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- country:Brazil
- style(s):Brazilian, Instrumental
- label:Maritaca
- artist posted by:Maritaca Producoes Artisticas ltd
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Mozar Terra, composer, arranger and pianist, released his first CD Caderno de Composição, in 2001 - a gifted work where he shows all the originality of his strongly Brazilian approach.
Having played with famous musicians as Milton Banana, Caetano Veloso and Lucio Alves in Brazil, he lived in Paris where he played at many jazz clubs in Paris, recorded two albums with drummer Nene (Ponto dos Músicos and Minuano) and joined Joyce’s European Tour.
Later in Denmark, he gave various workshops at the Danish Jazz Center, as well as at the Rotterdams Conservatorium in Holland, and also toured with drummer Edson Machado (Edson Machado e Boa Nova), with whom he traveled to USA.
Back in Brazil, already known and respected for his work, he is invited to participate in the Project Tom Brasil – touring all the country and recording the CD Quarteto Livre with Sizão Machado (bass), Teco Cardoso (saxes/flutes) and Tutty Moreno (drums). Quarteto Livre joins Joyce’s tour in Brazil, Europe and Japan. Mozar makes arrangements and plays piano in recordings for songbooks of João Donato, Ary Barroso and Tom Jobim. Also, participates for two years at the Festival de Campos de Jordão, promoted by São Paulo State’s Cultural Secretary, as director for the Master Class of Brazilian Popular Piano. Has created Teaching Programs as Piano Rítmico Brasileiro (Brazilian Rhythmic Piano) and carried it, among other music schools, at the University of Music Tom Jobim.
In 2005 his is special guest of Jazz Sinphonic Orchestra em Sao Paulo, making arrangements of his own work for a very sucessful concert.
His project Gafieira Chic joins the sensual Lundu (typical dance from Africa) and the joyful Polka, as well as the dramatic Argentinean Tango, in a symbiosis with the spicy way of the Brazilian ginga, some touch of acrobatic performances and the musicality of big bands. Privileging wind instruments, Gafieira, in its instrumental form, is one of the preferred ballroom’s dances in Brazil.
