Come experience a rare appearance of the Italian born, Brazilian bred and NY raised Mafalda Minnozzi. Mafalda and guitarist Paul Ricci come to GiG after a year of touring in the USA, Brazil, Italy and Germany behind the success of her latest album RIOFONIC. It was the #1 jazz vocal album for the 2025 year-end “JazzWeek” radio charts with extensive airplay on KVSF and other important national outlets. Her fresh arrangements and unique jazz improvisational style applied to classic songbooks from the USA, Brazil, Italy and France, provides a familiar yet surprising experience for the audience. Mafalda has sung in duet with legends like Milton Nascimento, Joao Bosco, Leny Andrade and many others while her USA jazz releases feature Dave Liebman, Joe Locke, John Patitucci and others. She was recently awarded an Italian presidential medal for her work merging Italian culture with Jazz and Brazilian music around the world so come catch her and see why. Joining her will be her longtime guitarist and producer Paul Ricci, whose own album “The Path” on Origin records, received a rave review from JazzTimes magazine. Their many years of performing in duo provides a powerful experience that transcends their respective typical roles.

“There is no one … who comes from outside Brasil… with the kind of understanding, depth of emotion, and rhythmic swagger as Mafalda Minnozzi” - (Raul Da Gama - Latinjazz.net

“Boundlessly expressive …. connecting to each lyric viscerally, regardless of language. - JazzTimes