Jazz, Brazilian, Afro, Latin, World, Tropical, Experimental, Fusion, Chamber Music.

10 MP3 Songs
JAZZ: World Fusion, LATIN: Brazilian Jazz

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An expedition from tropical sandy beaches with exotic birds merging towards heavy weather NYC traffic and millions of people working there way to victory.
A Fusion of Brazilian drumming with downtown fever overtaken by a cyclone of tropical and winterish weather.

The âHopeâ for peace and victory for us all reaches the freedom of our expression.

Burgy for Burghausener freaks sends you through the Alps with an Uruguayan Candombe ride by the Donau River.

âPassaros da minha almaâ as The Dove flies freely in Peace.

Brazy Blues enhances the tropical metropolitan flair with a deep groove.

A jazzy jump into Munichâs Isar River swimming towards the alpen dairy.

Dreaming at Munichâs Englischen Garten searching realization that Rioâs beaches should be in Bayern Germany.

The âMaracatuâ and the âXaxadoâ mingled with a Baiao comes from the deep Northeastern Brazilian jungles blending with piano streams invading the intercities of the world.

Remembering Coltrane on a full moon at the Elbe River in Hamburg with some strong Afro Jazz. Europe will never be the same.

Now the Light has come and the Cascades of Living Waters has reached us at last with extreme Frevo Bop & Carimbo rhythms blending into swinginâ drives. The next path is unpredictable while the preparation for the new is at hand.


Cascades Of Light was the most recent music expedition written and certainly to be continued.
Now Luiz Santos is back in NYC ready to unveil more of his musical secrets that has always surprised many, totally unpredictable.
The listener will be thrilled with this CD and the soon upcoming surprises. So order this CD, sit back relax and be blessed with the music.


BRIEF BIOGRAPHY

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 âGlobo Network playing drums and piano.

Luiz Santos played with well known studio musicians like bassist Arthur Maia, keyboarder William Magalhaes, guitarist Heitor T. P., Paulinho Guitarra among others. Then Luiz Santos played with âHermeto Pascoal Groupâ.

However, Luiz was not content just performing. His growing passion for music propelled him to study music theory independently. During this time, he discovered his ability to learn and create, easily picking up piano. He began composing his own music, 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 began a tour of Europe which lasted off and on, more than 10 years, 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.


LUIZ SANTOS IN EUROPE
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- Switzerland & Germany -
'Brazil Fusion' - Luiz Santos - drums: Eduardo Souza - bass; Edgar Wilson - piano.
Opening concerts with âBrazil Fusionâ for Alphonse Mouzon, Larry Coryell, Wolfgang Schimidt, Michael Urbaniak. Luiz played piano on Alphonse Mouzon's drum clinic.
Performing with âKuno Schimid Groupâ
âEl Calefonâ Latin Jazz - Flamenco Band on Latin percussion

- France, Holland, Belgium and Germany -
On drums touring with âBireli Lagrene Quartet and Trioâ

- Greece -
Shows with âCopa Rioâ show in Athens

- Norway and Sweden
Performed with âThe Hakon Graf Groupâ

- Norway, Sweden, Luxembourg, Holland, Belgium, Switzerland, France, Italy -
Tour with Copa Rio Show and Amazonas
Hermeto Pascoal in Oslo

- Germany -
Lends his talents to âHermeto Pascoal Groupâ on tour
Shows with âLos Reyes â Gypsy Kingsâ in Germany and Switzerland
Luiz Santos âBrazil Contemporary Cultureâ with bassist Paulo Cardoso
Shows with Rick Keller
Bassist Carlo Mombelli
Shows with âHannes Beckmann Sinto Groupâ in Munich
Performed on piano recording own compositions with Marcio Tubino
Performing with classical guitarist Dominik Frohner unplugged, playing Latin American Classical Works
Live concerts with Jolly Kunjappu

- Switzerland -
Shows with singer Diana Miranda in Lausanne and Geneva


LUIZ SANTOS IN USA
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- New York -

Recently playing concerts with Mark Weinstein Group with Nilson Matta on bass and Klaus Mueller.
Monika Oliveira Group with Nilson Matta and Miho Nobuzane.
Performed in several Clubs in Manhattan and venues like Javitts Center and NJPAC in Newark,NJ with Paul Meyers
Performing steady in the NYC Brazil jazz Scene at the Via Brazil Restaurant with a âBossa Nova Trioâ including Cidinho Teixeira and Valtinho Anastacio, with special guest Elise Woods and Helio Alves
Show at the âZinc Barâ with guitarist Ron Affif and bassist Essiet Essiet
Sessions with bassist Richard Bona
Jazz Trio with pianist Rick Dellaratta
Shows with pianist and singer, Tom Lellis
Sessions with latin jazz bassist John Benitez
Shows at the âZinc Barâ with Mariane Ebert including bassist Sergio Brandao
Live sessions with âHector Martignon Quartetâ
Performances with pianist Enrique Haneine and flutist Robert Pitre

- California -
Brazil jazz performances with: singer Claudia Villela; flutist âKenny Stahl Groupâ; pianist and composer Weber Lago and percussionist Helcio Milito

- Florida -
Recording and live performance with the eight time Emmy Award-winning composer and flautist, Kat Epple.
Two 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 BRAZIL
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Luiz Santos CD project in Rio de Janeiro.

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, Humberto Mirabelli - guitar, Fernando Rosa - bass, Fernando Trocado - tenor sax and flute