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November 3, 2010 | On November 3rd 2010 Thiago de Mello will participate in a well-known Annual Fair in New Jersey. Thiago is a special guest of the organizers so that he demonstrates the use of several Brazilian percussive instruments, callled "Organic Percussion" - which he makes, using original items from the Amazon rain Forest. back | |
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October 8, 2010 | Composer, Instrumentist Thiago de Mello was the Special Guest Artist in a concert called BRASIL EM CORDAS by the well-known classic guitarist Daniel Wolff and his String Quartet which took place on October 8th in Porto Alegre, Brazil. Five of Thiago's compositions, arranged by Daniel Wolff for guitar and String Quartet were performed in this concert. back | |
June 12, 2010 | Thiago de Mello will be performing with twice Grammy Winner Sharon Isbin at the Annandale-on-Hudson, upstate New York, on Saturday, June 12th, 2010 in a program which includes famous songs for classical guitar from the nominated Cd JOURNEY TO THE AMAZON, in which Thiago participated as a musician. The program for this concert includes 6 songs composed by Thiago de Mello. back | |
March 7, 2010 | Thiago de Mello is the special guest to appear with the Haroldo Mauro Jr. Trio in the Long Island Winterfest Steinway Series. The theme of this year's festival is Jazz on the Vine and the concert will be held in the Sparkling Pointe Winery, at Southold, Long Island. back | |
February 28, 2010 | The Graduate Center of the City University of New York (CUNY) has decided to show for the next TEN years the unique concert given by Gaudencio Thiago de Mello with his band THIAGO DE MELLO & AMAZON celebrating the 60th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, by the United Nations, which took place on December10th, 2008 at the Graduate Center in New York City and filmed by CUNY TV - channel 75. back | |
October 31, 2009 | Thiago de Mello will participate in a concert with Brazilian pianist Luiz Simas in Warwick, NY, on Saturday, October 31st, 2009. Well-known pianist/composer Richard Kimball has been invited to perform a couple of songs from his repertoire in this event.
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October 23, 2009 | Emory University Concerts Division back | |
December 10, 2008 | Concert with his band AMAZON at the City College of New York (CUNNY) celebrating United Nations' Universal Human Rights Day, December 10th, 2008. This concert is to honor the memory of U.N. diplomat Sergio Vieira de Mello, killed in Iraq togethger with twenty-one other members of his staff. Thiago's CD A Flame in the Dark will be released on that day in memory of all those tragic losses. Special guest singer Ithamara Koorax will perform in this concert. It is interesting to notice that this is the first time in more than forty years of existence that Thiago de Mello & Amazon band will have a singer performing Live during one of their concerts! back | |
October 6, 2008 | Concert with the Quintet of the Americas, Monday, October 6th, 2008 at the America Society for the release of their CD "Ventos", in which Thiago has seven of his compositions. back | |
October 3, 2008 | Thiago and Sharon Isbin will perform together on Friday, October 3rd,2008 in Rockford, IL. They also will give a Master Class. back | |
September 4, 2008 | Thiago will travel to Rio de Janeiro on Thursday, September 4th and will return to NY on Monday, September 29th. back | |
August 29, 2008 | Thiago will perform with pianist Richard Kimball on Friday, August 29th in Warwick, NY. back | |
June 2, 2008 | Thiago does the final overdubbings of his 7 songs for the Quintet of the Americas new CD. back | |
May 19, 2008 | Thiago will fly to Denver, Colorado. Workshops during Thiago's stay there. Three concerts will take place celebrating the release of his CD "Disk-Tum-Derrei", together with with clarinetist Dexter Payne and produced by Arnaldo deSouteiro, for his label JSR. back | |
