jazz
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pianist and son of pianists.
He moved to Boston, Massachusetts at 18 to study at the
Berklee College of Music
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. He remained in Boston until age 24, then moved to New York City on advice from a friend. He has collaborated for many years with
Claudio Roditi
Claudio Roditi (May 28, 1946 – January 17, 2020) was a Brazilian jazz trumpeter. In 1966 Claudio was named a trumpet finalist at the International Jazz Competition in Vienna, Austria. While in Vienna, Roditi met Art Farmer, one of his idols, an ...
, including on the Grammy nominated ''Brazilliance X4'' (2007). He was the featured soloist on ''Then Again'' as a member of the Paul Peress Trio. He was a member of the band Circlechant led by
Santi Debriano
Santi Wilson Debriano (born 1955 in Panama) is a jazz bassist, composer and music teacher.Rosa Passos, Joyce,
Duduka da Fonseca
Duduka Da Fonseca, born Eduardo Moreira Da Fonseca (Rio de Janeiro, March 31, 1951) is a Brazilian jazz drummer who is a founding member of Trio da Paz with Romero Lubambo and Nilson Matta. He leads the Duduka da Fonseca Trio, with David Feldman ...
,
Airto Moreira
Airto Guimorvan Moreira (born August 5, 1941) is a Brazilian jazz drummer, composer and percussionist. He is married to jazz singer Flora Purim, and their daughter Diana Moreira is also a singer. Coming to prominence in the late 1960s as a membe ...
, and Maucha Adnet. In 2003 he was pianist on the Grammy-winning album of ''Obrigado Brasil'' by Yo Yo Ma, ''Big Band'' by
Joe Henderson
Joe Henderson (April 24, 1937 – June 30, 2001) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist and very occasional flute player. In a career spanning more than four decades, Henderson played with many of the leading American players of his day an ...
, and ''Brazilian Dreams'' by
Paquito D'Rivera
Francisco de Jesús Rivera Figueras (born 4 June 1948), known as Paquito D'Rivera, is a Cuban-American alto saxophonist, clarinetist and composer. He was a member of the Cuban songo band Irakere and, since the 1980s, he has established him ...
.
Discography
As leader
* ''Trios'' (
Reservoir
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, 1998)
* ''Yatrata'' (Clavebop, 2003)
* ''Portrait in Black and White'' (Reservoir, 2003)
* ''Songs from the Last Century'' (Blue Toucan Music, 2005)
* ''It's Clear'' (Reservoir, 2009)
* ''Musica'' (Jazz Legacy, 2010)
* ''Milagre'' with Maucha Adnet (Zoho, 2013)
As sideman
With
Santi Debriano
Santi Wilson Debriano (born 1955 in Panama) is a jazz bassist, composer and music teacher.Artistic License
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'' (Savant, 2001)
With
Duduka da Fonseca
Duduka Da Fonseca, born Eduardo Moreira Da Fonseca (Rio de Janeiro, March 31, 1951) is a Brazilian jazz drummer who is a founding member of Trio da Paz with Romero Lubambo and Nilson Matta. He leads the Duduka da Fonseca Trio, with David Feldman ...
* 2002 ''Samba Jazz Fantasia''
* 2006 ''Samba Jazz in Black & White''
* 2012 ''Samba Jazz - Jazz Samba''
With Carol Fredett
* 2009 ''Everything in Time''
* 2014 ''No Sad Songs for Me''
With
Joe Henderson
Joe Henderson (April 24, 1937 – June 30, 2001) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist and very occasional flute player. In a career spanning more than four decades, Henderson played with many of the leading American players of his day an ...
* 1996 ''Big Band''
* 2004 ''The Other Side of Joe Henderson''
With Joyce
* 2007 ''Samba Jazz & Outras Bossas''
* 2010 ''Slow Music''
* 2015 ''Raiz''
With
Nilson Matta
Nilson Matta is a Brazilian bassist and composer. He has been based in New York City since 1985. He is also known for his work with Trio da Paz, Don Pullen African Brazilian Connection, Joe Henderson, Yo Yo Ma and Nilson Matta's Brazilian Voyag ...
* 2000 ''Encontros''
* 2006 ''Walking with My Bass''
With
John Pizzarelli
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* 2015 ''Midnight McCartney''
* 2017 ''Sinatra & Jobim at 50''
With
Claudio Roditi
Claudio Roditi (May 28, 1946 – January 17, 2020) was a Brazilian jazz trumpeter. In 1966 Claudio was named a trumpet finalist at the International Jazz Competition in Vienna, Austria. While in Vienna, Roditi met Art Farmer, one of his idols, an ...
Paquito D'Rivera
Francisco de Jesús Rivera Figueras (born 4 June 1948), known as Paquito D'Rivera, is a Cuban-American alto saxophonist, clarinetist and composer. He was a member of the Cuban songo band Irakere and, since the 1980s, he has established him ...
* 2003 ''O Violeiro Mais Sertanejo Do Brasil Vol. 3'',
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Music
* Paulinho da Costa (born 1948), Brazilian percussionist
* Paulinho da Viola (born 1942), Brazilian sambista
* Paul ...
* 2003 ''Obrigado Brazil'',
Yo-Yo Ma
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* 2004 ''Amorosa'', Rosa Passos
* 2004 ''Embrace'', Dave Pietro
* 2006 ''The Jobim Songbook'', Maúcha Adnet
* 2007 ''Vision of Love'', Christine Capdeville
* 2008 ''Forests'', Brazilian Trio
* 2009 ''Bossa Beleza'', Gabriela Anders
* 2009 ''The Time Keeper'',
Louis Hayes
Louis Hayes (born May 31, 1937) is an American jazz drummer and band leader. He was with McCoy Tyner's trio for more than three years. Since 1989 he has led his own band, and together with Vincent Herring formed the Cannonball Legacy Band. He i ...
* 2012 ''Constelação'', Brazilian Trio
* 2012 ''Live in Berkeley'',
Airto Moreira
Airto Guimorvan Moreira (born August 5, 1941) is a Brazilian jazz drummer, composer and percussionist. He is married to jazz singer Flora Purim, and their daughter Diana Moreira is also a singer. Coming to prominence in the late 1960s as a membe ...
,
Flora Purim
Flora Purim (born March 6, 1942) is a Brazilian jazz singer known primarily for her work in the jazz fusion style. She became prominent for her part in Return to Forever with Chick Corea and Stanley Clarke. She has recorded and performed with ...