Andre Dequech

Within the forefront of Brazilian contemporary music artists as instrumentalist, arranger, and producer, André Dequech spent some time working with Chet Baker, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Wayne Shorter, Michel Legrand, Pat Metheny, Nina Simone, Flora Purim, Dori Caymmi, Danilo Caymmi, Edu Lobo, Egberto Gismonti, Francis Hime, Hélio Delmiro, Hermeto Paschoal, Leny Andrade, Luís Eça, Márcio Montarroyos, Nana Caymmi, Nivaldo Ornelas, Paulo Moura, Radamés Gnattali, Toninho Horta, Victor Assis Brasil, Wagner Tiso, among others. With essential influence like a maker, he was responsible for the first self-employed CD to become released in Brazil, Anjo Torto (by Celso Adolfo, 1990). Dequech offers performed regularly like a duo with Toninho Horta in Japan, U.S., and European countries. Dequech began his musical learning at five. After learning the violin as well as the piano in the Condition College or university of Minas Gerais, he graduated in musicology at Sorbonne (Paris, France), furthering his research in digital music in the Vincennes College or university. There he went to workshops ministered by Pierre Boulez at the faculty de France, investigated in the IRCAM (Georges Pompidou Middle), and in addition got Nadia Boulanger as his teacher. In 1981 he founded the group Alquimia with Robertinho Silva, Zeca Assumpção, and Mauro Senise. His 1st LP, released in 1982 with originals, was granted with the Pixinguinha reward for Instrumental Music. Within the same yr, he produced the entire functions for piano by Lorenzo Fernandez using the pianist Miguel Proença; this function yielded the Villa-Lobos honor. The LP Bom Dia (Juarez Moreira, 1989), made by him, gained the Totally free Som and Concorrência Fiat honours.