Jaques Morelenbaum

Jaques Morelenbaum, whose father was a violinist and conductor at the opera house in Rio de Janeiro and whose mother taught the piano, spent a lot of time as a child at his father’s place of work. He began to play the cello at the age of 12 and later studied music in Brazil and at the New England Conservatory of Music. Since his childhood Jaques Morelenbaum has seen the contrast between the classical music loved by his parents and the sounds of South American popular music as an area of conflicting tensions from which he has derived his inspiration. He started his career as a member of an experimental rock band, into which he also introduced the cello.

Over many years, he was closely associated with one of Brazil’s most famous musicians, Antonio Carlos Jobim, allegedly the founder of the bossa nova style. Morelenbaum took up Jobim’s musical legacy when the latter died, developed it further and founded the Jobim-Morelenbaum Quartet with his wife Paula Morelenbaum and Paulo and Daniel Jobim. Jaques Morelenbaum has worked with numerous artists from Brazil and all over the world, including the rock musician Sting and the Japanese electro-pop musician Ryuichi Sakamoto.

Jaques Morelenbaum has also composed film scores, including the music for the films “Central do Brasil” (together with Antonio Pinto) and “O Quatrilho”, which were both nominated for Oscars.

His concert – Samba, Bossa Nova and Jazz:  Monday, 28 September, 20.00, Stadthalle Kronberg
His workshop: Wednesday, 30 September, 16.00-18.00, Mousonturm Frankfurt

Schlagworte: Cello-Festival, Jaques Morelenbaum, Tutors

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