Lula Galvão
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Lula Galvão is a Brazil
ian guitarist. Also an arranger, he has worked with the likes of Caetano Veloso
, Guinga
, Rosa Passos
and Leila Pinheiro
. He has accompanied musicians such as Rosa Passos
, Ivan Lins
and Cláudio Roditi
at jazz festivals and concerts around the world.
concerts in the United States (Hollywood Bowl
, Blue Note
, San Francisco Jazz Festival
, Cifford Brown Jazz Festival) and Japan.
With the instrumentist and composer Guinga
, he performed in several concerts by the United States, Europe and Latin America as the Festival of the Guitar (Córdoba, Spain
), concert with the Los Angeles Philharmonic
(Disney Hall) with regency of Vince Mendoza, Joe's Pub ( N.Y ), J.F.K center of Arts (D.C), Spivey Hall(G.A), HotHouse
( I.L). He performed, also with Rosa, in the Festival de Jazz de Berne (Switzerland) with Claudio Roditi, Paquito D' Rivera, Raul de Souza, Hélio Alves. Also in Marciac Jazz festival With Claudio Roditi, Maurício Einhorn and Raul de Souza.Performed of several concerts throughout Europe alongside the Cello Player Jaques Morelenbaum.Recorded and attended the Concerts of the CD: A Foreign Sound of Caetano Veloso in the U.S. (Carnegie Hall), Europe (Barbican Theatre), (Chatelet), (Smeraldo), (L'auditori). Recorded and played with the singer and composer Joyce in the Festival de Jazz de Punta del Este.An election conducted by the magazine Guitar Player of Brazil was considered one of the ten best Guitar Brazil.Taught Workshops in Brazil (School of Music of Brasilia, Itajaí conservatory of Music, Tatuí conservatory of Music) and abroad (Monash University-Melbourn) and also with Japan and Italy.Recorded also with : Henri Salvador, Kenny Rankin, Leila Pinheiro, Chico Buarque, Chano Dominguez, Frank Gambale, Wagner Tiso.
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
ian guitarist. Also an arranger, he has worked with the likes of Caetano Veloso
Caetano Veloso
Caetano Emanuel Viana Teles Veloso , better known as Caetano Veloso, is a Brazilian composer, singer, guitarist, writer, and political activist. Veloso first became known for his participation in the Brazilian musical movement Tropicalismo which encompassed theatre, poetry and music in the 1960s,...
, Guinga
Guinga
Guinga is a Brazilian guitarist and composer born in Madureira, a working-class suburb of Rio de Janeiro...
, Rosa Passos
Rosa Passos
Rosa Passos is a Brazilian singer and guitarist born in Bahia.Passos began playing piano at age thirteen, but after listening to Dorival Caymmi and João Gilberto she abandoned the instrument to become a singer. In the late 1960s, Passos began appearing on television and at music festivals...
and Leila Pinheiro
Leila Pinheiro
Leila Pinheiro is a Brazilian Bossa Nova singer, pianist and composer. Her self-titled debut album had the guest performances of Tom Jobim, João Donato, Ivan Lins, Francis Hime, and Toninho Horta, and she later went on to perform with great names such as Zimbo Trio, Pat Metheny, Baden Powell,...
. He has accompanied musicians such as Rosa Passos
Rosa Passos
Rosa Passos is a Brazilian singer and guitarist born in Bahia.Passos began playing piano at age thirteen, but after listening to Dorival Caymmi and João Gilberto she abandoned the instrument to become a singer. In the late 1960s, Passos began appearing on television and at music festivals...
, Ivan Lins
Ivan Lins
Ivan Guimarães Lins is a Latin Grammy winning Brazilian musician. He has been an active performer and songwriter of Brazilian popular music and jazz for over 30 years. His first hit, Madalena, was recorded by Elis Regina in 1970. Beyond his own performance of his compositions, Simone is his most...
and Cláudio Roditi
Claudio Roditi
Claudio Roditi is a Brazilian jazz trumpeter.After arriving in the United States in 1970, he began to study at Berklee School of Music, where he became musically influenced by Clifford Brown and Lee Morgan...
at jazz festivals and concerts around the world.
