The Guildhall Jazz Festival in association with the EFG London Jazz Festival features current and past students, Guildhall Jazz teachers and special guests in a celebration of the wealth of creativity and originality within the Guildhall Jazz community.

Aquarela - Mário Correia (guitar and vocals), Martina Mihulková (flute and vocals), Ed Rice (piano), Jakub Rokosz (drums and percussion), Mark McQuillan (bass)

United by a love of Brazilian music, Aquarela offer a unique blend of jazz and Afro-Brazilian traditions, presenting compelling grooves and melodic jazz improvisation. They perform music by the likes of Gilberto Gil, Caetano Veloso, João Donato, João Bosco, Djavan, Hermeto Pascoal, Pixnguinha, Luiz Gonzaga and many more. Aquarela creates a feel-good vibe and always gets their audiences swinging their hips. Formed of promising graduates and current students of the jazz department of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, Aquarela members trained in Brazilian music in the acclaimed samba band Rhythms of the City, performing for the Queen's Platinum Jubilee, at carnival-themed events at Maxilla Social Club, at Dover Castle, or in numerous processions around London.

Aquarela have performed at High Tide Festival 2022, and intimate venues around London, including Finch Café, Hoxton Cabin, Doña Bar, or Basement Bar EC1. Aquarela members have individually performed or on stages like the Vortex Jazz Bar, Old Street Records, Pizza Express Live jazz clubs, or larger venues including Royal Albert Hall, Cadogan Hall, Barbican Hall, Bridgewater Hall, Birmingham Symphony Hall, and stages across European cities.