Spotlight On: Helio Alves

Air Date: 6/21/2026 on 90.5 WICN 9am-12pm ET
 
On this edition of the Sunday Jazz Brunch, we'll take a deep dive into the music of  pianist Hélio Alves. I'll play for you releases where he is the lead and also where he is a sideman. I've enjoyed just about everything this artist does, and so this show is quite easy for me to put together. 
 
I would like some feedback on this new feature in the Sunday Jazz Brunch. Please send me email at marty@wicn.org and let me know what you think, before or after the show!
 
Thanks so much for listening to the Sunday Jazz Brunch.
 
Best,
 
Marty 
 
Photo of Helio Alves by Mitch Bleier, mb626rsd@gmail.com or @mitch.bleier on Instagram.   

HOUR ONE: Contemplative Morning

🎹 Hélio Alves-Musica-09 Chan's Song-2010
Harvie S\Bright-Dawn 2026\Waltz for Vartan
Blue Moods\Directions & Expressions 2026\Circle

🎹 Hélio Alves-It's Clear-10 The Dolphin-2009
🎹 Hélio Alves-It's Clear-08 Falando de Amor-2009
Gregory Porter-Nat ''King'' Cole & Me-04 L-O-V-E 2017
Grady Tate-All Love-02 My One and Only Love 2003

Lisanne Lyons\May I Come In 2026\There'll Be Another Spring
Sergio Pereira\Colors of Time 2026\Brightness of You
Jun Iida\Bellflower 2026\Lover's Interlude
Steve Berndt\Heart of Hearts 2026\I Saw the Light

HOUR TWO: New For You

Kay Kostopoulos-All This is Possible 2026-08 More Than You Know
Chris Hazelton\In Rotation 2026\On A Misty Night
Gabrielle Cavassa\Diavola 2026\Bossy Nova
Stacey Kent\A Time For Love 2026\Trains and Boats and Planes

🎹 Hélio Alves-Musica-07 Adeus Alf-2010
🎹 Hélio Alves-Portrait in Black and White-08 Song for Anna-2004
Audrey Ochoa\The Sorceress 2026\Swan Song

🎹 Hendrik Meurkens-Amazon River-01 Mountain Drive 2005 Feat. Helio Alves
Ted Rosenthal Trio\The Good Old Days 2026\Sultry Sweetie
Duchess\A Marvelous Party 2026\It's All Right With Me
Lisanne Lyons\May I Come In 2026\There'll Be Another Spring

HOUR THREE: Brazil/World/Groove

🎹 Claudio Roditi-Brazilliance x4-02 E Nada Mais 2007 Feat. Hélio Alves
🎹 Duduka Da Fonseca\Yes 2022\Montreux Feat. Hélio Alves
🎹 Rosa Passos-Amorosa-10 Que  Reste-T-Il De Nos Amours 2004 Feat. Hélio Alves
🎹 The Brazilian Trio-Aguas Brasileiras-01 Maucha Na Praia-2020 Feat. Hélio Alves

🎹 Rosa Passos-Amorosa-11 S'wonderful 2004 Feat. Hélio Alves 
🎹 Brazilian Trio-Constelação-04 O Cantador 2012 Feat. Hélio o Alves
🎹 Claudio Roditi-Brazilliance x4-09 Quem Diz Que Sabe 2007 Feat. Hélio Alves
🎹 Hélio Alves-It's Clear-03 Doce de Coco-2009

🎹 Hélio Alves-It's Clear-10 The Dolphin-2009
🎹 Hendrik Meurkens-New York Samba Jazz Quintet-Mimosa 2007 Feat. Hélio Alves
🎹 Rosa Passos-Amorosa-12 Chega De Saudade 2004 Feat. Hélio Alves
🎹 Brazilian Trio-Forests-09 Flying Over Rio 2008 Feat. Hélio Alves



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