Artists with whom he performed and festivals he took part
He started his musical activities in Brasília together with composer and singer Rosa Passos and later recorded several CDs with her acting as a musician and arranger. He performed with Ivan LinsIvan Lins
Ivan Guimarães Lins is a Latin Grammy winning Brazilian musician. He has been an active performer and songwriter of Brazilian popular music and jazz for over 30 years. His first hit, Madalena, was recorded by Elis Regina in 1970. Beyond his own performance of his compositions, Simone is his most...
concerts in the United States (Hollywood Bowl
Hollywood Bowl
The Hollywood Bowl is a modern amphitheater in the Hollywood area of Los Angeles, California, United States that is used primarily for music performances...
, Blue Note
Blue note
In jazz and blues, a blue note is a note sung or played at a slightly lower pitch than that of the major scale for expressive purposes. Typically the alteration is a semitone or less, but this varies among performers and genres. Country blues, in particular, features wide variations from the...
, San Francisco Jazz Festival
San Francisco Jazz Festival
Debuting in 1983, the San Francisco Jazz Festival is an annual three-week celebration of today's best music, with over 30 concerts. Produced by SFJAZZ, a non-profit organization dedicated to jazz and jazz education...
, Cifford Brown Jazz Festival) and Japan.
With the instrumentist and composer Guinga
Guinga
Guinga is a Brazilian guitarist and composer born in Madureira, a working-class suburb of Rio de Janeiro...
, he performed in several concerts by the United States, Europe and Latin America as the Festival of the Guitar (Córdoba, Spain
Córdoba, Spain
-History:The first trace of human presence in the area are remains of a Neanderthal Man, dating to c. 32,000 BC. In the 8th century BC, during the ancient Tartessos period, a pre-urban settlement existed. The population gradually learned copper and silver metallurgy...
), concert with the Los Angeles Philharmonic
Los Angeles Philharmonic
The Los Angeles Philharmonic is an American orchestra based in Los Angeles, California, United States. It has a regular season of concerts from October through June at the Walt Disney Concert Hall, and a summer season at the Hollywood Bowl from July through September...
(Disney Hall) with regency of Vince Mendoza, Joe's Pub ( N.Y ), J.F.K center of Arts (D.C), Spivey Hall(G.A), HotHouse
HotHouse (jazz club)
The HotHouse was a celebrated cultural center last located in the South Loop, Chicago, United States, and known for its program of innovative jazz and world music concerts and as a central meeting place for a variety of community groups...
( I.L). He performed, also with Rosa, in the Festival de Jazz de Berne (Switzerland) with Claudio Roditi, Paquito D' Rivera, Raul de Souza, Hélio Alves. Also in Marciac Jazz festival With Claudio Roditi, Maurício Einhorn and Raul de Souza.Performed of several concerts throughout Europe alongside the Cello Player Jaques Morelenbaum.Recorded and attended the Concerts of the CD: A Foreign Sound of Caetano Veloso in the U.S. (Carnegie Hall), Europe (Barbican Theatre), (Chatelet), (Smeraldo), (L'auditori). Recorded and played with the singer and composer Joyce in the Festival de Jazz de Punta del Este.An election conducted by the magazine Guitar Player of Brazil was considered one of the ten best Guitar Brazil.Taught Workshops in Brazil (School of Music of Brasilia, Itajaí conservatory of Music, Tatuí conservatory of Music) and abroad (Monash University-Melbourn) and also with Japan and Italy.Recorded also with : Henri Salvador, Kenny Rankin, Leila Pinheiro, Chico Buarque, Chano Dominguez, Frank Gambale, Wagner Tiso.