Marcos Ariel

Because the ’70s, Marcos Ariel has dedicated himself to Brazilian instrumental music and jazz, achieving international status through the entire next decade. Ariel analyzed traditional music in his child years, being drawn to jazz later on by famous brands Hermeto Pascoal and Chick Corea. He created his first music group, Grupo Usina, in 1978. His debut recording, Bambu, premiered in Brazil and France. In Brazil, it had been awarded using the Chiquinha Gonzaga reward in 1983. In 1986, Ariel participated in São Paulo’s Free of charge Jazz Event, and within the next 12 months, together with his involvement in Rio’s release from the same event, he documented the unforgettable Banda Zil with Ricardo Silveira, Zé Renato, as well as others. Nonetheless it was Terra perform Índio (1988) that projected him in the U.S., a nation where Ariel continues to be performing regularly since.