David Feldman (born 20 December 1977, in

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pianist, arranger, producer, composer and sound-engineer.

Early life

David Feldman was born in a family of classical and early-music musicians. He studied with Ileana Carneiro, :pt:Sheila Zagury, and

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New York

In 2000, Feldman enrolled at

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in New York, graduating in 2002. He worked with

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and

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, was invited to sit in at the

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and worked with Duduka da Fonseca and

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at Duduka's NY Samba Jazz Group,

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Back to Rio

In 2004, he was semi-finalist of the Solo Piano Competition at

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. In Brasil, he plays with

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, and also has plaid in duos with veterans Paulo Moura and

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. Feldman collaborates with the Brazilian NY based drummer Duduka da Fonseca, is the pianist in Duduka's trio with excellent critic reviews, and incorporates Duduka as the drummer of the David Feldman Trio in New York. Feldman released in 2009 his first albu
"O Som do Beco Das Garrafas"
very well received by the critics. Since then he has performed in jazz festivals in Brasil and overseas, having performed more than four times at the Festival Internacional de Jazz de Punta del Este, where in 2014 he had clarinetist/saxophonist Paquito D’Rivera as special guest. A video of that show can be see
here
in which David and Paquito play David's original tune "Esqueçeram de mim no aeroporto" with

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on bass, :pt:Márcio Bahia on drums ,

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on Baritone sax and

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on trumpet. Feldman's solo disc "piano" from 2014 was also received well by the critics. In September 2016 Feldman released the Horizonte album, with seven original songs. Per Mauro Ferreira "Horizonte confirms the carioca pianist as one of the great talents of today's Brazilian instrumental music". According to Dan Bilawsky, who gave Horizonte 4.5 stars out of 5 in his review on All About Jazz "While Feldman's decision to remain in Rio de Janeiro has kept him slightly off the radar, this album is a brilliant blip that should register with Brazilian jazz lovers near and far. Feldman's composing chops take center stage, his piano playing—alternately ruminative and animated—delights, and his crafting of a strong group dynamic speaks volumes about his leadership" In April 2018, Feldman's participation in Duduka Da Fonseca's "Plays Dom Salvador", which received a 4-star rating from

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's June 2018 edition, does an "admirable job of fleshing out the harmony in Salvador’s writing without underplaying the rhythmic content, and his phrasing on "Mariá" and "Para Elis" leaves one wondering why those ballads aren't better known", according to J.D. Cosidine. In December 2019, Feldman hosted a Jam Session at the Art Boutiki, his first connection with the US West Coast Jazz scene.

Discography

As band leader or soloist

* 2009
O Som do Beco Das Garrafas
* 2014
Piano
* 2016
Horizonte
featuring Toninho Horta and

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* 2018
Horizonte Horizonte (Ao Vivo no Blue Note Rio)