Batida Diferente
Washington, D.C., Washington DC, United States | Established. Jan 01, 2012
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Singer Kim Scudera performs here with Batida Diferente, a band that easily traverses the divide between American jazz and Brazilian samba. - Giovanni Russonello
"Congratulations... that was fantastic." -
"That was a great performance... perfectly in tune... kinda greasy..." -
Batida Diferente are a quartet that blend the tranquil sounds of traditional Brazilian music in reworkings of timeless jazz standards and other covers. The lead vocals, Kim Scudera sings with a bluesy folk-like tone that is decorated with jazzy vocal styled licks and melodies. Batida Diferente are Kim Scudera on lead vocals, Rob Orwin on keyboards and wind synth, Mark Lopes on bass and guitar and Mike Wingo on drums and percussion.
-- Jenna Henderson
March 30, 2018 - Capital Bop
Discography
Batida Diferente: A Different Beat
Our first studio album, released in 2021, earned an honorable mention, in company with many of the DC area's top jazz artists, in CapitalBop's list of top albums of 2021: https://www.capitalbop.com/best-dc-jazz-albums-2021/
You can sample tracks from the album on all the major streaming services, or via HearNow: https://batidadiferente.hearnow.com.
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Batida Diferente ("A Different Beat") is a Washington DC jazz quartet -- Kim Scudera, vocals; Rob Orwin, keyboard and wind instruments; Jody Myers, bass; Greg Discher, percussion. Batida Diferente plays original compositions and American and Brazilian classics with colorful modern energy and rhythm, featuring new lyrics and text settings in English, Portuguese, Spanish, French and Italian: fresh arrangements, from off the beaten track, that make audiences want to dance!
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