Mauricio Zottarelli Quartet Live in NYC on January 29th 2014

I will be playing with my quartet at the super cool venue Cornelia Street Café, in the village in NYC.
If you are in the area, please come by to check out the music and support the group!
We will be playing original music from my "7 Lives" album, and cool arrangements of  a couple of cover tunes we like to play. Info below:

The band is-

Oriente Lopez - flute
Alex Brown - piano
Itaiguara Brandão - bass

Wednesday, January 29th, 2014
8:30pm
1 set only
at: Cornelia Street Café - 29 Cornelia Street NYC
phone: (212) 989-9319
reservations recommended
for website click here

NAMM 2014 Appearances & Sérgio Galvão group

Hello everybody!
Thanks again for visiting the blog. I want to keep you updated on my next live appearances:
At the NAMM show 2014 in Anaheim, CA, as well as dates with the Sérgio Galvão group in the US.
Hope to see some of you on these!  (for more info and more dates check out my website here)

JAN 20 - Amanda Ruzza & Sergio Galvão group - The Shrine - NYC - 8pm  - more info

JAN 22 - Leni Stern, featuring Amanda Ruzza and Sérgio Galvão - Silvana's NYC - 8pm

JAN 23 - Amanda Ruzza/Sérgio Galvão group at BASS BASH - NAMM show - JT Schimid's 2610 E. Katella Ave., Anaheim, CA 8pm - more info

JAN 24  - MZ, Amanda Ruzza, Alex Nolan NAMM Show - GruvGear booth 2pm

JAN 24 & 25 -  MZ, Amanda Ruzza, Alex Nolan NAMM Show - Soultone Cymbals booth 3pm

JAN 26 -  Sérgio Galvão group Duende - Oakland, CA 9pm - more info

FEB 11 -  Sérgio Galvão - CD Release Show Cornelia Street Café - NYC 8:30pm - more info

MAR 7 - Sérgio Galvão at the Blue Note NYC - 11:30pm - more info 

MAR 19 - Sérgio Galvão - at Silvana's - NYC 

Made it to "Best Jazz of 2013" list from the Jazz Station Blog!

I am extremely honored to be featured once again on the prestigious Jazz Station Blog's BEST JAZZ OF 2013, written by producer/journalist Arnaldo DeSouteiro.  It's my third time in a row!

This year I am listed as #5 best drummer of the year, alongside some of my all-time favorite musicians. The blog referenced my work on Amanda Ruzza's "This is What Happened" album, which I produced with her and played drums on. Amanda (bass), Mamiko Watanabe (keys) and Alex Nolan (guitar) also made it to Jazz Station's  top-10 based on their playing on this album.

Another recording that I am proud to have participated on, Sérgio Galvão's "Phantom Fish", also appeared on the list - Sérgio was #8 best sax soprano.
Congrats to these wonderful musicians above, and many thanks to everybody involved on both recordings. It's been a blast working with all of you! Thanks to so much Arnaldo and the Jazz Station blog! Happy 2014!

Check out the complete list of winners on this link:
http://jazzstation-oblogdearnaldodesouteiros.blogspot.com.br/2013/12/the-best-jazz-of-2013.html

here is a snapshot of the best of the year drummers list -

Cool interview (in portuguese)

Dear friends! HAPPY 2014!! 

May this be a very healthy and blessed year for all of us!

To start this new year, here is a cool interview I did for the JC Magazine - from my hometown of Rio Claro, SP. Thanks to Vivian Guilherme and all my friends at Jornal Cidade for the constant support and friendship. 

It's in portuguese, guys, so I hope some of you can read and enjoy it. Cheers!