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LunÀtico warmly welcomes Vocalist and composer Stephanie Borgani (São Paulo, Brazil) joined by NYC-based musicians Tal Yahalom (guitar), Vitor Gonçalves (accordion) and Rogerio Boccato (percussion) for a special one-time performance - featuring original music alongside a wide range of modern Brazilian pieces by composers such as Hermeto Pascoal, Milton Nascimento, Egberto Gismonti, Toninho Horta and Guinga. We are looking forward!

Stephanie Borgani ~ Vocals
Tal Yahalom ~ Guitar
Vitor Gonçalves ~ Accordion
Rogério Boccato ~ Percussion
Special Guest: Hallai Govreen ~ Clarinet / Sax


STEPHANIE BORGANI is a Brazilian-American vocalist and composer based in São Paulo, Brazil. Her work centers the wordless voice in both original projects and collaborations, drawing from Brazilian instrumental music, jazz, chamber music, and free improvisation. She has performed and recorded extensively, appearing on over 15 albums as a leader or sideperson, and working with artists such as André Marques, Salomão Soares, Gaia Wilmer, and Tatiana Parra. She performs throughout Brazil and internationally, and lived in the United States from 2015 to 2021 while studying at Columbia University and the New England Conservatory. Stephanie leads several original projects, including “Respiro”, an instrumental duo with pianist Luis Chamis, and “Mímica”, a voice and saxophone chamber quartet with a debut album scheduled for release in late 2026.

TAL YAHALOM is an award-winning guitarist, composer and educator based in Brooklyn, New York since 2014.
Described as “among the most uniquely gifted guitarists on the NYC improv scene” (NYC Jazz Record) and “one of the most impressive jazz players of his generation” (Bill Kirchner), he is committed to creating engaging storytelling, thoughtful interplay, and unique sonic environments that go beyond the traditional functions of the guitar.
Tal has taken the stage as a semifinalist at the 2019 Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz International Guitar Competition, earned 1st place at the 2015 Detroit Jazz Festival National Guitar Competition, 3rd place at the 2016 Montreux Jazz Festival International Guitar Competition, and received an AICF scholarship award of excellence in 2014-2015.
As a leader, Yahalom released “Mirror Image” (chamber-jazz quintet, 2025 on Adhyâropa Record), "Solo Standards" (self-release, 2023) and several solo EPs. He performs internationally at acclaimed festivals and venues while actively collaborating on the NYC scene, working with artists such as GRAMMY winner Danielle Wertz, Adam O’Farrill, Jacob Jolliff, David Leon and Lex Korten.

Brazilian percussionist and educator ROGÉRIO BOCCATO plays/recorded in projects led by some of today’s leading jazz artists, among them Maria Schneider, John Patitucci, Fred Hersch, Brian Blade, Kurt Elling, Danilo Perez, Renee Rosnes, and many others. He has also collaborated with top-ranking Brazilian artists, such as Toninho Horta, Moacir Santos, Zé Renato and Vinicius Cantuária.
He is featured on three Grammy-award winning albums: Kurt Elling & Danilo Perez‘s “Secrets Are The Best Stories“, “The Thompson Fields”, with the Maria Schneider Orchestra, and on Billy Childs’ “Rebirth”. He is also featured on multiple Grammy-nominated albums, among them: Kenny Garrett’s “Beyond The Wall”, John Patitucci‘s “Remembrance“ (alongside Joe Lovano and Brian Blade), and on Alan Ferber’s “Jigsaw“. As a longtime member of the “Orquestra Jazz Sinfônica do Estado de São Paulo”, Rogério Boccato has played with Antonio Carlos Jobim, Hermeto Pascoal, Milton Nascimento, Egberto Gismonti, João Bosco, Joe Zawinul, among many others.
Rogério has been a faculty member of the Manhattan School of Music , NYU and of the Percussion department of The Hartt School (University of Hartford) teaching Brazilian Music and Ritmica.

VITOR GONÇALVES is a pianist, accordionist, composer and arranger from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. After an illustrious career as an in-demand musician in Brazil, playing with such icons as Hermeto Pascoal, Maria Bethânia, Itiberê Zwarg, and many others, he moved to New York City in 2012 to deepen his pursuit of jazz and its connection with Brazilian music while exploring the city's diverse musical melting pot. Since his arrival, he has garnered much acclaim and built a star lighted resumé, including features in NPR’s Jazz Night in America, hosted by Christian McBride and The New York Times as a guest of the renowned Spok Frevo Orquestra. A frequent resident on the stages of Jazz at Lincoln Center, The Jazz Standard, and the Jazz Gallery, he both leads his own projects, and collaborates with figures in the New York scene such as Anat Cohen, Vinícius Cantuária, Anthony Wilson, Cyro Baptista, and Yotam Silberstein. He's played in Jazz Festivals and venues around the world, such as Newport Jazz, Jazz à Vienne, Umbria Jazz Festival, Queen Elizabeth Hall in London, and the Coliseum in Lisbon, Portugal.
While pursuing a Masters Degree at City College, Vitor began leading his own group and forming new collectives. In 2017 he released his debut album on Sunnyside Records, Vitor Gonçalves Quartet, featuring Dan Weiss (drums), Thomas Morgan (bass), and Todd Neufeld (guitar). The album received 4.5 stars on Downbeat jazz magazine.
Other groups he co-leads are “SanfoNYa Brasileira” - an accordion trio with Eduardo Belo on bass and Vanderlei Pereira on drums, and “Regional de NY” - one of the biggest representatives of Choro music (a rich Brazilian genre) in the USA. Both groups released an original album, the former with Steve Wilson as a guest and the latter with Fred Hersch.
In 2020, Vitor received two Grammy nominations, for Best Latin Jazz album with Thalma de Freitas and for Best Large Jazz Ensemble with Anat Cohen Tentet.