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Jazz Showcase w/ Jazz Showcase Juca Camera Trio

Juca Camera is a Brazilian/American pianist and composer based in Asheville, NC, and a senior at the University of North Carolina at Asheville majoring in BFA Jazz and Contemporary. His jazz trio focuses on a blend of Modern Jazz, Funky R&B, and Traditional Swing. His playing seamlessly blends genres such as jazz, impressionism, and Brazilian music, and he continues to push the boundaries of both his playing and these genres.
Juca Camera is joined by Ethan Matthews on upright and electric bass and Cyril Foster on drums.
He plans to play original compositions as well as original arrangements of jazz standards.

The White Horse Jazz Showcase produced by White Horse Black Mountain & Dr. Bill Bares will spotlight outstanding regional vocalists, UNCA faculty jazz artists, and additional special guests. Every 1st and 3rd Wednesday.
Dr Bill Bares is a Pianist, composer, scholar, and educator. He received his Ph.D in ethnomusicology from Harvard University in 2009. He taught at Harvard, Brown, Berklee College of Music, and the New England Conservatory before taking a job as professor of music and co-director of jazz studies at UNC Asheville.

White Horse and Jazz Showcase is supported by the North Carolina Arts Council, a division of the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources.