Geraldo Flach

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Geraldo Flach (born August 6, 1945 in Porto Alegre ; † January 3, 2011 there ) was a Brazilian pianist , composer and arranger . He is one of the most important musicians in southern Brazil.

Life

Geraldo Flach received classical piano lessons from the age of five and became a student of Professor Max Friedrich Oskar Brückner . His career began when he was fourteen playing at dance events. In the 1960s he founded a piano trio with bass and drums and got his own program on the television station Televisão Piratini .

He worked with musicians such as Nana Caymmi , Ivan Lins , Renato Borghetti , Virgínia Rosa and Yamandu Costa and participated in recordings by Elis Regina , Emílio Santiago and Taiguara, among others . In his work, folkloric and urban music mixes in the language of jazz.

As a composer he created a range of music for films such as Treiler - A Última Tentativa , Barbosa , Ulisses , Island of Flowers , Disparos , Noite , Um Aceno na Garoa and O Gato .

Geraldo Flach has received a number of awards for his music in and outside of Brazil.

Discography (selection)

  • Alma , 1981, Independente, LP
  • Momento Magico , 1985, Som Livre / RBS, LP
  • Piano , 1990, RGE, LP
  • Geraldo Flach & Luiz Carlos Borges , 1992, CD
  • Tom Brasileiro , 1993, Velas, CD
  • Interiores , 1995, CD
  • Atitude , 1998, RGE / RBS, CD
  • Piano azul , 2001, CD
  • Vivências , with Victor Hugo , 2010, CD
  • Virgínia Rosa & Geraldo Flach: Voz & Piano , 2010, CD

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personal data
SURNAME Flat, Geraldo
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Brazilian pianist, composer and arranger
DATE OF BIRTH August 6, 1945
PLACE OF BIRTH Porto Alegre
DATE OF DEATH January 3, 2011
Place of death Porto Alegre