May 4, 2008 | Thiago de Mello will be performing in a concert entitled Journey to the Amazon, with Sharon Isbin and Paul Winter, at the Bergen Performing Center, in Engelwood, New Jersey, on Sunday, May 4th 2008. Journey to the Amazon was a Grammy nominated CD in the category of Classical Crossover by these three artists in which several compositions by Thiago are included. Thiago de Mello participar de um concerto entitulado Journey to the Amazon, com Sharon Isbin e Paul Winter, no Bergen Performing Center em Englewood, New Jersey, no domingo dia 4 de maio de 2008. Journey to the Amazon, album no qual incluem-se vrias composies de Thiago, foi o CD indicado para o Prmio Grammy na categoria de Classical Crossover. back | |
April 7, 2008 | Overdubbing at Thiago's Cinderella studio of the songs recorded in February 2008 at the Brooklyn College Theatre. Among them, there are seven of his compositions arranged by Daniel Wolff specially for this Quintet of the Americas next CD and DVD. back | |
March 29, 2008 | Concert with guitarist/singer Allison Carvalho for the release of her first CD "Cu Aberto" at The Monkey. back | |
March 17, 2008 | On Monday, March 17th, Thiago will be doing the overdubbings of twelve songs recorded by the QUINTET OF THE AMERICAS at his Cinderella Studio in New York. This CD is scheduled to be released in May, 2008. Seven of those songs are Thiago's own compositions, with wonderful arrangements written by guitarist/composer Daniel Wolff specially for these recordings. back | |
February 23, 2008 | Thiago took advantage of the presence of pianist/composer Haroldo Mauro Jr. in New York and invited him to join in a Workshop at the Jazz Apprenticeship Program directed by pianist Sarina Bridget Bach. The program was to demonstrate and teach the basics of a variety of Brazilian rhytms, including samba, baio and bossa-nova. back | |
February 1, 2008 | In February of 2008 Thiago de Mello will release the CD DISK-TUM-DERREI - Chorando e Sambando, with North-American clarinetist Dexter Payne and pianists Haroldo Mauro Jr, Helio Alves and Cliff Korman. All compositions written by Thiago, who is playing his famous organic percussion. This CD has no bass nor drums! Em Fevereiro de 2008 Thiago de Mello lanar o CD DISK-TUM-DERREI - Chorando e Sambando, com o clarinetista norte-americano Dexter Payne e os pianistas Haroldo Mauro Jr, Helio Alves e Cliff Korman. As composies foram todas escritas por Thiago de Mello, que est tocando a sua famosa percusso organica. Neste CD no tem nem baixo nem bateria! back | |
January 28, 2008 | Thiago de Mello just performed one song with just one hand using his famous "organic Percussionn" (after an operation on his left arm and shoulder), with guitarist Allison Carvalho, in the Guitar Marathon: The Brazilian Guitar, produced by the Assad Brothers, at the famous Kauffman Concert Hall - 92nd Street Y, in New York City, Sunday, Januaray 27th, 2008.
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January 7, 2008 | Thiago de Mello will be recording with the Quintet of the Americas from January 7th to the 11th, 2008. Five of Thiago's compositions will be recorded by this prestigious group, with arrangements done by Daniel Wolff. In fact, Wolff has been the arranger fot most of Thiago's Classical compositions.
Thiago de Mello vai gravar com o Quinteto das Americas de 7 a 11 de Janeiro de 2008. Cinco composies de Thiago sero gravadas por este prestigioso grupo, com arranjos feitos por Daniel Wolff. Na verdade, Wolff tem sido o arranjador da maioria das composies clssicas de Thiago de Mello. back | |
January 5, 2008 | Thiago de Mello will be performing as a very special guest with the Quintet of the Americas on January 5th, 2008 at the Flushing Library in Queens, New York.
