Claudio Roditi | |
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Claudio Roditi, 2010
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Background information | |
Born |
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
May 28, 1946
Genres | Jazz, Brazilian jazz |
Occupation(s) | Musician |
Instruments | Trumpet |
Years active | 1970–present |
Labels | Green Street, Uptown, Milestone, Candid, Reservoir, Nagel Heyer, Resonance |
Associated acts | Paquito D'Rivera, United Nation Orchestra, Brazilian All-Stars, Kenny Barron |
Cláudio Roditi (born May 28, 1946, Rio de Janeiro) is a Brazilian jazz trumpeter.
He came to America in 1970 to study at the Berklee School of Music in Boston. In 1976 he moved to New York City, where he played with Herbie Mann and Charlie Rouse. In the 1980s he worked with Paquito D'Rivera. He is a member of Dizzy Gillespie's United Nations Orchestra.
In 1995, he received a Grammy Award nomination for "Symphonic Bossa Nova", and another in 2010 for Best Latin Jazz Album for Brazilliance X 4.
With Kenny Barron
With Gary Bartz
With Paquito D'Rivera
With Michael Franks
With Dizzy Gillespie
With Jimmy Heath
With Herbie Mann
With Nova Bossa Nova
With Roots
With Horace Silver
With McCoy Tyner
With Chip White