JT Meirelles | pt

Having started in music at eight, J. T. Meirelles studied composition and arranging at Berklee School of Music (Boston, Mass.). His professional debut was at 17 as João Donato's saxophonist. Next he moved to São Paulo, where he worked with Luís Loy. Returning to Rio in 1963 Meirelles formed the Copa 5, which debuted at the Bottle's Bar, at the Beco das Garrafas (Rio). In that same year he wrote the arrangement for the original recording of "Mas Que Nada," Jorge BenJor's first hit. From 1964 to 1975 he worked as an instrumentalist, conductor, arranger and producer at Odeon. In...

Cantora. Violeira. Compositora. Aprendeu a tocar viola e violão sozinha, por volta dos oito anos de idade, na Fazenda Jararaca, onde vivia, ouvindo viola tocada pelos convidados nas reuniões musicais promovidas pelo avô, que era paraguaio. Quando menina, fazia cordas de viola com a linha de carretel que pegava da mãe e reproduzia sons guardados na cabeça. Sua primeira música em família aconteceu aos oito anos, quando desafiou o tio e pediu para tocar uma música. O tio ameaçou uma surra se ela fizesse feio. Helena deixou o tio estarrecido com a sua apresentação. Foi casada três vezes, a primeira,...

João Theodoro Meirelles (1940-2008) Died on June 3, 2008 of stomach complications. You can see a J.T.Meirelles recording session at: http://www.gardenal.org/trabalhosujo/2008/06/jt_meirelles_19402008.html Having started in music at eight, J. T. Meirelles studied composition and arranging at Berklee School of Music (Boston, Mass.). His professional debut was at 17 as João Donato's saxophonist. Next he moved to São Paulo, where he worked with Luís Loy. Returning to Rio in 1963 Meirelles formed the Copa 5, which debuted at the Bottle's Bar, at the Beco das Garrafas (Rio). In that same year he wrote the arrangement for the original recording of "Mas Que...