Thiago de Mello participar de um concerto com o Quinteto das Americas, como convidado especial, no dia 5 de Janeiro de 2008 na Biblioteca de Flushing, em Queens, Nova York. back | |
July 8, 2008 | Concert at the Ravello Music Festival, w/ Sharon Isbin back | |
July 5, 2007 | Concert at the Ravenna Music Festival w/ Sharon Isbin back | |
June 24, 2007 | On the same day, a third full concert at the Jewish Center in Jackson Heights, Queens, NY Time: 3:30 PM back | |
June 24, 2007 | Two Mini-concerts with the Quintet of the Americas, plus master-class back | |
June 23, 2007 | Two Mini-concerts with the Quintet of the Americas, plus master-class back | |
June 3, 2007 | perform w/ African survivor Emmanuel in Bound Brook, N.J. back | |
May 21, 2007 | First concert at Sunnyside Senior Center, at 1:00 PM Second concert for the After School Program at P.S. 150 (For 4th, 5th and 6th graders). Third concert (from 4:30 to 5:30 PM) in Elmhurst for the Beacon's Program (For 40 middle-school kids) back | |
May 20, 2007 | Perform at the Memorial for Dr. Carl Natch Place: Skirball Center for the Arts-NY University - 60 Washington Square South Time: 3:00 PM back | |
May 10, 2007 | Concert at Merkin Hall, w/ the Quintet of the Americas, in Manhattan - Time: 8:00 PM back | |
May 1, 2007 | 2 Mini-concerts with the Quintet of the Americas, plus master-class 1st one at the UN School in Jamaica, Queens - Time: 9:30 AM! Second one: at the Jamaica Mediation Center - Time: 12:30 right after the 1st one. back | |
January 5, 2007 | Thiago will be performing on Saturday, January 6th, at the Flushing Library with the Quintet of the Americas. In this presentation, four pieces written by Thiago and arranged by Daniel Wolff will have their world premire. back | |
November 28, 2006 | Thiago de Mello was just voted the 5th Best Percussionist of The Yearby the Down Beat Magazine Readers Poll in 2006. Previously, in 2003, 2004 and 2005 Thiago was also voted the 8th, 3rd and 4th Best Percussionist, respectively. back | |
November 10, 2006 | Grammy nominated Thiago de Mello will be performing two concerts with Grammy winner guitarist Sharon Isbin in Grand Rapids and Berrien Springs, Michigan, on November 10 and 11th. The duo just returned from their participation at the Mostra Internacional de Msica em Olinda (MIMO). (Click to see the photo...). back | |
August 22, 2006 | Thiago is set to another Brazilian tour. On August 28 he'll arrive in Rio where he is scheduled to play at the Rio de Janeiro Planetarium. On the following week he'll fly to City of Olinda to play with classical guitarrist Sharon Isbin. (Photo available...). back | |
August 21, 2006 | Below is the text of an official document from the State of Amazonas House of Representatives congratulating Thiago de Mello for his entry in the Grammy Latino running for world's best percussionist. Moo de Parabenizao ao msico amazonense Gaudencio Thiago de Mello, por concorrer ao prmio Grammy Latino como "O melhor percussionista do mundo" Senhor Presidente; Gaudencio Thiago de Mello, nasceu e foi criado no Amazonas, um autentico caboclo descendente dos ndios Maus. Na sua infancia se deleitava ouvindo msicas espirituais e tocadas por sua irm, enriquecendo cada vez mais a consciencia musical de Gaudencio, que valorizava a cada dia o som que a floresta traduzia, incorporando esses elementos em suas composies. Alm da msica Gaudencio teve uma significativa participao no futebol Brasileiro como tcnico renomado. Mas foi somente com a sua chegada `a Nova York que ele pde realizar seu sonho de estudar o que mais gostava: a MSICA. Fundador da Sociedade de Violo das Naes Unidas em 1970. Fundador da banda de Jazz da Rudolf Steiner School de Nova York. Suas composies preservam os sons naturais e rtmos peculiares das raizes Afro-Brasileiras e ligadas aos cantosdos ndios da regio Amaznica, mistura uma variedade de estilos, combinando os centenrios e primitivos elementos musicais da selva Amaznica, com linguagem contempornea do Jazz da cidade de Nova York. Requerimento n 3267 back | |
