Marcos Valle (Matinee) @ The Jazz Cafe
*Matinee show added due to high demand* Samba & bossa to psychedelic MPB & beach boogie, Marcos Valle is one the most important musical artists in Brazil’s history. Few artists in any era can claim a career as stylistically adventurous as his. The renaissance man of Brazilian pop has collaborated with Leon Ware, Sarah Vaughan, and Chicago; been sampled by Jay-Z, Kanye West, Childish Gambino, Madlib, and Kaytranada; and seen his songs recorded by everyone from Frank Sinatra and Bebel Gilberto to Emma Bunton of the Spice Girls, who covered his classic ‘Os Grilos (The Crickets Sing for Anamaria)’. A true legend of global music, nobody gets the party started like Marcos Valle. Part of the UK/Brazil Season of Culture 2025-26 between the British Council and Brazil’s Instituto Guimarães Rosa (IGR) *Matinee show added due to high demand* Samba & bossa to psychedelic MPB & beach boogie, Marcos Valle is one the most important musical artists in Brazil’s history. Few artists in any era can claim a career as stylistically adventurous as his. The renaissance man of Brazilian pop has collaborated with Leon Ware, Sarah Vaughan, and Chicago; been sampled by Jay-Z, Kanye West, Childish Gambino, Madlib, and Kaytranada; and seen his songs recorded by everyone from Frank Sinatra and Bebel Gilberto to Emma Bunton of the Spice Girls, who covered his classic ‘Os Grilos (The Crickets Sing for Anamaria)’. A true legend of global music, nobody gets the party started like Marcos Valle. Part of the UK/Brazil Season of Culture 2025-26 between the British Council and Brazil’s Instituto Guimarães Rosa (IGR) 17:00-19:30 Few artists in any era can claim a career as stylistically adventurous as his. The renaissance man of Brazilian pop has collaborated with Leon Ware, Sarah Vaughan, and Chicago; been sampled by Jay-Z, Kanye West, Childish Gambino, Madlib, and Kaytranada; and seen his songs recorded by everyone from Frank Sinatra and Bebel Gilberto to Emma Bunton of the Spice Girls, who covered his classic ‘Os Grilos (The Crickets Sing for Anamaria)’. A true legend of global music, nobody gets the party started like Marcos Valle.
when & where
- May 20, 2026, 20:14
- Jazz Café, Parkway, London, United Kingdom
about The Jazz Cafe
ticket information
- £30 / £35 / £50 / £30 / £35 / £50