André Ricardo Mehmari (born April 22, 1977) is a Brazilian pianist, composer and
arranger
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His works were played by the
Orquestra Sinfônica do Estado de São Paulo (OSESP), Orquestra Petrobras Sinfônica and Orquestra Amazonas Filarmônica, among other Brazilian orchestras. In popular music, he played and recorded albums with the mandolinist
Hamilton de Holanda and the singer
Ná Ozzetti
Maria Cristina Ozzetti, known as Ná Ozzetti, (born 12 December 1958) is a Brazilian singer and composer. She has been associated with the Vanguarda Paulista movement, having been a vocalist for the band Rumo before following a solo career.
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He likes playing
improvisations
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since an early age. He has performed in all of Brazil's major jazz festivals and abroad at Umbria Jazz in Italy and Juan Les-Pins in France.
Awards
* Prêmio Nascente (USP-Editora Abril) - category Popular Music-Composer (1995) and category Classical Music-Composer (1997).
* 1° Prêmio Visa de MPB Instrumental (1998).
Discography
* (1998) Odisséia (with
Célio Barros and Sérgio Reze) • PMC records
* (2000) Canto • Núcleo Contemporâneo
* (2001) Improvisos (with
Célio Barros and Sérgio Reze)
* (2003) Lachrimae • CAVI Records
* (2004) Nonada (quintet with Proveta, Teco Cardoso, Tutty Moreno and Rodolfo Stroeter)
* (2005) MPBaby Internacional: Beatles (solo) - Vol. 10
* (2005) Piano e Voz (with
Ná Ozzetti
Maria Cristina Ozzetti, known as Ná Ozzetti, (born 12 December 1958) is a Brazilian singer and composer. She has been associated with the Vanguarda Paulista movement, having been a vocalist for the band Rumo before following a solo career.
Biogr ...
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* (2007) Continua Amizade (with
Hamilton de Holanda)
* (2007) DVD Piano e Voz (with
Ná Ozzetti
Maria Cristina Ozzetti, known as Ná Ozzetti, (born 12 December 1958) is a Brazilian singer and composer. She has been associated with the Vanguarda Paulista movement, having been a vocalist for the band Rumo before following a solo career.
Biogr ...
)
* (2008) MPBaby
Clube da Esquina
Clube da Esquina (, in English "Corner Club") was a Brazilian music artists collective, originating in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. It is also the name of a double album from 1972. Clube da Esquina mixes rock and roll, progressive rock, ...
* (2008) ...de árvores e valsas
* (2008) Miramari (with
Gabriele Mirabassi
Gabriele Mirabassi is an Italian jazz clarinetist.
Career
He was born in Perugia and is a graduate of the Morlacchi Conservatory. His teacher told him avoid playing jazz because it would damage his technique, so at home he learned jazz on the ...
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* (2011) Gismontipascoal (with
Hamilton de Holanda)
* (2011) Afetuoso • Selo Celeste (Japão)
* (2012) Canteiro
* (2012) Angelus
* (2013) Triz (with Sérgio Santos and Chico Pinheiro)
* (2013) Ouro Sobre Azul
* (2014) Tokyo Solo (piano solo)
* (2014) Miramari (DVD and CD)
* (2015) As Estações na Cantareira (with Neymar Dias and Sérgio Reze)
* (2016) Mehmari Loureiro duo (with Antonio Loureiro)
* (2017) Araporã com François Morin
* (2017) Serpentina com Juan Quintero e Carlos Aguirre
* (2017) Dorival com Tutty Moreno, Nailor Proveta e Rodolfo Stroeter
* (2017) Guris com Jovino Santos Neto
* (2017) Três no Samba com Eliane Faria e Gordinho do Surdo
* (2017) Esmê com Fabio Peron, Gian Correa e Fernando Amaro
* (2018) AM60AM40 com Antonio Meneses
* (2018) Suite Policarpo - Piano Solo
* (2018) Por Sete Vezes (balé)
* (2018-19) Rã com Alexandre Andres e Bernardo Maranhão
* (2019) Na Esquina do Clube com o Sol na Cabeça - Andre Mehmari Trio
* (2019) Música para Cordas
* (2019) Nosso Brasil (com Danilo Brito)
* (2020) Noël: Estrela da Manhã - piano solo
* (2020) Conversas com Bach (com Emmanuele Baldini)
* (2020) Música para Uns Tempos de Cólera
* (2020) Um Outro Adeus com Rafael Cesario
* (2020) Matéria de Improviso com Antônio Loureiro
* (2020-21) Notturno - piano solo
References
External links
* http://www.andremehmari.com.br/ Official page (in Portuguese)
* https://www.andremehmari.com.br/home-english
* https://www.discogs.com/de/artist/1485240-Andr%C3%A9-Mehmari
* https://www.musica-extraordinaria.com/mehmari
* https://www.allaboutjazz.com/musicians/andre-mehmari
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1977 births
People from Niterói
Brazilian composers
Living people
Brazilian multi-instrumentalists
21st-century Brazilian pianists