Lounge Band/ Jazz Quartet
Peppermint and Lemon is a world music band. Through different genres such as bossa nova, jazz, pop, boleros and Latin music, covering a vast repertoire of world songs in English, Portuguese, French and Spanish.



The members of the band are Maru on vocals, Juan on piano and backing vocals, Manu on bass, handpan, percussion and backing vocals, and Yair on drums, guitar and backing vocals.
Meet the Band

Maru is a singer, actress, entertainer and artistic producer. She began her professional career in 2005 and has been part of various Latin music groups, participating in numerous festivals obtaining different awards and mentions. She was nominated as Best Female Performer at the Hugo Awards, and she won a distinction in a play of the Cervantes National Theater. In other musical theatre plays, she won: Award for Best Play, Best Original Music, Award for Best Musical Work, among others.

Manuel is a bassist, percussionist, composer and music producer. He directed several salsa and cumbia orchestras. He is a popular music arranger, and has more than ten years of experience recording on records for other artists. He is currently composing and conducting music for a Spotify Original podcast and a TV series. He is the founder and producer of Tocolobombo, a group with which he organized International Percussion Festivals in the city of Rosario for five consecutive years.

Yair is a drummer and percussionist, he also plays the guitar. He studied at the National University of Rosario, and he teaches private drum lessons since 2015. He plays in several musical ensembles, both on drums and percussion. He continues his studies with amazing drummers from Argentina, and he is also producing and working on the release of his album with original music.

