Luiz de Oliveira da Costa Maia (April 3, 1949 – January 28, 2005) is widely acknowledged as the father of the modern Brazilian bass. His unparalleled sense of rhythm and deep subwoofer-like tone stirred the sauce behind the classic recordings of Elis Regina, João Bosco, Tom Jobim, Djavan and Chico Buarque. He was the uncle of

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. Maia began playing music, starting with the guitar, at age thirteen, and then progressed to the double bass. He began playing professionally in 1964 as the bassist for the

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and as an accompanist to musicians such as Tania Maria and Nelson Cavaquinho. He went on to join numerous other groups, worked as a session musician, and toured throughout the 70s and 80s. In 1993, Maia suffered a stroke that paralyzed his right hand. However he developed a technique of playing only with his left hand and continued performing, including a tribute to Elis Regina in 1998. He never recorded a solo album.

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