Don’t miss it. Sofia will be performing at Joe’s Pub, a wonderful Manhattan venue. The show is at 7pm. And with her amazing band featuring Dana Leong (cello/trombone), Eric Kurimski (guitar), Edward Perez (bass), Yayo Serka (drums) and Samuel Torres (percussion). Be ready for some South American folk, charango, loops and efx and a bunch of brand new songs.

 Sofia Rei and her band got invited to participate in the 3rd edition of the International Cajon Festival in Lima, Peru!

Sofia Rei was one of the vocalists featured in Hot & Cool NEC Jazz 40th Vocal Showcase at Joe’s Pub.

Yes! After releasing its brand new album on Tzadik records, Mycale is traveling to Israel for a series of concerts in Jerusalem, Tel Aviv and Binyamina. Mycale is the newest project of the John Zorn Masada series, an a cappella quartet featuring Ayelet Gottlieb, Malika Zarra, Basya Schechter and Sofia Rei. The new album is available on Itunes, Amazon and Tzadik’s website! More information on the Music section of this site.

Sofia and her latest album Sube Azul were featured in a great article by Andrew Gilbert on March 14th on the Boston Globe!
RESHAPING THE SOUNDS OF HER HOMELAND
Possessing a voluptuously full voice, comprehensive command of Latin American rhythms, and encyclopedic knowledge of folkloric forms from Argentina, Peru, Colombia, and Uruguay, she’s become an essential creative catalyst on a scene teeming with musicians eager to blend jazz with its South American siblings.
Andrew Gilbert- Boston Globe
Read full article here:
http://www.boston.com/ae/music/articles/2010/03/14/sofia_rei_koutsovitis_reshapes_the_sounds_of_her_homeland/

“On the East Coast, one dynamic New York City-based artist is staking out a dramatically different stylistic persona in her quest to become a household name. Sofía Rei Koutsovitis, an Argentine composer and singer, is known for mixing the folkloric idioms of her country and such lands as Colombia into the flow of contemporary jazz styles. Sofía is banking on her singular vocal style and intimate familiarity with a wide range of Latin American folk music idioms to propel her to the next level. On her sonically bracing new album, Sube Azul, Sofía blends the soulful spirit of South America’s Nueva Canción movement with vocal improvisational techniques related to modern jazz on tracks that capture a wide range of moods, from the festive feel of the Afro-Peruvian-inspired works to the moody balladry.”

Mark Holston-Latina Style Magazine
Read the entire article here:
http://www.latinastyle.com/currentissue/v16-1/jazz.php