Recorded in Munich, Germany.
Luiz Santos: Grand Piano
This is a series of Piano Solo Suites.
~ All compositions and arrangements by Luiz Santos
Biography ~
Luiz Santos is accelerating in full gear. Once again he is tapping into a variety of unimaginable potential in total creativity. Traveling through Brazilian, Latin, Jazz, Chamber, World, Spiritual, Classical etc. He has been always unpredictable.
Luiz is residing in NYC. Expanding his creativity beyond limits.
This is a journey through deep brazilian jungles of the past, merging with the cosmopolitan drive of the new milenium.
Connecting the past with the futuristic rhythm. ~ Jazz, Fusion, Brazilian , Funk, Big band, experimental , free style, world music.
The art of expressing a variety of afro-indian nuances through a jazz artform which embodies a deep precision in rhythmical counterpoint between the cultures and merging into a modern world concept. From cool jazz to free jazz, samba to maracatu. Many roots from Brazil like baiao, frevo, maxixe, xote, carimbo, maracatu, afoxe & forro.
~ All compositions and arrangements by Luiz Santos
MORE ABOUT LUIZ SANTOS MUSIC
Luiz Santos was born in the USA and grew up in a musical household. Both of his brazilian parents were passionate for music and inspired in Luiz a love for different rhythms. When he started playing drums at the age of 9, Luiz demonstrated talent well beyond his years.
While living in Rio De Janeiro, at age of 13, he started playing professionally with older musicians exploring various musical styles. Having developed his own capacity for variety, Luiz started performing with Eduardo Duzek all over Brazil, performing and recording television series for ‘Globo Network playing drums and piano.
Luiz Santos played with well known studio musicians like Arthur Maia (Gilberto Gil,Ivan Lins, Djavan, Caetano Veloso, Gal Costa, Leny Andrade), William Magalhaes (Banda Black Rio, Paralamas do sucesso), Heitor T. P.(Simply Red), Paulinho Guitarra (Tim Maia), Marcelo Frisieiro (Neil Young), Alex Rocha, Claudio Zolli (Tim Maia, Ed Motta) Aurea Regina (Mike Stern) Rafael Vernet (Ed Motta, Paulo Russo, Paula Santoro), Eduardo Neves and Xande Figueiredo (Zeca Pagodinho ).
Then Luiz Santos played with ‘Hermeto Pascoal Group’ with Jovino Santos, Carlos Malta, Itibere Zwarg and Marcio Bahia.
However, Luiz was not content just performing. His growing passion for music propelled him to
become self taught instrumentalist and composer using piano, drums and percussion.
Luiz started composing and arranging full orchestral pieces, combining typical Jazz sounds with Classical and Brazilian percussion and creating unique flavors of music. He also wrote compositions for everything from Jazz to Contemporary Classical, Modern Music to String Quartets.
Luiz did tours in Europe several times when he was invited to play with 'Brazil Fusion' in Zurich, Switzerland, creating a new style that is active till this very day. From there, he performed throughout Europe, lending his talents to a number of musical projects and bands in Germany, France, Norway, Sweden, Holland, Belgium, Greece, Luxemburg and Italy.
Recording several CD Projects In Rio De Janeiro,Brazil. Jazz with afro and modern fusion elements. Performing on drums and piano, mixing Brazilian rhythms, Caribbean, Chamber Music, and Jazz on CD Project of his own compositions with well known bassist Arthur Maia, Marcelo Martins alto/soprano sax and flute (Gilberto Gil, Djavan, Gal Costa etc…)
Humberto Mirabelli - guitar, Fernando Roza - bass, Fernando Trocado - tenor sax and flute.
LUIZ SANTOS IN USA
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- New York -
Performing with several projects:
Arnold Strickland / Greg Lewis Trio. Special guests: Richie Goods ( Joe Lovano, Manhattan Transfer) & Miles Griffith.
Nilson Matta's Brazilian Voyage with Helio Alves, Monika Oliveira, Mark Morganelli. Also performing with his Trio including wellknown guitarist Vic Juris.
Mark Weinstein Group with Nilson Matta on bass and Klaus Mueller on piano (Portinho).
Including Mark's Trio featuring Paul Meyers on guitar.
Monika Oliveira Group with bassist Nilson Matta (Trio da Paz, Joe Henderson) and pianist Miho Nobuzane.
Also performs as a brazilian percussionist in New York City and beyond.
NYC ' 99 sessions with Prince and Chaka Khan.
Performing NYC trio's with Shan Kenner, Ryan Berg (Rashied Ali & Ravi Coltrane and Dayna Stephens(Wayne Shorter and Herbie Hancock).
