Zoon van een deelneemster: "..Mama, ik vind mijn leven zo fijn. Het is echt beter nu dan eerst. Eerst werden we veel meer boos en nu veel minder. Ik ben echt blij, ik wil dat het altijd zo kan zijn.."

                       Sisters of Soul

Performing at NR Events Red Carpet Kurhaus Gala

with Frankie McCoy & Maureen Fernandes

MFA Quartet - JazzZolder Mechelen, Belgium

               Saulkrasti Jazz Festival

 

I had a wonderful time teaching Masterclasses and performing with Ara's Circle

at Saulkrasti Jazz Festival in Latvia

 

 

Performing with ZaP MaMa - Wroclaw - Poland

              Webster Hall - New York City - with ZaP Mama

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  • Photo by Ron Ozer
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                      Sisters of Soul

             with Frankie McCoy & Maureen Fernandes

   Kursdaal Theatre,Oostende Belgium with The Heverband,       Maureen Fernandes, Belle Perez, Sandra Kim & Joan Bosco

  "That's it" announced Album of the week

by the Latin Jazz Network, Toronto, Canada

“..Maria Fernandez Alvarez has a sensuous voice that she uses to curl around the notes sending them in to rhapsodic ecstasy..”

 

 “..These two musicians (Arndt Beckman & Maria Fernandez Alvarez)  put an infectious charm on the rest of the ensemble making it impossible for the rest of the musicians to resist the beguiling and delightful music. Such a maddeningly beautiful reaction from the musicians of a group may not be so rare, but the effect that Mr. Beckmann and Ms. Alvarez have on bass, drums, and brass and woodwinds is extraordinary. This has a dramatic chain reaction producing music that is gorgeous and unforgettable..”

 

-          - Raul da Gama, for The Latin Jazz Network, Toronto, Canada

LJN Canadian Editor. Based in Milton, Ontario, Canada, Raul is a musician and an accomplished writer.

Check the review on Latin Jazz Network, Toronto, Canada

Ara's Circle at Breda Jazz Festival

             Latineo Soul Shake

Maria had the honour to write lyrics & make the vocal arrangement to Marc Bisschof's beautiful tune: 'Viejo añejado'


Band: Latineo Soul Shake
Music by Marc Bisschof

Backing Vocals: Maureen Fernandes, Geydi Gonzalez, Yumarya Grijt & Maria Fernandez Alvarez
Drums: Mark de Jong; Bass: Yerman Aponte; Piano: Marc Bisschof; Percussion: Leonyd Muñoz

Lead vocals, vocal arrangement & lyrics by Maria Fernandez Alvarez

 

 

Summer tour:

The Jamal Thomas Band

 & Fred Wesley

Tour with Funk Legends Jamal Thomas & Fred Wesley

 

The tour with Funk Legends Jamal Thomas & Fred Wesley was amazing! There were many wonderful special guests like Baatin (USA, ex-p funk member), Edward Grand (USA), Susanne Alt (DE/NL) & Jon Tarifa (NL/AL). Check out www.jamalthomas.com to listen to songs from the latest album, with Maria singing lead on the title track of the cd 'Future'.

 

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4 Years of Music Matters

                                 De Doelen, Rotterdam

 

'IF EVER I WOULD LEAVE YOU' (Alan Jay Lerner/Frederick Loewe) &

'ALFONSINA Y EL MAR' (Ramirez/Luna)

 

With the wonderful Alexander van Popta (p) & Ulas Aksunger (perc)

 

             a cloud of sound

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