Arthur Dutra & Vitor Gonçalves
Bar LunÀtico486 Halsey Street, New York 11233
Arthur Dutra and Vitor Gonçalves play two sets with Eduardo Belo on bass. Dutra plays vibes, while Gonçalves moves between piano and accordion.
Both musicians are from Brazil. Dutra has collaborated with Lenine, Paulinho Moska, Roberta Sá, Vanessa da Mata, Marcos Valle, Caetano Veloso and Guinga, among others. Pianist, accordionist, composer and arranger Gonçalves relocated to New York after working with Hermeto Pascoal, Maria Bethânia and Itiberê Zwarg; his collaborators include Anat Cohen, Vinícius Cantuária, Cyro Baptista and Yotam Silberstein. He received two 2020 Grammy nominations, including for work with Thalma de Freitas and the Anat Cohen Tentet.
A basement club in Bedford-Stuyvesant, LunÀtico is a musician-owned space where live music starts at 9pm nightly, following dinner service. The stage is modest, with a single chair for the band, and the audience sits on wooden booths or the floor, close enough to feel the energy. The room is lit by dim bulbs, with walls lined with vintage posters and a few well-worn speakers. There's a bar with original cocktails, craft beer, and wine, and a dinner menu available from 6pm to 11pm. Shows are donation-based, with a $10 recommendation in cash. It's a place where people listen to music and talk afterward, in a familiar, unpolished setting.