Come see us March 25th at the 1881 Bar in Pasadena. Show at 8pm
Open Strings
Open Strings is a Brazilian string trio made of three stellar Los Angeles based musicians: guitarists Douglas Lora and Wesley Amorim and violinist and mandolinist, Ted Falcon. The group plays exciting arrangements from Brazil of choros, forrós as well as their own original compositions. Each musician is an accomplished soloist and acclaimed recording artist. The group was formed in 2022. The show on March 28th at Resident in DTLA is produced by Vera’s Heartbeat as part of an ongoing series of Brazilian music in Los Angeles.
More info here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/an-evening-with-open-strings-ft-douglas-lora-ted-falcon-wesley-amorim-tickets-565916801387
Douglas Lora
Three time Grammy nominee guitarist and composer Douglas Lora transits with versatility through the universes of Classical and Popular Music, and has established himself as one of the most prominent artists of his generation.With a wide range of musical possibilities, Douglas has collaborated with renowned artist such as YoYo Ma, Paquito d’Rivera, Assad Brothers, Anat Cohen, Marco Pereira, Jovino Santos Neto, Ney Rosauro, Marina Piccinini, Paulo Bellinati, among others.
Member of the awarded Brasil Guitar Duo for over twenty years, Douglas has performed extensively at the most important theaters and concert halls in the United States, Europe, Asia and Latin America. Appearances as soloists with major orquestras such as Dallas Symphony, Houston Symphony, Philharmonic Orchestra of the Americas (New York City), Delaware Symphony, Sphinx Organization Orchestra, Orquestra Sinfônica do Estado de São Paulo (Brasil) and Aukso Orchestra (Poland).
Ted Falcon has lived and worked as a professional musician in New York City, Los Angeles, Sao Paulo and Brasilia (Brazil). In 2016 he moved back to Los Angeles after living in Brazil for 8 years. He is recognized in the music industry as a leader and catalyst of Brazilian Choro in the U.S. He has published several books about Brazilian musical regional styles such as Choro, Forró and Frevo. He taught violin for several years at the Escola de Choro Raphael Rabello, Brazil’s most respected choro school. Ted is one of the few innovators on the violin, an instrument rarely used in Brazilian popular music. He has released 10 records as a leader including 2 recent recordings: Ted Falcon and Gypsy Jazz Club, a tribute to the music of Django Reinhardt, and the Brazilian Strings Trio, a virtuosic group dedicated to the regional music of Brazil. Ted is currently a professor of music at Silverlake Conservatory of Music, a non-profit school founded by Flea of the Red Hot Chili Peppers.
Wesley Amorim is a Brazilian music producer, composer, and guitarist, skilled in areas such as music and executive production, session work, arrangement, film, and media composition. Amorim moved to the US in 2014 and has since shared the stage and/or recorded with renowned artists, including Alcione, Cyro Baptista, Luciana Mello, Neguinho da Beija-Flor, Jair Oliveira, and others. He has performed at Carnegie Hall, Birdland, Blue Note, Joe’s Pub, The Metropolitan Room, and many others. In 2019 Amorim released his first duo album, “Simas & Amorim Duo – ‘Deuce’” with the pianist Luiz Simas, to the acclaim of Creed Taylor and Antonio Adolfo. Wesley performed on the album ‘Selfie’ by the artist Jair Oliveira, nominated for the 2019 Latin Grammy Award for Best Portuguese Language Contemporary Pop Album. Recently moved to Los Angeles, Amorim receives a mentorship by the Reel Change Film Fund program powered by SESAC and composer Christophe Beck, administered by New Music USA. In April of 2021, Amorim was a Grand Prize Winner in Lee Ritenour’s Dreamcatcher guitar contest.
Ted Falcon at the ASTA Conference
Performing with Catherine Bent at the ASTA, American String Teacher Association Conference in Orlando on Friday, March 17th at 10:15am. Presenting a workshop about Brazilian Choro to string teachers and students on Saturday, March 18th at 8:15am.
Expanding your Ensemble’s Diversity with Brazilian Choro!
LEARN & PLAY
CELEBRATION 14-15
Come to Brazil and learn how to play Choro! Choro is best described in American terms as “the New Orleans jazz of Brazil.” It is a complex popular musical form based on improvisation, and like New Orleans jazz, blues, or ragtime, grew from a formalized musical structure and many worldly influences. It is upbeat and fun music that has become increasingly popular in the U.S in the last 20 years. Join us! All instruments welcome!
Focus Areas: Eclectic Styles, Community Music
Presenter: Ted Falcon, Silverlake Conservatory of Music
Roda de Choro
For the last 4 years, I have organized a monthly gathering of musicians and friends to play Brazilian music at Debs Park in Los Angeles. We meet from 11am-2pm on the second Saturday of each month. Join us on March 11th! It’s the LA Choro Club! I can’t think of a better way to spend a Saturday.
Forró at the 1881 Bar in Pasadena
Musical activities
| This weekend, November 12th – 13th, 2022 |
| :LA CHORO CLUB – Roda de Choro/Jam session |
| Hi friends! There’s some fun musical events happening this weekend in the Los Angeles area. Maybe you’d like to come and hear some Brazilian choro on Saturday at the Ernest Debs Park in Highland Park? It’s from 11am -2pm and all are welcome to attend and participate. Going to try out a drum circle at 2pm. Bring something to bang on! You know you want to!! LA CHORO roda – jam session Saturday, November 12th – free 11am-2pm 4235 Monterey Rd. Los Angeles On Sunday, I’m playing with my new amazing trio of friends Douglas Lora and Wesley Amorim in Santa Monica at Mt. Olive Church. It’s a $10 donation. Show starts at 5pm An afternoon of Brazilian Jazz with Ted Falcon, Wesley Amorim and Douglas Lora Sunday, November 13th, 2022, 5pm Mt. Olive Church 1343 Ocean Park Blvd Santa Monica |
Brazilian Strings Trio in Los Angeles this weekend!
