Steen Rasmussen
Biography Steen Rasmussen
Steen Rasmussen
is one of Denmark's most skilful interpreters of Brazilian music with his own unique and sophisticated style. He has played with many of Denmark's leading soloists such as Lis Sorensen, Danseorkestret, Søs Fenger and Marie Carmen Koppel. Since 2007, Steen Rasmussen has been at the helm of Steen Rasmussen Quienteto. The band has released six albums and played countless tours in Denmark, Spain, Brazil, Ecuador, Columbia, Germany and France. Quite often, Steen Rasmussen has some of Brazil's biggest stars in his projects, such as Joyce Moreno, Paulo Braga and Leo Minax. A very special musical playmate is singer Josefine Cronholm. Steen Rasmussen's orchestra has been nominated for both DMA-JAZZ and twice for the CARL award. In collaboration with film company Crosswayfilm, the orchestra released the music documentary ‘Cafe Central’ in 2019. The film follows the band as they perform four nights at the legendary jazz club Cafe Central in Madrid.
Celso De Almeida
is one of Brazil's great drummers. He has played with leading Brazilian artists such as Gal Costa, Gilberto Gil, Edu Lobo, Leny Andrade, Joao Donato and Raul de Souza. In 2016, he featured on the album ‘Time Out’ with Eliane Elias. The album won a Latin Grammy. He is Rosa Passo's regular drummer and has toured the world with her. Since 2014 he has his own trio with pianist Felipe Silveira and bassist Sidiel Vieira.