Performed in several Clubs in Manhattan and venues like Javitts Center and NJPAC in Newark,NJ with guitarist Paul Meyers,Itaiguara Brandao on bass and vocalist Vera Mara.
Performing steady in the NYC Brazil jazz Scene at the Via Brazil Restaurant with a ‘Bossa Nova Trio’ including Cidinho Teixeira and Valtinho Anastacio, with special guest Elise Woods and Helio Alves.
Show at the ‘Zinc Bar’ with guitarist Ron Affif and bassist Essiet Essiet.
Sessions with bassist Richard Bona.
Jazz Trio with pianist Rick Dellaratta and saxophonist Patience Higgins.
Sessions with latin jazz bassist John Benitez and Vinny Valentino.
Shows at the ‘Zinc Bar’ with Mariane Ebert including bassist Sergio Brandao, Misha Piatgorsky & Marcos Vigio.
Performed with Jan Leder, Ted Kooshian, David Shaich at the Chelsea Market.
Live sessions with ‘Hector Martignon Quartet’.
Luiz Santos performing concerts with Tom Lellis, Gary Fisher and Bob Bowen at Cachaca Jazz.
Playing with pianist Misha Tsiganov at a double Bill Tootie Heath concert at the Cachaca Jazz.
Performances with pianist Enrique Haneine and flutist Robert Pitre.
B D Lenz, James Rolacha, Geoff Mattoon at the Groove Club.
Trio with Enrique Haneine and Ippei Ichimaru.
Shows with Brazilian Breeze, John Watts and Debora Watts.
- California -
Brazil jazz performances with: singer Claudia Villela; flutist ‘Kenny Stahl Group’ and pianist
Weber Drummond, percussionist Helcio Milito and Sandro Rebel - keyboards.
- Florida -
Recording and live performance with the eight time Emmy Award-winning composer and flautist, Kat Epple.
Sessions with Mindi Abair at the Ellington's Jazz Club in Sanibel Island.
Concerts with Johannes Linstead in Florida.
Concerts at the St. Petersburg College Music Center and The Historic Asolo Theatre in Sarasota with pianist Haroldo Mauro, Jr and acoustic bassist Mark Neuenschwander. Emit Concerts at Salvador Dali Museum in St. Petersburg.
LUIZ SANTOS IN EUROPE
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- Switzerland
'Brazil Fusion' - Luiz Santos - drums: Eduardo Souza - bass; Edgar Wilson - piano.
Opening concerts with ‘Brazil Fusion’ for Alphonse Mouzon, Larry Coryell, Wolfgang Schimidt, Michael Urbaniak/Ursula Dudziak.
Luiz played piano on Alphonse Mouzon's drum clinic.
Performing with ‘Kuno Schmid Group.
- France, Holland, Belgium and Germany -
On drums touring with ‘Bireli Lagrene Quartet and Trio’ with Jan Jankeye on bass.
- Norway and Sweden -
Performed with ‘The Hakon Graf Group’ and guitarist Ulf Wakenius.
- Norway, Sweden, Luxembourg, Holland, Belgium, Switzerland, France, Italy Tour with Copa Rio Show and Amazonas.
- Hermeto Pascoal in Scandinavia.
- Germany -
Lends his talents to ‘Hermeto Pascoal Group’(Jovino Santos / Carlos Malta / Marcio Bahia / Itibere Zwarg) on tour.
Luiz Santos ‘Brazil Contemporary Culture’ with bassist Paulo Cardoso (Joe Henderson, Archie Shepp), Alberto Barreira on sax, Martin Kaelberer on piano, Mario Schonhofer - bass.
Participations with Raiz De Pedra / Marcio Tubino and Pedro Tagliani played with Egberto Gismonti, Joe Zawinul and Alegre Correa.
Shows with saxophonist Rick Keller (Billy Cobham, Wolfgang Schmid).
Bassist Carlo Mombelli(Charlie Mariano), Tony Lakatos - sax and pianist Tizian Jost.
Shows with ‘Hannes Beckmann Sinto Group’ in Munich.
Performed on piano recording own compositions with Marcio Tubino
African/Brazilian percussion project with Famadi Sako.
Performing with classical guitarist Dominik Frohner unplugged, playing Latin American Classical Works.
Live concerts with Jolly Kunjappu , Jurgen Seefelder - sax , Imre Baika - bass and Lygia Campos - vocals.
Shows with ‘Los Reyes – Gypsy Kings’ in Germany and Switzerland.
Luiz Santos played in several European Venues like Hamburg Fabrik, Quasimodo Berlin, Atlantis Basel, Mannheimer Feuerwache, Nefertitti Goteborg, Unterfahrt Munchen, Birdland, Hamburg Fabrik and so many more.
Luiz is residing in NYC. Expanding his creativity beyond limits.
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