Tag Archives: Brazilian Jazz

Influential composer/guitarist using a established personal design of harmonization, Toninho Horta has already established comprehensive participation in various other artists’s tasks, and in addition has documented more than 10 single albums (having particular guests like Pat Metheny, Naná Vasconcelos, and Eliane Elias), most of them released internationally. A few of …

The honey-toned chanteuse within the surprise Brazilian crossover hit “THE LADY From Ipanema,” Astrud Gilberto parlayed her previously unscheduled appearance (and professional singing debut) within the song right into a lengthy career that led to nearly twelve albums for Verve and an effective performing career that lasted in to the …

Antônio Adolfo was a significant composer, having written tunes recorded by Nara Leão, Marisa Gata Mansa, Ângela Rô Rô, Dóris Monteiro, O Grupo, Wilson Simonal, Geraldo Vespar, Leci Brandão, Emílio Santiago, Beth Carvalho, and Sérgio Mendes & Brasil ’66, amongst others. Adolfo also experienced a mentioned role along the way …

Although Opa made some thrilling contributions to Brazilian jazz in the 1970s and had a solid supporter in percussionist Airto Moreira, the Southern American trio under no circumstances became popular commercially. Opa was founded in 1969 by Uruguayan keyboardist/pianist/vocalist Hugo Fattoruso (b. Jun. 26, 1943, Montevideo, Uruguay), who recruited drummer …

Noel Rosa was a well-known and celebrated composer while alive, but is increasingly more popular after a while. When active, well-known music in Brazil was generally “nation” music, sertaneja music. But he sensed free to give his true-spirited samba in a fresh way, his method: advanced melodies conjugated with uncommon …

Delivered Luciano Nakata Albuquerque to Spanish and Japan parents, Curumin spent his impressionable years in São Paulo, Brazil, hearing Jorge Ben, Tim Maia, and Bebeto. At eight he shaped his first rock-band, and by enough time he was 16 he was a percussionist and keyboardist in best clubs around the …

Regardless of his brief life, Raphael Rabello was acknowledged internationally by his virtuosity. His mastery could be tested on 16 released single albums, on a lot more than 400 he documented being a sideman, and many solo monitors still unreleased. He caused such performers as Paulo Moura, Elizete Cardoso, Turíbio …

Quinteto Violado is a distinctive group in Brazil. With solid well-known roots, they possess survived for 30 years in the adverse scenario of delicate music. For the reason that period, they documented a lot more than 30 nationwide and six worldwide albums, do 14 worldwide trips or presentations, received many …

Nelson Ângelo started his professional profession in 1966 linked to several composers from Minas Gerais referred to as Clube da Esquina, having had his “Fazenda” included by Milton Nascimento on his Clube da Esquina. With Nascimento, Ângelo published “Sacramento,” included on Milagres dos Peixes, and “Testamento” on Clube da Esquina …

Creator of Thiago de Mello & Amazon, Thiago de Mello brought the affects of his homeland Amazon to his music, using musical instruments just like the boca carry out mato, boca-de-barro and pau de chuva, constructed with pieces of timber and other rustic components. He has already established his compositions …