Juan is a pianist, singer and composer. He studied piano at the National University of Rosario and composition and arrangement at the National University of San Martin. He also did private courses with renowned Argentine music teachers. He was the winner of the 2017 Training Scholarship awarded by the Argentine National Endowment for t he Arts.Dedicated to professional musical activity since 2012, he developed as a pianist in tango: orchestra, quintet and trio; Argentinian folklore; Jazz in voice format.
Repertoire
Jazz
- All the things you are -Oscar Hammerstein
- At Last -Mack Gordon
- Automn leaves -Joseph Kosma
- Cheek to Cheek -Irving Berlin
- Cry me a river -Arthut Hamilton
- Dream a little dream of me – Gus Kahn
- Easy Living – Terence Conran
- Embraceable you -Ira Gershwin
- Fever- Eddie Cooley
- Fly me to the moon -Bart Howard
- How high the moon- Nancy Hamilton
- I’d Rather go blind -Billy Foster
- L.O.V.E -MIlt Gabler
- Looking for a boy -Ira Gershwin
- Misty -Errol Garner
- Moon River -Johnny Mercer
- My Baby just cares for me -Gus Kahn
- New York New York -Fred Ebb
- Night and day -Cole Porter
- Route 66 -Bobby Troup
- Someday my prince will come- Larry Morey
- Someone to watch over me -Ira Gershwin
- Something’s got a hold on me -James Leroy
- Stella by Starlight- Ned Washington
- Summertime -Ira Gershwin
- Take the A train- Billy Strayhorn
- The Nearness of you -Ned Washington
- The Shadow of your smile -Paul Francis Webster
- Till there was you-Meredith Willson
- What a wonderful world -Bob Thiele
- Message in a bottle -The Police
- I put a spell on you – Jay Hawkins
- Can’t we be friends -Ella Fitzgerald
- Love me or leave me -Nina Simone
- Smile -Geoffrey Parsons
- Song for my father -Horace Silver
- The one I love -Isham Jones
- Tenderly-Nat King Cole
- Solitude -Irving Mills
- So nice -George Gershwin
- Have you met miss jones -Richard Rodgers
- My little suede shoes -Charlie Parker
- Cold duck time – Less Mc Ann
- D&E -Oscar Peterson
- Close to you – The Carpenters
- Body ans soul – Johny Green
Bossa
- Aguas de marzo- Tom Jobim
- Desafinado -Tom Jobim
- Garota de Ipanema – Tom Jobim-Vinicius De Moraes
- Brigas nunca mais – Tom Jobim
- Agua de beber -Tom Jobim-Vinicius De Moraes
- Chega de saudade -Tom Jobim
- Falsa Bahiana -Geraldo Pereira
- Eu sei que vou te amar -Tom Jobim -Vinicius De Moraes
- Baby -Caetano Veloso
- Samba de uma nota so – Tom Jobim- Newton Mendoca
- Romaria -Renato Teixeira
- O pato -Joao Gilbert
- Wave -Tom Jobim
- Mais que nada -Jorge Ben Jor
- Insensatez -Tom Jobim
- Deusa do amor -Moreno Veloso
- Varias queixas -Gilsons
- Ilusao -Julieta Venegas
- Uma um- Carlinhos Brown
- So danzo samba -Tom Jobim
- O que sera -Chico Buarke
- Por causa de voce -Tom Jobim
- No woman no cry -Vincent Ford
- Michelle -The Beatles
- Eu nao existo sem voce- Tom Jobim
- Lucy in thé Sky with diamonds -The Beatles
- She loves you -The Beatles
- Corcovado -Tom Jobim
- Tarde em itapoa -Toquinho -Vinicius De Moraes
- Triste -Tom Jobim
- Felicidade -Tom Jobim
- Mama Africa -Akon
- Fotografia -Tom Jobim
- Aquarela do Brasil -Ary Barroso
- Samba da minha terra -Dorival Caymmi Berimbau -Baden Powell
- Mambembe -Chico Buarque
- Samba de verao -Marcos Valle
- Voce e linda -Caetano Veloso
- Beijo sem -Marisa Monte
- Blue Bossa – Joe Hendersen
Boleros
- Adoro – Armando Manzanero
- Algo contigo – Chico Novarro
- Besame Mucho – Consuelo Velazquez
- Contigo en la distancia – Cesar Portillo de laLuz
- De Repente – Aldermaro Romero
- Dos Gardenias – Isolina Carrillo
- La Flor de la Canela -Chabuca Granda
- La Historia de un amor -Carlos Almarán
- Lágrimas negras -Miguel Matamoros
- Nosotros -Pedro Junco
- Perfidia -Alberto Dominguez Borras
- Piel Canela – Bobby Capó
- Quizás, quizás, quizás -Osvaldo Farrés
- Sabor a mi -Alvaro Carrillo
- Si la vida – Daniel Maza
- Veinte años -Maria Teresa Vera
- Vivir asi es morir de amor -Camilo Sesto
- Alma mia -María Grever
- Soledad y el mar -Natalia Lafourcade
- Se te olvida -Alvaro Carrillo
- Esta tarde vi llover -Armando Manzanero
- El día que me quieras -Carlos Gardel-Alfredo Le Pera
- Hasta que me olvides -Juan Luis Guerra
- Usted- Jose Antonio Carrillo
- Tu si sabes quererme -Natalia Lafourcade
- Culpable o no -Juan Calderon
- Reloj no marques las horas – Roberto Cantoral
- Aunque no sea conmigo – Chago Díaz
