#LaJamDuDimanche LA JAM DU DIMANCHE D’ISAIAS ALVES

They call, they gather, they open a space of freedom where anything can happen. That is where Tambours Ancestraux – Jazz du Maranhão et du Brésil begins, an explosive jam led by Isaías Alves.

A child of São Luís, in northeastern Brazil, Isaías is a percussionist and composer nurtured by the folk traditions of Maranhão. He grew up to the rhythm of street drums, processions, and festivities, before taking his sounds all the way to Europe. With him, tradition meets improvisation, jazz takes root in the territory, and rhythm becomes language.

Inspired by the greats of Maranhão – Tânia Maria, João do Vale, Papete, Josias Sobrinho, César Teixeira – and by giants of the Nordeste such as Letieres Leite, Sivuca, Hermeto Pascoal or Naná Vasconcelos, Isaías builds bridges between memory and invention.

Here, every jam is unique. It is a living celebration, a collective playground, a moment where sounds circulate, ignite, and meet. Maranhense jazz asserts itself as a full-fledged genre — hybrid, inventive, rooted.

Come listen, feel the vibe, improvise, let yourself be surprised. The drums have already begun to speak.