Well suited to a couple who want the ceremony and the long lunch to feel unhurried, with music under the conversation rather than over it. Dr Alfredo Lopes has played saxophone for three decades and counting, and Brazilian jazz is his home ground: the easy sway of bossa nova and samba, threaded through jazz standards chosen for the occasion. He's a composer and educator as well as a player, which shows in how the arrangements are shaped. Sets run 45 minutes, solo, or as a duo or trio. Based in Byron Bay, he plays across Brisbane, Sydney, the Gold Coast and the Tweed Coast, from a beachside celebration to a small ceremony. A natural fit for a couple whose wedding leans warm and stylish, and who'd rather the saxophone drifted across the lawn than announced itself.
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Songs Alfredo Lopes can play
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"What a Wonderful World" – Louis Armstrong"Corcovado" (Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars) (Bossa Nova)"Unforgettable" – Nat King Cole"Desafinado" (Bossa Nova)"Misty" – Sarah Vaughan / Johnny Mathis"Águas de Março" (Waters of March) (Bossa Nova)"The Look of Love" – Diana Krall"Manhã de Carnaval" (Black Orpheus/Morning of Carnival) (Bossa Nova)"La Vie en rose" – Louis Armstrong / Edith Piaf"Samba de Verão" (So Nice/Summer Samba) (Bossa Nova)"I've Got You Under My Skin" – Frank Sinatra"Meditation" (Meditação) (Bossa Nova)"Fly Me to the Moon" – Frank Sinatra"The Girl From Ipanema" – Stan Getz/Astrud Gilberto (Bossa Nova)"Love Is Here to Stay," Louis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald"Chega de Saudade" (No More Blues) (Bossa Nova)"My Funny Valentine," Frank Sinatra"Dindi" (Bossa Nova)"It Had to Be You," Tony Bennett"Once I Loved" (O Amor em Paz) (Bossa Nova)"In a Sentimental Mood," Duke Ellington"My Little Boat" (O Barquinho) (Bossa Nova)"My One and Only Love," John Coltrane"Agua de Beber" (Bossa Nova)"When I Fall in Love," Nat King Cole"One Note Samba" (Samba de Uma Nota Só) (Bossa Nova/Samba)"I'm in the Mood for Love," Louis Armstrong"Mas Que Nada" (Bossa Nova/Samba)"The Very Thought of You," Nat King Cole"Aquarela do Brasil" (Bossa Nova/Samba)"You Don't Know What Love Is," Chet Baker"The Shadow of Your Smile" (Bossa Nova)"L-O-V-E," Nat King Cole"Blue Bossa" (Bossa Nova)"Someone to Watch Over Me," Sarah Vaughan"My Romance," Ella Fitzgerald"Moon River," Andy Williams"Embraceable You," Billie Holiday"I Could Write a Book," Harry Connick Jr."Tenderly," Chet Baker"The More I See You," Chris Montez
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What to expect
Live saxophone that sits under the conversation rather than over it. Dr Alfredo Lopes has been playing for more than 30 years, and his speciality is Brazilian jazz: the gentle pull of bossa nova and samba, threaded through jazz standards and instrumental arrangements chosen for the occasion. It works for a beachside celebration, a polished city function or a small ceremony, and the mood it creates is warm and unhurried. Book him solo, or in a flexible ensemble shaped around what you're planning.
On the day
There's very little to organise here. He needs a power outlet for the amplifier or speaker and for his laptop, and that's genuinely the whole list. Which makes him an easy act to slot into a ceremony or a long lunch without rearranging anything.
Performance options
Sets run 45 minutes, and you can book him three ways: solo saxophone, as a duo or as a trio.
