Tag Archives: Brazilian Jazz

Often tagged because the father of Brazilian samba jazz, Luizão Maia continued to be a occupied session man more than many decades, especially accompanying vocalist Elis Regina for greater than a decade. Furthermore to Regina, Maia performed alongside a great many other noteworthy music artists during his energetic years, which …

Founded in 1970 by older members from the Portela samba classes (Manacéia, Alvaiade, Ventura, Antônio Rufino dos Reis, Aniceto, Alberto Lonato, Francisco Santana, Mijinha, Alcides Dias Lopes, Armando Santos, and Antônio Caetano), the Velha Guarda da Portela documented within the same year the LP Portela: Escolas Passado de Glória. In …

The Quarteto Novo was a seminal group with a solid Northeastern accent. They brought the custom of that area of Brazil and blended it using the bebop jazz vocabulary, the result therefore influential it broke ethnic and physical obstacles throughout the globe. You’ll be able to discern baião grooves in …

During the period of a global career, Joyce (aka Joyce Moreno) has recorded over 21 solo discs and over 300 of her songs by a number of the greatest names in Brazilian and international music, such as for example Flora Purim, Milton Nascimento, Elis Regina, Gal Costa, among others. Her …

This West Coast guitarist can pop off bop phrases or fusion licks. He prefers today’s approach. Excellent studio room musician.

Starting her job before Brazilian rock and roll from the ’80s was commercially ripe, Marina Lima observed its creation from a privileged standpoint and participated within it as an effective pop star since 1984. Her most regular partner continues to be her sibling, philosopher Antônio Cícero. Her biggest strikes are …

Luíz Eça was an excellent asset to Brazilian music, specifically for the bossa nova motion. An experienced, classically qualified piano participant, he could just like easily proceed from hard and swinging to calm and introspective, having created a genuine musical vocabulary combining Brazilian rhythmic custom and erudite advanced harmonies. He …

Jazz vocalist/pianist Diane Marino was created in the brand new York Town borough of Manhattan and began piano lessons in age ten. She went to the SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL for the Performing Arts being a traditional piano major, after that examined piano with Murray Perahia on the Mannes University of …

Dick Farney was a superb singer, instrumentalist, and composer who contributed decisively towards the reconstruction of Brazilian well-known music using the incorporation of jazz harmonies and design. Having been the very first musician ever to record “Tenderly,” which would become a global hit later within the interpretation of Nat “Ruler” …

Brazilian guitarist Juarez Moreira was created in Guanhães in 1954, shifting to Belo Horizonte as an adolescent to wait school and research music. He obtained his 1st gig with pianist Wagner Tiso in 1978 and continued to become well known composer and single performer in his very own correct. Moreira’s …