Romero Lubambo (born 1955) is a Brazilian jazz

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Career

He was born in

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, Brazil. He grew up with American jazz and classical music in the house because his uncle played guitar, lived next door, and visited frequently. Lubambo tried classical piano for two years but quit. At thirteen, he picked up the guitar and taught himself how to play because there was no one else around to do it. The following year he joined a band and performed professionally for the first time. From 1972 to 1977, he attended the Villa-Lobos School of Music to study classical guitar. He went to college and got a degree in engineering in 1980, but he pursued music instead. After moving to the U.S. in 1985, he worked with singer

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. During the next year, he met

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, who Lubambo considered "my American father, my mentor for life." He formed

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with Duduka da Fonseca and

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and has recorded and toured with them. He tours extensively with

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. He has also worked with

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, Larry Coryell,

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, Dave Douglas, Paquito D'Rivera,

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, Flora Purim and

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and

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. ''Dos Navegantes'', a collaboration album by him,

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and Mauro Senise, won the 2017 Latin Grammy Award for Best MPB Album.

Discography

As leader

* ''Autonomia'' with Rildo Hora (Visom, 1990) * ''Face to Face'', with Weber Drummond (GSP, 1993) * ''Shades of Rio'', with

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( Chesky, 1993) * ''Infinite Love'' with

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(Big World, 1993) * ''Coisa Fina'' with

(Perfil, 1994) * ''Two'' (GSP, 1994) * ''Lubambo'' (

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, 1999) * ''Duo'', with

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( Sunnyside, 2002) * ''Brazilian Routes'' (Rob, 2002) * ''Rio de Janeiro Underground'' (

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, 2003) * ''Romero Lubambo & Lica Cecat'' (

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, 2003) * ''Coisa Fina'', with

(Perfil, 2003) * ''Softly'' with

(

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, 2006) * ''Love Dance'' (

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, 2007) * ''Bons Amigos'' (

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, 2011 * ''Só: Brazilian Essence'' (Sunnyside, 2014) * ''Setembro: A Brazilian Under the Jazz Influence'' (Sunnyside, 2015) * ''Todo Sentimento'' with Mauro Senise (2016) * ''Sampa'' (Sunnyside, 2017) With

* ''Brazil from the Inside'' (

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, 1992) * ''Black Orpheus'' (

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, 1994) * ''Somewhere'' (Blue Toucan, 2005) * ''Live at Jazz Baltica'' (Maxjazz, 2008)

As a featured artist

* ''Skyness'',

(2018)

As sideman

* ''

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'',

(1987) * '' Tico! Tico!'', Paquito D'Rivera (1989) * ''The New York Chorinhos'',

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(Chesky, 1990) * ''Caminho de Casa'',

(Chesky, 1990) * '' Rhythmstick'',

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(1990) * '' This Is Me'',

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(1990) * '' Mais'',

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(

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, 1991) * ''Brazilian Rhapsody'', Lee Konitz (Musicmasters, 1995) * '' Chasin' the Gypsy'', James Carter' (Atlantic, 2000) * ''You Inspire Me'',

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(2001) * ''Brazilian Nights'',

(2002) * ''Plays Jobim'', Charlie Byrd (2002) * ''Rhythm of Life'',

(2002) *''

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(Sunnyside, 2002) * ''Sweet Talk'',

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(2003) * '' Freak In'', Dave Douglas (

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, 2003) * ''Sketches of Broadway'',

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(2004) * ''Taking a Chance on Love'',

(2004) * ''Slow'',

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(2004) * ''Trios'',

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(2004) * '' Tropical Postcards'',

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(2004) * '' Amanecer'',

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, 2006) * ''The New Bossa Nova'',

(Verve, 2007) * '' Art of Love: Music of Machaut'',

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(2009) * ''Simpatico'', Claudio Roditi (2010) * ''In the Moonlight'',

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(2011) * ''

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(2011) * ''The Heart of the Matter'',

(2013)

References

External links

Romero Lubambo's official web site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lubambo, Romero 1955 births Living people Brazilian jazz guitarists Brazilian male guitarists Musicians from Rio de Janeiro (city) Latin Grammy Award winners Male jazz musicians Trio da Paz members Sunnyside Records artists