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AN OFFICIAL PRODUCTION
#DANCARMARKETING
JUNE 7, 8, 14 AND 15, 2025
IBIRAPUERA PARK, SÃO PAULO
A HISTORIC EDITION
AFTERMOVIE OFICIAL
11th EDITION 2024
GEORGE BENSON • JIMMIE VAUGHAN • BEN HARPER
CHARLIE MUSSELWHITE • TIFFANY HARP • KEB'MO'
ARI BORGER • QUINN SULLIVAN • LOU ANN BARTON
FLAVIO GUIMARÃES • LARI BASILIO
IRMANDADE DO BLUES
JUNE 14, 17, 18, 19, 20 and 21, 2015
SÃO PAULO •RIO DE JANEIRO
The 3rd edition of the festival took place in São Paulo (external audience of the Ibirapuera Auditorium and HSBC Brasil) and in Rio de Janeiro, at the Teatro Vivo Rio.
The festival began on June 14, with performances in the external audience of the Ibirapuera Auditorium by Quinn Sullivan, Keb'Mo', Lari Basilio, and the Irmandade do Blues.
George Benson delighted the audience at HSBC Brasil on June 17 and 18. On the 17th, Santa Catarina harmonica player Tiffany Harp and teenage guitarist Quinn Sullivan opened the stage for the legend. On the 18th, Brazilian pianist and keyboardist Ari Borger, followed by Jimmie Vaughan, brother of Stevie Ray Vaughan, with his guest, Lou Ann Barton - opened the night for Benson.
Flávio Guimarães, harmonica player for Blues Etílicos, was responsible for opening the proceedings on the 19th in São Paulo and on the 21st in Rio de Janeiro, for the partnership between Ben Harper and harmonica player Charlie Musselwhite.
Jimmie Vaughan returned to the festival stage on the 20th, again in partnership with Lou Ann Barton, and opening for Nuno Mindelis.
The festival ended on the 21st, in Rio de Janeiro, with Flávio Guimarães opening for Ben Harper and Charlie Musselwhite.
THE BRANDS AT THE 3rd EDITION OF THE FESTIVAL
GEORGE BENSON
At age seven, Benson earned his first dollar playing the ukulele in a drugstore. By age nine, he was strumming the guitar in a jazz bar, which the police eventually shut down for lack of a license. “As my career progressed, I had the pleasure of playing with the greatest jazz artists on the planet, but that didn’t change my desire to entertain people. That’s who I am,” Benson said.
A ten-time Grammy® winner, the musician with a career spanning over 50 years continues to travel the globe with his completely unique style of guitar playing.
Benson was one of the main people responsible for the transformation and popularization of jazz in the United States and around the world, as well as being the author of remarkable themes and having the ability to sing his guitar solos and instrumental themes, also using his voice as an instrument.
On June 17, Santa Catarina harmonica player Tiffany Harp and teenage guitarist Quinn Sullivan, just 16 years old, opened the stage for the legend at HSBC Brasil in São Paulo for the first time in Brazil. On the 18th, Brazilian pianist and keyboardist Ari Borger, followed by Jimmie Vaughan, brother of Stevie Ray Vaughan, with his guest, Lou Ann Barton - opened the night for Benson.
JIMMIE VAUGHAN
Jimmie Vaughan emerged into the music world in 1976 with the Texas blues band “The Fabulous Thunderbirds”. He left the group in 1990 to pursue a project with his brother, the legendary Stevie Ray Vaughan.
Considered one of the best blues guitarists in the world, Vaughan's performances at Samsung Best of Blues 2015 were a true journey through the history of Texas Blues, full of long and mind-blowing guitar solos.
Vaughan invited a long-time partner, singer Lou Ann Barton, to the stage for his performances in Brazil.
By bringing Lou Ann Barton to the 2015 edition, the festival gave fans of the genre a privilege in the country. Most Americans have never had the chance to hear this revered interpreter of various styles of blues live – especially because she doesn't really care about performing outside the club circuit of Texas, where she was born.