Hi Friends!
After a long hiatus, the Brazilian Strings Trio has two concerts in Los Angeles this upcoming weekend!
West-siders, come see us at LACMA in Los Angeles on August 6th!
It’s a free outdoor event.
Bring cozy chairs, wine, lunch and have a picnic!
Andrew Finn Magill – violin
Ted Falcon – violin and mandolin
Wesley Amorim – guitar
Special guest – Clarice Cast – percussion
Brazilian Strings Trio @ LACMA – LATIN SOUNDS SERIES
5PM-7PM FREE
https://www.lacma.org/event/latin-sounds-brazilian-string-trio
5905 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90036
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
AUGUST 7, 2022
Brazilian Strings Trio @ Falcon’s Nest – A House Concert in Pasadena, CA
East-siders, come to our outdoor house concert in Pasadena on August 7th at 7pm
$20 cover – Potluck
Payment: via Venmo @Ted-Falcon
Address sent after payment:
tedinlosangeles@gmail.com
Falcon’s Nest is located in the Hastings Ranch neighborhood of Pasadena.
Space is limited: Reservations required
Bring cozy chairs, wine, beer, snacks and have a picnic!
Andrew Finn Magill – violin
Ted Falcon – violin and mandolin
Wesley Amorim – guitar
Special guest – Clarice Cast – percussion
https://www.facebook.com/events/578229110546199
Upcoming CA Shows with LA Choro Club, Wesley Amorim and the Brazilian Strings Trio
Things are picking up in July and August!
JULY 23, 2O22
LA CHORO CLUB with Ted Falcon and Friends @ the Harmony Room, Saint B’s Church. Eagle Rock $15 cover @7pm
2109 Chickasaw Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90041
The LA Choro Club is a group of amateur and professional musicians in Los Angeles that celebrate community and friendship through their shared love of Brazilian music.
The group’s repertoire features music by Jacob do Bandolim, Pixinguinha and Ernesto Nazareth and includes many classic choros, maxixes, waltzes and sambas.
Ted Falcon and Wesley Amorim
JULY 3O, 2022
Choro, Forró, jazz and good vibes!
Ted and Wesley will play some classic Brazilian music from Jacob de Bandolim, Milton Nascimento, Luiz Gonzaga and leave you feeling happy. Come join us if you’re in the Los Angeles area!
1881 BAR
1881 E. Washington Blvd. Pasadena, CA 91104
8pm show, $10 cash cover
AUGUST 6, 2022
Hi Friends!
After a long hiatus, the Brazilian Strings Trio has a concert at LACMA in Los Angeles on August 6th.
It’s a free outdoor event.
Bring cozy chairs, wine, lunch and have a picnic!
Andrew Finn Magill – violin
Ted Falcon – violin and mandolin
Wesley Amorim – guitar
Special guest – Clarice Cast – percussion
Brazilian Strings Trio @ LACMA – LATIN SOUNDS SERIES
5PM-7PM FREE
Brazilian Strings Trio joins three of the most innovative instrumentalists on the contemporary Brazilian musical scene. Ted Falcon and Andrew Finn Magill are both multi-genre American violinists who after years of living in Brazil have become ambassadors of the growing Brazilian violin movement. Rounding out the trio is Brazilian guitarist Wesley Amorim, a giant of the contemporary Brazilian music scene and an award-winning composer and arranger.
https://www.lacma.org/event/latin-sounds-brazilian-string-trio
5905 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90036
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
AUGUST 7, 2022
Brazilian Strings Trio @ Falcon’s Nest – A House Concert in Pasadena, CA
Hi Friends!
We have an outdoor house concert in Pasadena on August 7th at 7pm
$20 cover – Potluck
Payment: via Venmo @Ted-Falcon
Address sent after payment:
tedinlosangeles@gmail.com
Falcon’s Nest is located in the Hasting’s Ranch neighborhood of Pasadena.
Space is limited: Reservations required
Bring cozy chairs, wine, beer, snacks and have a picnic!
Andrew Finn Magill – violin
Ted Falcon – violin and mandolin
Wesley Amorim – guitar
Special guest – Clarice Cast – percussion
Ted Falcon and Wesley Amorim
Choro, Forró, jazz and good vibes!
Ted and Wesley will play some classic Brazilian music from Jacob de Bandolim, Milton Nascimento, Luiz Gonzaga and leave you feeling good.
Come join us if you’re in the Los Angeles area!
1881 Bar
1881 E. Washington Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91104
8pm – Cover is $10 cash
Farofa show at SCM – May 20th, 2022
A night of Brazilian Music with Farofa!
A SCM Teacher Feature Concert.
Bring your own blankets, bring your own chairs.
Tickets are $10 at the door, 8 p.m.
Kids are free.
SCM will sell beer and wine.
You can bring your own food or buy in the neighborhood.
Celebrated as a pivotal new sound on the Brazilian and World Music scenes, Farofa delivers a passion-filled, electrifying performance of traditional rhythms blended with modern stylings and influences. Their signature sound is amplified by an eclectic collection of ideas and inspirations drawn from rock, jazz, contemporary classical, pop, deep African rhythmic tradition and, above all, from the entire musical universe of their native Brazil.
Ted Falcon – violin and mandolin
J.P. Mourão – guitars
Felipe Fraga – drums
Nando Raio – bass
https://www.farofatheband.com/
More info:
tedfalcon.com 