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| Brazilian Music Workshops at the Michiko Studios Antonio Adolfo will be presenting once again, this summer, his Brazilian Music Workshops at the Michiko Studios, during his stay in New York, . Don't miss the chance to have private instruction, Brazilian music consultation and master classes with Antonio Adolfo and his guests. Here are some of the master classes that will be presented: BRAZILIAN JAZZ CONCEPTIONS, by the acclaimed drummer RAFAEL BARATA – July 2nd, 5PM PHRASING IN BRAZILIAN MUSIC, by ANTONIO ADOLFO – July 12th, 11:30AM Michiko Studios located at 149, West 46th St New York, NY 10036 ABOUT ANTONIO ADOLFO Pianist, arranger, producer and educator, Antonio Adolfo grew up in a musical family in Rio de Janeiro (his mother was a violinist in the Brazilian Symphony Orchestra), and began his studies at the age of seven. At seventeen he was already a professional musician. His teachers include Eumir Deodato and the great Nadia Boulanger in Paris. During the 60's he led his own trio that participated in several Bossa Nova and Jazz shows in Brazil and toured with singers Leny Andrade, Carlos Lyra, Flora Purim, Wilson Simonal, Elis Regina and Milton Nascimento. Adolfo wrote tunes such as Pretty World (original Brazilian title: Sa Marina) that gained great success and have been recorded by such artists as Sergio Mendes, Stevie Wonder, Herb Alpert, Earl Klugh, Dionne Warwick, and others. He won International Song Contests (Rio - Brazil and Athens - Greece) on two occasions. As a musician, arranger and record producer he has worked with some of the most representative Brazilian names, besides having released more than 25 albums under his name. In 1985 Mr. Adolfo created his own school in Rio, Brazil, now with more than 1, 300 students. During the time as an educator Adolfo has released several books in Brasil and two internationally acclaimed : Brazilian Music Workshops and Phrasing in Brazilian Music. His 2010 CD album, Lá e Cá/Here and There, followed the footsteps of the awarded 2007 live recording Antonio Adolfo e Carol Saboya Ao Vivo/ Live. In 2011 his CD Chora Baiao was released and became awarded as the best release of the year by the prestigious Latin Jazz Corner website. Antonio Adolfo's recent CD "Finas Misturas"/Fine Mixtures has been acclaimed with great reviews and Jazz radio airplay. Now he is releasing CD Rio, Choro, Jazz… (a tribute to legendary Brazilian pianist and composer Ernesto Nazareth). ABOUT RAFAEL BARATA Rafael Mendes Barata, was born in September 26th, 1980, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He started playing drums at the age of five. Throughout his childhood he was dedicated to Brazilian Popular Music, specially the Bossa Nova, whose influence came from his family members Roberto Mendes, his father and musician, and his brother and pianist Beto. Self-taught on drums, he recorded his first CD at the age of 14. He has won two International Brazilian Drums Festivals: 1st Batuka - At the age of 15, and the Batuka Masters 2000 at the age of 20. He has recorded with several artists, amongst them Antonio Adolfo, Rosa Passos, Zizi Possi, Edu Lobo, Leny Andrade, Flávio Venturini, Leila Pinheiro, Ivan Lins, Angela Ro Ro, Paula Morelenbaum, Maúcha and Muiza Adnet, Mônica Salmaso, Joyce, Alcione, Luís Melodia, Lisa Ono and Amanda Brecker. Rafael has perfromed with famous musicians such as Dario Galante, Idriss Boudrioua, Osmar Milito, Durval Ferreira, João Donato, Mario Adnet, Moacir Santos, Hélio Celso, JT Meirelles, Spok Frevo, Hamilton de Hollanda, Maurício Einhorn, Jaques Morelenbaum, Lula Galvão, Marcos Valle, Marcos Amorim, Daniel Garcia, Claudio Roditi, Guilherme Dias Gomes, Turi Collura, Raul de Souza, Mika Mori, Oscar Castro Neves and Eliane Elias. Rafael has also performed with great singers like Zezé Motta, Emilio Santiago, Zé Renato, Roberta Sá, Paula Santoro, Maúcha Adnet, Ney Matogrosso, the Singer/drummer Wilson das Neves, Leny Andrade and Alma Thomas. In Rio's jazz headquarter, Mistura Fina, he played many years with the piano legend Osmar Milito. In this venue, he had the opportunity to play with several artists like Russell Ferrante, Mike Shapiro, John Pizzarelli, Jane Monheit, Karrin Allison, Kevin Lethau and many others. He played in many Brazilian jazz festivals with Hermeto Pascoal, Jovino Santos Neto, Phillipe Baden Powell and "JT Meirelles e os Copa 5", Jean Pierre Zanella (Montreal), Ray Moore (New Orleans), Idriss Boudrioua (France), Dario Galante (Italy), Jeff Gardner (USA), Nosso Trio (Nelson Faria, Ney Conceição and Kiko Freitas), Paulo Moura, among others.Rafael is currently playing with the greatest Bossa Nova singer and composer, Edu Lobo, and the pop singer Angela Ro Ro. In Brazil's jazz scene, he plays with Idriss Boudrioua Base & Brass septet. Since 2006, Rafael is a teacher of CIVEBRA (Brasília International Summer Music Course). Around the world, he has played in many Jazz festivals in South and North America, Europe, Africa, and Asia, in shows with: Jeff Gardner Trio, Root System L.A. Group, the NY singer Elin, "Nosso Trio", Mika Mori, and "Cello Samba Trio" (Jaques Morelenbaum, Lula Galvão and Rafael). Lately he has been touring around the world with Eliane Elias Quartet (Eliane Elias, Marc Johnson, Rafael and Rubens De La Corte). In New York for some time, he is working in recordings with Paul Nowinski, Jon Davis and John Hart. write your comments about the article :: © 2014 Jazz News :: home page |