Nivaldo Ornelas

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Nivaldo Lima Ornelas (born April 22, 1941 in Belo Horizonte ) is a Brazilian jazz musician ( tenor and soprano saxophone , flute , composition , arrangement ) who has also emerged in the field of Música Popular Brasileira .

Live and act

Ornelas started playing the accordion as a child . At the age of 16 he played the clarinet and became a member of the Orquestra Sinfônica Mineira. He also played for dance and founded the Berimbaubar in his hometown, where he performed with Milton Nascimento , Toninho Horta , Wagner Tiso and other musicians from the Clube da Esquina . In 1967 he founded the Quarteto Contemporâneo with the pianist Jairo Moura, the bassist Tibério César and the drummer Paulo Braga. In 1970 he moved to Rio de Janeiro, where he became a member of the Som Imaginário ensemble , which initially accompanied Milton Nascimento, later Gal Costa , Macalé, Carlinhos Vergueiro and Sueli Costa, but also recorded records as an independent ensemble. He also worked with Paulo Moura and Hermeto Pacoal ( Viajando Com O Som (The Lost '76 Vice-Versa Studio Session) ).

In 1978 he toured the United States with Flora Purim and Airto Moreira , where he also performed at the Newport Jazz Festival (and then at the Festival Internacional de Jazz de São Paulo ). Soon after, he recorded his first album under his own name, Portal dos anjos , which was awarded the Troféu Villa-Lobos in 1979 . In the group of Hermeto Pascoal he performed at the Montreux Jazz Festival and in Japan. He performed at the Rio Jazz Festival with his band BR1 . He also accompanied Egberto Gismonti ( Corações Futurista, Academia de Danças ) and wrote the score for the feature film João Rosa by Helvécio Ratton , which was followed by other award-winning film scores. In 1983 he performed at the Festival de Jazz de Brasília . In 1999 he toured with Toninho Horta, Gary Peacock and Jack DeJohnette .

Ornelas was involved in 44 recordings in the field of jazz between 1974 and 2003, among others with Celso Foseca / Ronaldo Bastos ( Paradiso ) and Dom Um Romão ( Rhythm Traveler ).

Prizes and awards

  • Troféu Villa-Lobos (1979, for the album Portal dos anjos )
  • Melhor Trilha Sonora do XIV Festival de Cinema de Brasília (1981, for the soundtrack João Rosa )
  • Melhor Trilha Sonora da APATEDEMG (1982, for the soundtrack Ohabenro marcado to the film by Fernando Sabino )
  • Troféu Chiquinha Gonzaga (1983, for the album Viagem através de um sonho )
  • Melhor Instrumentista de Sopro do Ano - Associação de Críticos de Arte de São Paulo (1983)
  • Melhor Música Original do XII Festival de Cinema de Brasília (1984, for the music for the film A dança dos bonecos by Helvécio Ratton)
  • Troféu Cândido Mendes (1986, for Projeto do Meio-Dia)
  • Troféu Clube da Esquina - Federação das Indústrias de Minas Gerais e Rede Globo Minas (1998)
  • Prêmio Sharp de Música 1999, in the category Best Instrumental Album of the Year for the album Arredores
  • Troféu Clube da Esquina - Assembléia Legislativa do Estado de Minas Gerais (1999)
  • Troféu Músico do Ano de Belo Horizonte (2001)

Discographic notes

  • Portal dos Anjos (MBPC, 1978)
  • À Tarde (Syracuse, 1982)
  • Viagem através de um sonho (Independente, 1983)
  • Som e Fantasia: Nivaldo Ornelas & Marcos Resende (Barclay / Ariola)
  • Concerto Planeta Terra (IBM, 1984, with Nelson Ayres , Márcio Montarroyos & Toninho Horta)
  • Colheita de Trigo (Chorus / Som Livre, 1990)
  • Nivaldo Ornelas & Paulo Moura (Tom Brasil, 1993)
  • Aquarelas: Nivaldo Ornelas e Juarez Moreira (Independente, 1996)
  • Nivaldo Ornelas & Ricardo Leão As canções de Milton Nascimento (Visom, 1996)
  • Arredores (Independente, 1998)
  • Reciclagem (ao vivo) (Eldorado, 1999)
  • Nivaldo Ornelas e Amilson Godoy (Azul Records, 2003)
  • Viagem em Direção ao Oco do Toco (Mayomel, 2005)
  • Fogo e ouro (SESC / Paratodos, 2009)
  • Jazz Mineiro Orquestra (Mayomel, 2012)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Nivaldo Ornelas . Dicionário Cravo-Albin da Música Popular Brasileira
  2. ^ Tom Lord The Jazz Discography
personal data
SURNAME Ornelas, Nivaldo
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Ornelas, Nivaldo Lima (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Brazilian jazz musician (tenor and soprano saxophone, flute, composition, arrangement)
DATE OF BIRTH April 22, 1941
PLACE OF BIRTH Belo Horizonte