have presence without the usual vocal jazz clichés of over drama and imitation (…). This is clearly a case of true musical love and talent mixed sophisticatedly with lots of hard work.â€
By Nomi Zysblat, about Rainbow Band Concert at B.P.C., (Boston, U.S.A.), December 2005
â€Sofia seems to infuse the lyrics with emotion and soul and not simply sing the melodies, and this makes all the difference. An excellent debut record for a Portuguese jazz singer!â€
By Leonel Santos, about Sofia Ribeiro & Marc Demuth Duo CD “Dança da Solidãoâ€
Type of Label: None