- Culpable – Chico Novarro (Vicentico)
Funk
- For once in my life – Stevie Wonder
- I wish – Stevie Wonder
- Isn’t she lovely -Stevie Wonder
- Overjoyed- Stevie Wonder
- Sunny -Stevie Wonder
- Superstition -Stevie Wonder
- Treasure -Bruno Mars
- Virtual Insanity – Jamiroquai
- Eres para mi – Julieta Venegas
RnB Soul
- Ain’t got no, I got life -Nina Simone
- Ain’t no sunshine -Bill Withers
- Back to black -Amy Winehouse
- Blue Moon -Lorenz Hartz
- Breakaway -Kelly Clarkson
- Can’t help falling in love -David Weiss
- Can’t take my eyes off of you -Bob Crewe
- Careless Whisper -George Michael
- Diamonds -Sia Furler
- Every Breath you take -Sting
- Feeling good -Anthony Newley y Leslie Bricusse
- Hit the road Jack -Percy Mayfield
- I say a little prayer -Burt Bacharach y Hal David
- If I Aint Got you -If I Aint got you
- Just the way you are -Billy Joel
- Rolling in the deep -Adele
- Saving all my love for you -Michael Masser and Gerry Goffin
- Shape of my heart -Sting
- Smooth operator -Sade
- Someone like you -Adele
- Stand by me -Ben King
- Strangers in the night- Bert Kaempfert
- That ?s what I like -Bruno Mars
- I wanna dance with somebody -Aretha Franklin
- Valerie -The Zutons
- Sunrise -Norah Jones
- 9 to 5 -Dolly Parton
- I just called to say I Love You – Stevie Wonder
- My cherie amour -Stevie Wonder
- This masquerade – George Benson
- Sunny – Bobby Hebb
- Chameleon – Herbie Hancock
- The chicken – Jaco Pastorius
- Cantalope island – Herbie Kancock
Latin
- Cha Cha Muchacha -Ruben Rada
- Sway -Norman Gimbel
- Muriendo de plena – Rubén Rada
- Eleanor Rigby -The Beatles
- Guantanamera -Jose F. Días- Hector Angulo
- Capullito de Aleli -Rafael H. Marí
- El cuarto de Tula -Buena Vista Social Club
- No habrá nadie en el mundo -Concha Buika
- Obladi Oblada -The Beatles
- Oye como va -Tito Puente
- Conga -Enrique García
- Hoy -Gian Marco
- Mi tierra -Gloria Estefan
- Corazón Partío -Alejando Sanz
- Mandinga -Buena Vista Social Club
- Cariñito -Angel Anibal
- Cumbia del Mole -Lila Downs
- Arenita azul -Lila Downs
- Yo me llamo cumbia -Mario Gareña
- El pescador -Cesáreo Gabaráin
- La gota fria – Luiva Maria Hevia
- Derroche de amor- Ana Belén
- Burbujas de amor – Juan Luis Guerra
- Frio Frío – Juan Luis Guerra
- Ojalá que llueva café – Juan Luis Guerra
- El costo de la vida- Juan Luis Guerra
- Rosalía – Juan Luis Guerra
- Amapola – Juan Luis Guerra
- La piragua – Carlos Vives
- Como la flor – Selena
- Morning -Clare Fisher
- A night at Tunisia – Daniel Maza
- A mi vieja – Daniel Maza
Pop/ Rock
- A hard days night – The Beatles
- All my loving -The Beatles
- Always on my mind -Mark James – Wayne Carson
- Billie Jean- Michael Jackson
- Blackbird- The Beatles
- No surprises – Radiohead
- Can you feel the love tonight -Elton John
- Dancing queen -ABBA
- Downtown -Tony Hatch
- Baby, can I hold you -Tracy Chapman
- From this moment on -Shania Twain
- Happy -Pharrell Williams
- Help -The Beatles
- Hero- Mariah Carey
- Hey Jude -The Beatles
- Sous le ciel de Paris -Zaz
- I want to hold your hand – The Beatles
- Just the way you are -Bruno Mars
- La vie en rose -Edith Piaff
- Let it be -The Beatles
- Mamma mia -ABBA
- My way -Claude Francois
- Non, je ne regrette de rien -Michele
- Lost on you -LP
- Peito Vazio -Cartola
- Perfect -Ed Sheeran
- Photograph -Ed Sheeran
- Smooth -Rob Thomas
- Something Stupid -Carson Parks
- Somewhere over the rainbow -Yip Harburg
- Les passants – Zaz
- Sugar -Maroon 5
- Halleluya – Jeff Buckey
- Unchained melody -Alex North-Hy Zaret
- Unstoppable -Sia
- Velha Infancia – Marisa Monte
- I Will survive -Freddie Perren
- Love of my Life -Queen
- Don’t stop me now -Queen
- Under pressure -Queen
- When I was your Man -Bruno Mars
- Killing me Softly -Charles Fox
- Clocks -Coldplay
- Quelqu ?un m ?a dit- Carla Bruni
- Je veux- Zaz
- Again – Lenny Kravitz
- How deep is your love -Bee Gees
- Karma police – Radiohead
- Creep – Radiohead
- Something – The Beatles
- Yellow Submarine – The Beatles
- Sorry seems to be the hardest word – Elton john
- Imagine – John Lennon
- Heal the World – Michael Jackson
- Yesterday – The Beatles
- Across the Universe – The Beatles
- Lucy in the Sky with diamonds – The Beatles
- Obladi Oblada – The Beatles
- And I Love her – The Beatles
- All of me – John Legend
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