Egberto Gismonti

Egberto Gismonti (born 1947) is a Brazilian composer, pianist and guitarist.

Also recorded as Egberto Amin Gismonti.

Overview

Born at Carmo in 1947.

In detail

training under Nadia Boulanger is recorded. the recorded working language is Portuguese, Brazilian Portuguese and French.

The field of work recorded is music. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are jazz and Latin jazz. Django Reinhardt, Jimi Hendrix and Heitor Villa-Lobos are recorded as an influence.

Works named in the authority record are Sertões Veredas: Tributo à Miscigenação.

Distinctions recorded are Order of Cultural Merit (Brazil).

Sources

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“Egberto Gismonti”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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Wikidata, structured authority record Q746182: Egberto Gismonti
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