Jaques Morelenbaum (() born 18 May 1954) is a Brazilian instrumentalist, arranger, conductor, composer and music producer. Morelenbaum was born in

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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

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and in recordings that led to a Grammy win for the CD ''Antonio Brasileiro''. As a cellist, he studied music in Brazil and later attended the

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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. 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 ''

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'', the hit American song that raised funds for African relief via ''

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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

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(''Passarim, O tempo e o vento, Tom Jobim: inédito'' and ''Antônio Brasileiro''),

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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''),

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(''Mina d'água do meu canto''), Paula Morelenbaum,

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and Skank, among others, as well as in the album ''Piazzollando'' (honoring the work of

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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 Marisa de Azevedo Monte (Brazilian Portuguese: /maˈɾizɐ dʒi azeˈvedu ˈmõtʃi/) (born 1 July 1967) is a Brazilian singer, composer, instrumentalist, and producer of Brazilian popular music and samba. As of 2011, she had sold 10 million ...

and

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and for an acoustic disc by the Brazilian rock group

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, which sold 1.5 million copies. With

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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

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, Portuguese singer

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, Japanese group

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, Angolan composer

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, Scottish/American musician David Byrne, Cape Verdean singer

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and pianist and composer

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, among others. One of his best known works is '' Transparente'', in partnership with

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. In 2001, he participated as cellist on the recording of the DVD '' All this time'', by Sting. In 2008, he produced and arranged for Mexican singer Julieta Venegas in

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. In 2010, he was the arranger for Omar Sosa's ''Ceremony'' album (World Village WVF479042) with the NDR Bigband and in 2016, he took part in '' Suite Três Rios'', released by

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and in ''Eros'', featuring Paolo Fresu, Omar Sosa and

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.Paolo Fresu & Omar Sosa Featuring Natacha Atlas & Jaques Morelenbaum: Eros
Dan Bilawsky, Allaboutjazz.com

Movies

Morelenbaum appears alongside Caetano Veloso in a cameo role in ''

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'' ( es, Hable con ella), by

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. In partnership with Antonio Pinto, he composed the soundtrack to the film ''

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'' ( pt, Central do Brasil) which received the ''Prêmio Sharp'' (Sharp Award) for ''Best Soundtrack''. ''

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'', '' Tieta of Agreste'', and '' O Quatrilho'' are among his other works for the cinema.In addition, he conducted the symphony orchestras of

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and

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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 Luiz Brasil (born Luiz Alberto Brasil de Carvalho in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, on April 21, 1954) is a Brazilian guitarist. He is best known as a guitarist who has performed with Caetano Veloso, Gilberto Gil, Gal Costa, Nando Reis, Cássia Eller, ...

, and pianist

. The project was recorded at the house of Tom Jobim, composer of all the songs on the disc. They performed in jazz festivals at

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, Lisbon,

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, and

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, among others, and in 2003 they released a live album, ''A Day in New York''.

References

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