Stephen Guerra, steps away
Stephen Guerra and most of humanity are within 6 degrees of each other. This matrix combines the small-world principle behind this seemingly magical fact with inter-artist recommendations-in-series in order to make all artists potential curators and discoverable within a handful (or two) of steps from everywhere on the planet. It works like this:
I RECOMMEND people (do you?)Stephen Guerra & degrees of proximity
Why again is Stephen Guerra mere steps away from other artists in here, and by extension, most everybody on the planet?
WHO CURATES "I RECOMMEND" ABOVE?
- Vertex/Edges Out by: The Matrix
Artist & Where
- Name: Stephen Guerra
- City/Place: New York City
- Country: United States
Life & Work
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Bio:
Specializing in violão brasileiro (Brazilian classical guitar), Stephen Paul Guerra is a band leader, accompanist, composer, arranger, and educator. He performs at music clubs, cultural centers, universities, and guitar societies around the United States and has shared the stage with Rogério Souza, Duo Violão, Ami Molinelli, Tiago do Bandolim, Q Morrow, Regional de NY, Susanne Ortner, and Catherine Bent among others.
In early 2020, his classical-guitar project Duo Guerra/Morrow released its debut album Choro in the Time of Bossa Nova (now available on Bandcamp), supported by an artist grant from the Brooklyn Arts Council. In late June 2021, Mel Bay will release his book 10 Brazilian Choros Arranged for Solo Classical Guitar.
Currently, Stephen is realizing his latest project: composing, recording, and concertizing a new album of original Brazilian choros entitled Choro-Sambas de NY, which features Grant Ziolkowski on bandolim and Eduardo Belo on bass. Stephen has a Ph.D. in music theory from Yale University. He has published various research articles about rhythm and meter in Latin-American African-diasporic music and has taught music at UMass Amherst, Northern Arizona University, Rutgers University, and Yale University.
Contact Information
- Email: stephen.p.guerra@gmail.com
Media & Markets
- ▶ Buy My Music (downloads/CDs/DVDs): http://duoguerramorrow.bandcamp.com/releases
- ▶ Website: http://stephenpaulguerra.com
- ▶ YouTube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/c/StephenGuerra
- ▶ Articles: http://stephenpaulguerra.com/writings.html
Clips (more may be added)
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Amor mascarado - Choro-Sambas de NYC (2021) - Stephen Guerra
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Acorde vagabundo - Choro-Sambas de NYC (2021) - Stephen Guerra
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A Lívia comprou chiclete - Choro-Sambas de NYC (2021) - Stephen Guerra
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Over the Rainbow from Wizard of Oz with Judy Garland - Solo Brazilian Guitar Arrangement
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Consolação by Baden Powell - Brazilian Guitar with Duo Guerra/Morrow
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ABOUT THE MATRIX
This matrix is dedicated to creative artists and non-algorithmic discovery.
It was described (to some degree) and can be accessed via this article in British journal The Guardian (which named our radio of matrixed artists as one of ten best in the world):
www.theguardian.com/travel/2020/apr/17/10-best-music-radio-station-around-world
While the Brazilian musicians I work with now you may not know, I formerly worked (chasing unpaid royalties!) on behalf of Aretha Franklin, Barbra Streisand, Led Zeppelin, Jim Hall, Mongo Santamaria, Gilberto Gil, Astrud Gilberto, Wah Wah Watson (Melvin Ragin), Philip Glass, The Cadillacs (Earl Carroll), The Flamingos (Zeke and Jake Carey), and others, including Oscar-winning world-class great-guy Robb Royer. I was interviewed by David Dye for broadcast on U.S. National Public Radio several years ago ... about the Brazilians:
- Randy "Pardal/Sparrow" Roberts
All is more connected than we know.
w/ David Dye for U.S. National Public Radio
The matrix was inspired in (the kabbalah-inspired fiction of) Borges' El Aleph, that in the pillar in Cairo's Mosque of Amr, where the universe in its entirety throughout all time is perceivable as an infinite hum from deep within the stone...
Our logo, per the "spirit" above, is a cortador de cana, a cane cutter. It was designed by Walter Mariano, professor of design at the Federal University of Bahia to reflect the origins of the music the shop specialized in. The Brazilian "aleph" doesn't hum... it dances and sings.
