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Jaques Morelenbaum (() born 18 May 1954) is a Brazilian instrumentalist, arranger, conductor, composer and music producer.
Morelenbaum was born in
Rio de Janeiro
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, the son of conductor Henrique Morelenbaum and piano teacher Sarah Morelenbaum. His siblings are Lucia Morelenbaum, clarinetist in the Brazilian Symphony Orchestra, and Eduardo Morelenbaum, conductor, arranger and instrumentalist. He is married to singer
Paula Morelenbaum.
He started his musical career as part of the group A Barca do Sol, and participated in the Nova Banda that performed live with
Antonio Carlos Jobim
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and in recordings that led to a
Grammy
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win for the
CD ''Antonio Brasileiro''.
As a cellist, he studied music in Brazil and later attended the
New England Conservatory of Music
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. In 1995, with Paula Morelenbaum, Paulo Jobim and Daniel Jobim he created the ''Quarteto Jobim Morelenbaum''. The group has toured Europe several times, including an appearance at the ''Expo'98'' held in
Lisbon
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. They have also toured the United States and Brazil, and have recorded a CD (''Quarteto Jobim Morelenbaum'').
''Nordeste Já'' (''Northeast Now'')
Morelenbaum sang in the choir of the Brazilian equivalent of ''
We Are the World
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'', the hit American song that raised funds for African relief via ''
USA for Africa
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''. The project ''Nordeste Já'' (1985), embraced the cause of those affected by the drought in Northeastern Brazil. 155 voices joined in the recording of the songs ''Chega de mágoa'' and ''Seca d´água''. While he was praised for his individual interpretations, he was also criticized for failing to harmonize the voices and their framework in chorus.
As an arranger, he worked alongside
Tom Jobim
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(''Passarim, O tempo e o vento, Tom Jobim: inédito'' and ''Antônio Brasileiro''),
Caetano Veloso
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(''Circuladô, Circuladô vivo, Fina estampa', Fina estampa, ao vivo, Tieta do agreste, Prenda minha, Livro'' and ''Homaggio a Fellini e Giulieta''),
Gal Costa
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(''Mina d'água do meu canto''),
Paula Morelenbaum,
Ivan Lins
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,
Barão Vermelho
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and
Skank, among others, as well as in the album ''Piazzollando'' (honoring the work of
Ástor Piazzolla
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) in which Morelenbaum also served as instrumentalist, conductor, and producer. The disc was considered by Argentina as one of the 10 best of 1992. He wrote arrangements for records by
Marisa Monte
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and
Carlinhos Brown
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and for an acoustic disc by the Brazilian rock group
Titãs
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, which sold 1.5 million copies.
With
Gilberto Gil
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and Bem Gil, Morelenbaum toured the US in March 2010 as "The String Concert featuring Jacques Morelenbaum & Bem Gil."
International partners
Morelenbaum has provided musical arrangements for works by international artists such as Portuguese band
Madredeus
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Madredeus are one of the most successful music groups from Portugal, having sold over 3 million alb ...
, Portuguese singer
Dulce Pontes
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, Japanese group
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, Angolan composer
Paulo Flores
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Flores was born in Luanda and spent some of his childhood in Lisbon. His music is mostly written in Portuguese though some is in the Kimbundu language. His music is often political dealing wi ...
, Scottish/American musician
David Byrne
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, Cape Verdean singer
Cesária Évora
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and pianist and composer
Ryuichi Sakamoto
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, among others. One of his best known works is ''
Transparente
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'', in partnership with
Mariza
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. In 2001, he participated as cellist on the recording of the DVD ''
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'', by
Sting
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. In 2008, he produced and arranged for Mexican singer
Julieta Venegas
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in
MTV Unplugged
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. In 2010, he was the arranger for
Omar Sosa
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Biography
A native of Camagüey, Cuba, Sosa studied percussion at the Escuela Nacional de Musica and Instituto Superior de Arte. In the 1980s he started the band Tributo, recording alb ...
's ''Ceremony'' album (World Village WVF479042) with the
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Bigband and in 2016, he took part in ''
Suite Três Rios'', released by
Dan Costa (Composer)
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and in ''Eros'', featuring
Paolo Fresu
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Career
Born in Berchidda, Sardinia, he picked up the trumpet at the age of 11, and played in the ban ...
,
Omar Sosa
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Biography
A native of Camagüey, Cuba, Sosa studied percussion at the Escuela Nacional de Musica and Instituto Superior de Arte. In the 1980s he started the band Tributo, recording alb ...
and
Natacha Atlas
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.
Paolo Fresu & Omar Sosa Featuring Natacha Atlas & Jaques Morelenbaum: Eros
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Movies
Morelenbaum appears alongside Caetano Veloso in a cameo role in ''Talk to Her
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'' ( es, Hable con ella), by Pedro Almodóvar
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. In partnership with Antonio Pinto, he composed the soundtrack to the film ''Central Station
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'' ( pt, Central do Brasil) which received the ''Prêmio Sharp'' (Sharp Award) for ''Best Soundtrack''. ''Orfeu
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'', ''Tieta of Agreste
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'', and ''O Quatrilho
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'' are among his other works for the cinema.In addition, he conducted the symphony orchestras of Bahia
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and Brasília
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in some presentations.
As part of the Morelenbaum/Sakamoto ensemble, he released the CD ''Casa'' in 2002 with Paula Morelenbaum, guitarist Luiz Brasil
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, and pianist Ryuichi Sakamoto
is a Japanese composer, pianist, singer, record producer and actor who has pursued a diverse range of styles as a solo artist and as a member of Yellow Magic Orchestra (YMO). With his bandmates Haruomi Hosono and Yukihiro Takahashi, Sakamoto inf ...
. The project was recorded at the house of Tom Jobim, composer of all the songs on the disc. They performed in jazz festivals at Montreux
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, Vienna
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, Lisbon
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, Porto
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, Rome
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, and Milan
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, among others, and in 2003 they released a live album, ''A Day in New York''.
References
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1954 births
Living people
Brazilian composers
Brazilian conductors (music)
Musicians from Rio de Janeiro (city)
21st-century conductors (music)
Latin music record producers