One of the blues icons of the 1970s and 1980s, Lou Ann Barton toured with The Triple Threat Revue – alongside WC Clark and Stevie Ray Vaughan.
In 1978, when Clark decided to leave, Vaughan renamed the band Double Trouble, but Lou Ann left a year later to sing with Roomful of Blues.
Ironically, reformed as a trio, Double Trouble achieved worldwide success in the 1980s.
The artist reappeared in the 2000s and has now enjoyed success alongside Stevie's brother, Jimmie Vaughan.
LOU ANN
BARTON
BEN HARPER
The son of a singer and a percussionist, Ben Harper was born in 1969 and grew up surrounded by books, records and instruments.
He taught himself to play the guitar by listening to country blues masters such as Robert Johnson and Blind Willie Johnson. He later opened himself up to more contemporary influences such as Taj Mahal, Jimi Hendrix and Bob Marley.
In 2007, he recorded the song “Boa Sorte/Good Luck” with Vanessa da Mata, a huge success in Brazil and Portugal.
The Californian singer, guitarist and composer performed at Samsung Best of Blues 2015 on June 19 in São Paulo and June 21 in Rio de Janeiro, sharing the stage with Charlie Musselwhite, a renowned veteran blues harmonica player, with whom he recorded the albums Get Up (2013) and No Mercy in This Land (2018).
CHARLIE
MUSSELWHITE
While performing with Ben Harper at the 3rd edition of Samsung Best of Blues, veteran harmonica legend Charlie Musselwhite had the chance to meet up with an old Brazilian friend: harmonica player Flávio Guimarães.
The career of one of the great harmonica players of modern blues began when Musselwhite got a job in a record store and began frequenting the city's blues clubs, with his harmonica in his pocket.
He wanted to get closer to his idols: Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, Sonny Boy Williamson, Little Walter and Junior Wells. Five years later, already leading his band, he recorded “Stand Back!”, which was received with praise.
For a self-taught musician who learned early on to see the blues as a companion, Charlie Musselwhite was in the right place at the right time when he moved to Chicago in 1962.
KEB' MO'
On June 14, the external audience of the Ibirapuera Auditorium welcomed Keb'Mo', winner of the Grammy® for best contemporary blues album three times.
The artist performed after shows by Lari Basilio, winner of the 2014 Samsung eFestival, the Brazilian band Irmandade do Blues, and Quinn Sulivann, a young guitarist and singer aged just 16, who is a success in the United States.
In addition to creating arrangements for his own songs, Keb'Mo' has already proven himself to be an efficient partner on albums by Buddy Guy, Mavis Staples, Bonnie Raitt, Ana Popovic, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, among others.
His talent also extends to film and television. In 1998, he played the legendary bluesman Robert Johnson in the documentary “Can't You Hear the Wind Howl.”
He also starred in the musical drama “Honeydripper” and made guest appearances on TV series such as “West Wing” and “Sesame Street”.
QUINN SULLIVAN
At just 16 years old, the young guitarist made his debut on Brazilian stages, drawing the public's attention with his virtuosity. He performed in the outdoor audience of the Ibirapuera Auditorium on the same day as Keb'Mo, Lari Basilio and Irmandade do Blues.
Quinn began taking guitar lessons at the age of three, encouraged by his parents. He was only eight when Buddy Guy called him on stage to play with him during a show. Surprised by the boy's performance, the blues master couldn't stop smiling: Quinn already sounded confident and fluent in his improvisations, like a professional.
This is how the child prodigy won over his famous mentor. Buddy began to feature Quinn in some of his shows. He was soon followed by BB King, who also became the boy's godfather.
An Angolan who has lived in Brazil for 40 years, Nuno opened the stage for Jimmie Vaughan on June 20, in São Paulo.
Nuno fell in love with the guitar at the age of five. By the age of nine, he was already playing instruments he had built himself.
