ArtistInfo

Albano Sales

p, BR
Musician / Composer / Arranger / Producer / Conductor of Jazz, Latin and Classical

The musical language developed by Albano combines, very naturally, the inheritance from the bossa and other main Brazilian rhythms with the influences of jazz, pop and classical music. Pianist, composer, arranger, musical producer and conductor, Albano Sales was Born in Brazil, and begun the piano studies at 5. In the middle of the 90’s he graduated in Composition at UNICAMP, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, where had lessons with some very important Brazilian teachers, composers and musicians, among them J. A. Almeida Prado and Hans J. Koelreuter (contemporary music composition), Cyro Pereira (arranging). For many years has working as sideman with Brazilian artists, among them the percussionist Airto Moreira, Flora Purim (twice Grammy awarded) and also trombonist Raul de Souza, as well Paulo Moura, just to cite some artists widely known. His first solo album, “Retrato Brasileiro” (A Brazilian Portrait) was recorded in Los Angeles, where the musician lived and worked for a couple of years, and in Brazil. After this he recorded a new album, “Experimental”. Albano Sales is a Kurzweil Artist.

Genres

• Jazz
• Latin
• Classical