NORWOOD -- The Norwood Village Green Concert Series presents drummer Vanderlei Pereira and Blindfold Test on Sunday, July 10 at 6 p.m.

Pereira is one of the most sought-after musicians on the contemporary Brazilian jazz scene. Combining a knowledge of Brazilian rhythms with dazzling technique and a distinctive touch, Vanderlei has captivated audiences with his performances.

He has appeared and recorded with numerous outstanding artists, including Toots Thielemans, Airto Moreira and Flora Purim, Rosa Passos, Leny Andrade, Tito Puente, Arturo O’Farrill’s Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra, Claudio Roditi, Romero Lubambo, Bebel Gilberto, Leila Pinheiro, Emílio Santiago, Sivuca, Nelson Faria, Luis Carlos Vinhas, Rildo Hora, Quarteto em Cy, Johnny Alf, Manfredo Fest, Hendrik Meurkens, Helio Alves, Dom Salvador, Weber Iago, Santi Debriano, Margareth Menezes, Beth Carvalho, Nei Lopes, Geraldo Azevedo, Amelinha, and Jamelão.

Looking ahead, Villa Lobos Brothers will take the stage Sunday, July 17, at 6 p.m. featuring their high-octane Mexican fiddling.

Vanderlei has performed at many top jazz clubs, concert halls and festivals (as both a sideman and as the leader of the Brazilian jazz group Blindfold Test) including Lincoln Center, the Kennedy Center, New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC), Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola, the Blue Note, Birdland, Iridium, the Jazz Standard, Sweet Rhythm, Smoke, B.B. King’s, SOB’s, the Zinc Bar, the Savannah Jazz Festival, the Hartford Jazz Festival, the Madrid Jazz Festival, the Taichung (Taiwan) Jazz Festival, the Syracuse Jazz Festival and the Village Gate, among others. He has also toured throughout Brazil, the United States, Russia and Canada.

Vanderlei has recorded extensively in both the U.S. and Brazil in a wide variety of styles (see discography below). He received high praise from Modern Drummer magazine for his performance on Nando Lauria’s Points of View (Narada): “Pereira’s . . . interpretation of Zydeco-like baião, the martial ciranda and more syncopated maracatú, and the driving, straight-ahead xote, offers glimpses of the richness of Brazil beyond Bossa, and demonstrate some great rhythmic ideas . . . ”

A respected educator, Vanderlei’s knowledge of harmony and theory (as well as his proficiency on bass, guitar and piano) has enabled him to teach Brazilian music to all musicians, regardless of their primary instrument. He has developed a highly original method of teaching Brazilian music performance principles in a classroom setting in addition to giving private instruction on drumset and percussion. Vanderlei is an adjunct faculty member at the City College of New York (CUNY) and the New School. He has also taught at the Drummers Collective and has given master classes at the Berklee College of Music, the New School, Rutgers University, University of the Arts (Philadelphia), and the University of Delaware. In addition, he has been a featured guest artist/instructor at the Escola de Música de Brasilia’s intensive summer program. Vanderlei is an official endorser of LP Percussion.

Admission is free but there is a “pass the bucket.

Info: nvgcs.org or 353-2437 or vanderleipereira.com.