Considered one of the greatest blues artists of the world today, Nuno's talent is revered around the world, and recognized by Duke Robillard (guitarist who plays with Bob Dylan) and with two albums recorded with Double Trouble – bassist Tommy Shannon and drummer Chris Layton -, Stevie Ray's band.
With over 40 years of experience, he is considered one of the best guitarists in the history of Brazilian music, according to Rolling Stone magazine. Another significant achievement was the title of best blues guitarist in the world, given by the American magazine Guitar Player in 1998.
NUNO MINDELIS
TIFFANY HARP
In her performance at Samsung Best of Blues 2015, Tiffany opened the night for George Benson's show on June 17.
Tiffany Harp is a classic blues harmonica player from Santa Catarina with a long history in Brazilian blues. Her style and repertoire are influenced by names such as Little Walter, Sonny Boy Willianson II and Big Walter Horton. Harp opened the stage at HSBC Brasil for the night's international artists, Quinn Sullivan and George Benson.
Many people are still surprised to see a girl like her playing the harmonica – an instrument that is usually associated with the male universe. For the artist, this is a source of pride. “A few decades ago, we had a large majority of female blues singers. Few dared to play an instrument. That is why we are being valued more,” she celebrates.
ARI BORGER
One of the most renowned pianists and keyboardists on the international blues scene for over 3 decades, the São Paulo native opened the night of June 18th for none other than the legend George Benson, presenting his album recorded live at the largest piano blues festival in the world, in the United States.
His talent has already been recognized at major events in Brazil and abroad, such as the Cincy Blues Festival, where he performed in 2011 and 2013.
Borger studied classical piano from the age of 9 to 16, but his true passion was black American music – especially blues, jazz and soul.
From there to playing with other stars of the scene, such as André Christovam, Flávio Guimarães and Nuno Mindelis, was just a step.
With seven albums released, Borger has played with Johnnie Johnson and Pinetop Perkins, legendary blues pianists.
FLAVIO GUIMARÃES
A pioneer of Blues in Brazil, Flávio Guimarães from Rio de Janeiro is one of the leaders of the traditional band Blues Etílicos and a tireless fighter for national blues.
In 2015, he had the opportunity to showcase his solo work on Samsung Best of Blues, including tracks from his album recorded alongside the great guitarist Álamo Leal.
The musician grew up listening to his father's jazz and Brazilian music records. Having fallen in love with the sound of the harmonica, in the mid-1980s he disappointed his teacher, the great harmonica player Maurício Einhorn, when he put down his chromatic harmonica to specialize in the diatonic – a more limited instrument, but whose sound is similar to the modern blues and blues-rock of the 1960s and 70s.
Flávio's talent is recognized internationally and he has had the honor of sharing the stage with masters such as BB King, Robert Cray and Buddy Guy.
LARI BASILIO
The São Paulo native performed at Ibirapuera Park, followed by the Irmandade do Blues, the young Quinn Sullivan and the 3-time Grammy® winner, Keb'Mo'.
By winning the Samsung eFestival Instrumental competition in 2014, Lari Basilio saw her career receive a boost. “I was able to meet and play with artists I have always admired, also giving them the opportunity to get to know my work,” she celebrated.
Born into a musical family in 1988, Lari began studying the organ at the age of four, but at the age of eight, she discovered the electric guitar.
In 2013, he released the EP Lari Basilio, followed by the album “The Sound of My Room” (2015).
One of the oldest bands of the genre still active in Brazil, Irmandade do Blues is far from being purist.
His diverse repertoire mixes classics from rural blues pioneers, modern blues in the electrified Chicago style, soul music hits from the 1960s and even blues-rock gems from the 1970s, as well as his own compositions.
Formed 22 years ago in Santo André, SP, the group has become a reference for the genre in the country.
It is no surprise that, during their performance at Samsung Best of Blues, the band had a special guest appearance by vocalist André Matos in a reinterpretation of “Mercedes Benz”, a hit by Janis Joplin.
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