Nilson Matta
Nilson Matta (born March 1, 1949 in São Paulo ) is a Brazilian jazz musician ( double bass , electric bass , synthesizer ) and composer living in the United States .
Live and act
Matta came to Rio de Janeiro to study bass in 1970 and worked from the early 1980s with musicians such as João Bosco , Hermeto Pascoal , Chico Buarque and Luis Bonfa . After moving to New York in 1985 he played a. a. with Paquito D'Rivera , Don Pullens African-Brazilian Connection ( Kele Mou Bana 1992), Paul Winter / Oscar Castro-Neves ( Brazilian Days 1998), Kenny Barron , Cyro Baptista , Joe Henderson and Yo-Yo Ma . With Romero Lubambo and Duduka da Fonseca he formed the Trio da Paz in 1989 , which later accompanied Maucha Adnet . In 2006 he recorded the album Encontros (Meetings) in a duo with Hendrik Meurkens , and guest musicians such as Dado Moroni joined them . In the field of jazz Matta took part in 68 recording sessions between 1980 and 2017; He performed with Steve Wilson and singer Leny Andrade in 2013 with the program Black Orpheus , inspired by Antônio Carlos Jobim's film soundtrack for Orfeu Negro from 1959.
Matte, Hèlio Alves and Duduka Da Fonseca together form the Brazilian Trio , which has been on stage with the German vibraphonist Wolfgang Lackerschmid since 2014.
Discographic notes
- Encontros (Meetings) (Malandro, 2006)
- Walking with My Bass (Blue Toucan, 2006)
- Copacabana (Zoho, 2010), with Harry Allen , Anne Drummond , Klaus Müller , Maurico Zottarelli , Ze Mauricio
- Jazz Therapy, Vol. 3: Mojave (Motema 2011), with Roni Ben-Hur , Victor Lewis , Café
- Black Orpheus (Motema, 2012)
- Samba Gostoso / Wolfgang Lackerschmid & The Brazilian Trio (2016)
Web links
- Web presence ( Memento from November 7, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
- Nilson Matta at Allmusic (English)
- Nilson Matta at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Tom Lord Jazz Discography
- ^ Nate Chinen: Jazz Listings for Feb. 8-14 2013 in The New York Times
- ↑ Black orpheus at Motema ( Memento from January 26, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ All About Jazz: Wolfgang Lackerschmid & The Brazilian Trio: Samba Gostoso. Retrieved September 23, 2019 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Matta, Nilson |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Brazilian jazz musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 1, 1949 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | São Paulo |