Make your New Year’s Eve unforgettable with the soulful sounds of Maggie Gould, Nanny Assis, and Kevin Field. From intimate gatherings to corporate events, elevate customer experience with New York vibes, Brazilian Jazz, Funk, Pop, Dance and timeless soul.
Available as a trio or 5-piece band with a full PA system. Book now! Call Maggie on 021 035 6296 or email maggiegouldphotos@gmail.com.
Get more info at the Maggie Gould website.
About Nanny Assis
Nanny Assis is a Brazilian from Bahia, a master of bossa nova,forro and a myriad of African Brazilian sounds. He is a New York based vocalist, instrumentalist and songwriter. Nanny has just won best male vocalist for the Brazilian Press Music Awards 2017 and nominated for best show in New York also instrumentalist. He is quite simply a gifted artist, who has recently been awarded the lifetime achievement in Brazilian Jazz. He has toured internationally and performed with Paul Simon, Kenny Baron, VInicius Cantauria, John Patitucci.
Nanny is an outstanding vocalist,drummer/percussionist and a talented songwriter who has touched hearts and souls through his music. Anybody that sees Nanny perform immediately feels his rhythms and notes often snatching audiences away, other times energising them enough to stand up and dance “and sweat until you cant sweat no more” to use Bob Marley’s lyrics.
Nanny has finished his new CD recording with Ron Carter Bass and many other great artists. He is touring in Instanbull then back to NZ. His album Double Rainbow is sold internationally and a wonderful record of his expertise in Bossa Nova and Brazilian Jazz. Nanny has his new CD releasing, he has also been on tour in Japan and working with Bass Ron Carter New York.
Nanny has been collaborating with vocalist Maggie Gould in New York.
About Maggie Gould
Maggie gets her inspiration from Ella Fitzgerald, Astrud Gilberto, Ivan Lins, Chet Baker and Elaine Elias. Her music is described as soft, sultry, vocals with space, her performances have taken her to festivals Tauranga Jazz, Samoa, Monterey, Rome casa del Jazz festival, Venice to London clubs, and New York City, Zinc Jazz – recently at Viitellos Jazz, LA, Port Imperial Jazz Festival NYC.
The LA Times stated Maggie Gould was made for Bossa nova, sold out shows at Jazz Forum New York she tells stories and enchants her audiences.
Maggie Gould whose extensive portfolio includes performances with The Orpheus Choir, alongside the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, and winning parts in musical theatre shows Cats and Folies Berger. Maggie with Nanny Assis musical director has just released her CD Todo Amor at The Blue Note with music from Jobim, Bernstein, Stevie Wonder, Chet Baker to jazz standards .The jazz band is known to bring listeners to their feet, dancing until nightfall to rhythmic but soft Brazilian beats.
Maggie Gould has been performing and recording with Claude McKnight, Grammy Award-winning vocalist from Take 6 with their new material. She has also finished a tour LA Catalinas to New York and recorded with Russell Malone, John Di Martino and Leo Luccini with Nanny on percussion her new CD.
Nanny Assis is recording his new CD in New York and just finished a sell out tour with Maggie Gould in New Zealand, performing regularly at Tara Iti the worlds no 2 Golf Resort.
They are Music Directors of Jazz Festivals their most recent success the Mangawhai Soul Festival 2020.
They have been invited to record and perform in 2022 in Rome jazz festival with their new material.
Recently they performed with Commodores Bass Ronals La Praed and band for an uplifting funk concert.
