- Lula Galvão
Lula Galvão (Luiz Guilherme Farias Galvão) (born 1962 in
Brasilia ,Brazil ) is one of the most important guitarists inBrazil .Biography
Also an arranger, he played with names like
Caetano Veloso ,Guinga ,Rosa Passos andLeila Pinheiro .Galvão accompaniedCláudio Roditi at a number of jazz festivals around the world, as well asIvan Lins in Japan and Europe andRosa Passos in several European countries.Born in Brasilia, started his musical activities in this city beside the great composer and singer Rosa Passos and, later, recorded several CDs with her acting as a musician and arranger is the largest of highlights: Rosa Passos and Lula Galvão (letter and music-Ary Barroso) and Entre Amigos (Among Friends) with the fantastic Bass Player Ron Carter. He performed with Ivan Lins concerts in the U.S. (Hollywood bowl, Blue Note, San Francisco Jazz Festival, Cifford Brown Jazz Festival) and Japan.With the instrumentist and composer Guinga, participated in several concerts by the U.S. and Europe and Latin America as the Festival of the Guitar (Córdoba (ESP.), concert with the Los Angeles Philharmonic (Disney Hall) with regency of Vince Mendoza, Joe's Pub ( N.Y ),J.F.K center of Arts (D.C),Spivey Hall(G.A), Hot House ( I.L). He performed, also with Rosa, in the Festival de Jazz de Berne (Switzerland) with Claudio Roditi, Paquito D' Rivera, Raul de Souza, Hélio Alves.Also in Marciac Jazz festival With Claudio Roditi, Maurício Einhorn and Raul de Souza.Performed of several concerts throughout Europe alongside the Cello Player Jaques Morelenbaum.Recorded and attended the Concerts of the CD: A Foreign Sound of Caetano Veloso in the U.S. (Carnegie Hall), Europe (Barbican Theatre), (Chatelet), (Smeraldo), (L'auditori). Recorded and played with the singer and composer Joyce in the Festival de Jazz de Punta del Este.An election conducted by the magazine Guitar Player of Brazil was considered one of the ten best Guitar Brazil.Taught Workshops in Brazil (School of Music of Brasilia, Itajaí conservatory of Music, Tatuí conservatory of Music) and abroad (Monash University-Melbourn) and also with Japan and Italy.Recorded also with : Henri Salvador, Kenny Rankin, Leila Pinheiro, Chico Buarque, Chano Dominguez, Frank Gambale, Wagner Tiso.
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