José Roberto Bertrami

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José Roberto "Ze" Bertrami (born February 21, 1946 in Tatuí ; † July 7, 2012 in Rio de Janeiro ) was a Brazilian musician ( piano , keyboard ), composer , arranger and band leader in the field of bossa nova , fusion and smooth jazz .

Live and act

Bertrami, best known as the leader of the band Azymuth , had a classical piano training and was influenced by the jazz pianist Bill Evans . At the beginning of his career he played as a keyboard player in the formation Tamba 4 of Luiz Eça , who became an important mentor for him. In 1965 he published his first solo album and then worked with Flora Purim and Robertinho Silva , before meeting the drummer Ivan Conti , with whom he formed the formation Azymuth in 1972 ; bassist Alex Malheiros became the third member. For Milestone Records the band recorded a number of successful albums, such as Light As a Feather and Telecommunications ; she had her biggest hit with the song Jazz Carnival . In 1988 Bertrami separated from the group in order to work sporadically with her again from the beginning of the 1990s. In the following years he worked as a composer and arranger a. a. with Chico Buarque , Toninho Horta , Eddie Palmieri , Marcos Valle , Jorge Ben Jor , Sarah Vaughan , Elis Regina , Mark Murphy , Joe Pass , Erasmo Carlos , Milton Nascimento , Airto and Flora Purim. From 1994 Bertrami worked with his band José Roberto Bertrami And His Modern Sound , with whom he presented the albums Things Are Different and Aventura at Far Out Recordings .

His son Victor Bertrami is a fusion musician.

Discographic notes

  • Trio (1965)
  • The Organ Sound (1970)
  • Blue Wave (1983)
  • Dreams Are Real (1990)
  • Things Are Different (2001)
  • Projecto III C / Zé Roberto Bertrami - Encontro (2002)
  • Aventura (2009)

Web links

Individual evidence

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personal data
SURNAME Bertrami, José Roberto
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Bertrami, Ze
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Brazilian fusion musician and composer
DATE OF BIRTH February 21, 1946
PLACE OF BIRTH Tatuí
DATE OF DEATH July 7, 2012
Place of death Rio de Janeiro