Frevo

Frevo originated in Brazil and is a type of music created specifically for bands to play during Carnival. The bands were primarily brass with some percussion, and the crowds would cheer for their favorite bands as they came down the street.

Here is a clip of the University of Iowa's JCL (Johnson County Landmark) jazz ensemble playing a frevo with a Brazilian group during one of our shows in Atibaia, Brasil.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8QOhycm52bc

(starts at 0:30)


You can hear the audience interacting with the groups the minute we began to play as well. Kind of a cool tradition!