Mundo Pequeno - Jazz and the world

These five musicians were brought together by a shared passion for Jazz as well as many different global styles. The sound they produce is a fusion of genres from the hot African sun to the Brazilian carnival to the Turkish Kasbah. This is all blended together seamlessly with a liberal helping of contemporary Jazz harmony. Their material is largely self penned with the addition of a few carefully selected pieces from other artists.

They share a belief that music from around the world has now reached the point where we are all speaking one musical language. They mirror this in their lyrics which are written in Spanish, Portuguese, French, English and even Swahili. Music has the power to break down the language barrier.

In stark contrast to the global events of recent years, the central message of Mundo Pequeno's songs is "together we are stronger and happier".

The band debuted their sound at The Venue Jazz Club in their hometown of Cheltenham to an expectant full house in August 2008 to a rapturous response. Since then they have been recording and gigging constantly including a notable live collaboration with lead guitarist for both the Airto Moreira & Flora Purim band and Steve Winwood, Brazilian virtuoso José Neto.

Summer 2009 saw them undertake a UK tour on which they performed at various festivals and clubs including Cheltenham Jazz Festival, Music For Africa Festival in Somerset, Nyodema World Music Festival in West Sussex, a return to The Venue Jazz Club, Cheltenham and culminated with a fantastic gig at Notting Hill Arts Club, London.