Tânia Maria
Tânia Maria Correa Reis (born May 9, 1948 in São Luís , Brazil ), known as Tânia Maria, is a jazz singer , pianist and songwriter .
Live and act
Tânia Maria learned to play the piano at the age of seven and won her first prize with a school band at the age of thirteen. She studied law and Romance studies and finally piano playing in Brasília . In 1971 she released her first album. In the mid-1970s she lived in France for a long time and performed in several countries. On the recommendation of Charlie Byrd , who was enthusiastic about her piano playing, she received a recording contract from Concord Records . In 1981 she settled in New York . She achieved a commercial breakthrough in 1984 with her album Come with Me , for which she received a Grammy nomination . She released more than 25 albums and was a regular guest at international jazz festivals, so she performed several times at the Monterey Jazz Festival and the Montreux Jazz Festival .
In her pieces she combines Brazilian music with jazz and pop, "whereby her warm, soulful alto voice and her percussive piano play complement each other with accentuations". She has also performed with other musicians like Michel Petrucciani and groups like Mondo Grosso .
Selected publications
| year | title | genre | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Tempo (featuring Eddie Gomez) | Brazilian jazz | naïve |
| 2007 | Viva Brasil, Vol. 2 (re-release) | Brazilian jazz | Sunny Side |
| 2005 | Brazil with My Soul | Brazilian jazz | Universal |
| 2005 | Intimidade | Brazilian jazz | Blue note |
| 2005 | Tania Maria in Copenhagen (with Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen ) | Brazilian jazz | Stunt |
| 2004 | Olha Quem Chega (re-release) | Brazilian jazz | import |
| 2003 | Outrageously wild | Brazilian jazz | Concord |
| 2002 | Tania Maria Live at the Blue Note | Brazilian jazz | Concord |
| 2002 | Happiness | Brazilian jazz | Recall Records UK |
| 2000 | viva brazil | Brazilian jazz | New Note (noble) |
| 1997 | Europe | Brazilian jazz | TKM |
| 1996 | No comment | Brazilian jazz | TKM |
| 1993 | The Best of Tania Maria | Brazilian jazz | Blue note |
| 1993 | Outrageous | Brazilian jazz | Concord |
| 1991 | Forbidden Colors | Brazilian jazz | Capitol |
| 1991 | Lady from Brazil | Brazilian jazz | EMI |
| 1990 | Bela Vista | Brazilian jazz | Blue note |
| 1985 | Made in New York | Brazilian jazz | EMI |
| 1984 | The Real Tania Maria: Wild! | Brazilian jazz | Concord |
| 1983 | Love explosion | Brazilian jazz | Concord |
| 1982 | Come with me | Brazilian jazz | Concord |
| 1981 | Taurus | Brazilian jazz | Concord |
| 1980 | Piquant | Brazilian jazz | Concord |
| 1971 | Olha Quem Chega | Brazilian jazz |
Individual evidence
- ↑ About Tania Maria
- ↑ Awards Database: Tania Maria
- ^ Tania Maria , Nova Concerts International , April 12, 2012.
- ↑ Wolf Kampmann (ed.), With the assistance of Ekkehard Jost : Reclams Jazzlexikon . Reclam, Stuttgart 2003, ISBN 3-15-010528-5 , p. 331.
- ↑ www.concordmusicgroup.com - Outrageously Wild . Accessed September 12, 2009
Web links
- Tania Maria at Discogs (English)
- Concord about Tania Maria
- Web presence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Tânia Maria |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Correa Reis, Tânia Maria (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Brazilian pianist and singer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 9, 1948 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | São Luís |