Siskiyou Music Project welcomes for the first time in southern Oregon, Duo Violão Brasil Plus One. This will be part of a residency partnership with Britt Education, and the group will visit a number of schools while they’re in southern Oregon. The concert takes place at 7 p.m. Friday, April 19 at Grizzly Peak Winery in Ashland.

Duo Violão Brasil is the result of guitarists Rogério Souza and Edinho Gerber’s reverence for Brazilian guitar, the “violão”, and their desire to explore and expand the musical possibilities of putting two “violões” together. A master of both 6 and 7 string guitars, Rogério Souza is one of the foremost representatives of the music of Rio de Janeiro. He is an award-winning composer and arranger who has worked with a veritable who’s who of Brazilian artists. Duo Violão is joined by pandeiro player and percussionist Ami Molinelli, who records with Grupo Falso Baiano, one of the leading American choro bands. With repertoire from composers like Pixinguinha, Baden Powell, and Tom Jobim, they navigate effortlessly through the many styles of 20th century Brazilian popular music while showcasing original works and inventive arrangements.