Duduka Da Fonseca Trio, Brazilian samba jazz.

Duduka Da Fonseca Trio performs at The Django, a jazz venue in the cellar of the Roxy Hotel in New York City. The trio is led by Duduka Da Fonseca, a drummer born in Rio de Janeiro who started playing at thirteen and moved to New York City in 1975. There he founded and led the Brazilian All Stars, Brazilian Express, and the New York Samba Band, and since 1986 has been a founding member and co-leader of Trio da Paz with bassist Nilson Matta and guitarist Romero Lubambo. A 4-time Grammy nominee whose first solo album, Samba Jazz Fantasia, was nominated for a Grammy Award in 2002, he has recorded and performed with artists like Gerry Mulligan, Phil Woods, Kenny Barron, Wayne Shorter, and Antonio Carlos Jobim, blending musical cultures.