Hamilton de Holanda brings his ten-string mandolin to Myron's Cabaret Jazz, a room built for exactly this kind of close-up musical encounter. The Brazilian virtuoso reshaped what the mandolin could do, taking an instrument rooted in choro tradition and pushing it into conversation with jazz, classical, and improvisational forms that few players would even attempt. His fingers move across those ten strings with a speed and lyricism that's made him a defining voice in Brazilian music on stages around the world.
At Myron's, with its round tables and intimate sightlines overlooking Symphony Park, there's a real chance to catch the nuance in his playing—the way he bends melodic lines, layers rhythm against rhythm, and shifts between tenderness and fire within a single phrase. This isn't a venue where music gets lost in a big room; it's a space where you can watch his hands work and feel the warmth of choro, samba, and improvised runs up close, with the city's skyline as a quiet backdrop.