July 21, 2006 | A cast of fine musicians led by Thiago de Mello will perform the composer's works at the I Festival de Jazz de Manaus, in the Amazon, Brazil — Thiago's homeland. In the band are alto saxophonist Idriss Boudrioua, pianist Haroldo Mauro Jr., guitarrist Flavio Goulart, bassist Jos Luiz Maia, drummer Cesar Machado and Thiago himself on percussion. The event will take place on July 21st. back | |
June 14, 2006 | Thiago de Mello will present workshops on Organic Percussion at the Flushing Library Auditorium, in Queens, New York City. back | |
May 29, 2006 | Novo CD de Daniel Wollf Ainda no primeiro semestre de 2006, deve sair o CD "Coisas da Vida", em parceria com o clarinetista brasileiro radicado na Alemanha, Wilfried Berk. A idia do disco surgiu em 2004, quando Daniel e Wilfried apresentaram-se juntos na cidade alem de Hamburgo. No repertrio, obras inditas de Nestor de Hollanda Cavalcanti, Wilfried Berk e do prprio Daniel, alm de novos arranjos de Daniel para msicas de Ernesto Nazareth e Gaudencio Thiago de Mello, que participa com sua "percusso orgnica" em diversas faixas. Completam o repertrio obras de Freire Jnior, Celso Machado e Jayoleno dos Santos. "Coisas da Vida" ser lanado pelo selo Karmim - a qual tambem acaba de lanar o CD do poeta Amadeu Thiago de Mello, "A CRIAO DO MUNDO", com as msicas de seu irmo, o compositor Gaudencio Thiago de Mello. BOAS CRTICAS NA INGLATERRA O crtico inglsTim Panting escreveu: "Nesta gravao, Thiago de Mello tem a parceria esplndida do violonista Daniel Wolff, que tambm o arranjador das msicas. O disco todo emana qualidade. Uma adorvel seleco de msicas." back | |
April 30, 2006 | Another Feeling, with the Dexter Payne/Thiago de Mello duo is the newest CD featuring the Brazilian musician. Guests include pianists Haroldo Mauro Jr., Cliff Korman, Helio Alves, Richard Kimball and Brazilian singer Ithamara Koorax. back | |
April 20, 2006 | Brazilian composer and percussionist Thiago de Mello presents a lecture on organic percussion and performs with Sharon Isbin in Saratoga, Washington State. back | |
December 2, 2005 | Brazilian composer and multi-instrumentalist Thiago de Mello was chosen Fourth Best US Percussionist, for the second time on a row, in the 2005 edition of Down Beat Magazine Reader's Pool. More details in the December issue of the magazine. back | |
November 15, 2005 | Thiago was invited to participate in a CD recorded in Brazil by classical guitarist/arranger Daniel Wolff and clarinetist Wilfried Berk. Thiago will record seven songs using his already famous "organic percussions". Two of Thiago's compositions are included in this CD: Samba chorado and Cavaleiro sem armadura (Cavalier Without Armour). back | |
November 5, 2005 | Thiago de Mello's CDs The Right Seasons - Heart to Heart and Bem Brasileiro - Com Alguns Sotaques are included in the Grammy's Entry List for this year's nomination. The Right Seasons - Heart to Heart is on the Best Classical Crossover Album category and Bem Brasileiro- Com Alguns Sotaques is in the category Best Latin Jazz Album. back | |
October 16, 2005 | Thiago – a member of the Jazz Advisory Committee of the Local 802 – was a special guest on Richard Kimball's band in a concert in Warwick, N.Y. on October 16th, in benefit for the victims of the huricane Katrina, in New Orleans". back | |
August 1, 2005 | Thiago will be giving Master Classes on Organic Percussion at the prestigious Aspen Music Festival, Colorado, starting August 1st. Interview in a Live Presentation at the Aspen Music Festival, on Aug. 4th at the National Public Radio with guitarist Sharon Isbin. Concert with the students at the Festival on Aug. 5th. On Saturday, August 6th, Thiago will perform in a concert with Grammy winner classical guitarrist Sharon Isbin, also at the Aspen Music Festival. Closing Concert with Sharon Isbin at the Aspen Music School's Main Hall, featuring five of Thiago's own compositions, among others. back | |
June 18, 2005 | Thiago de Mello will be a special guest for a concert with the Quintet of the Americas, on Saturday, June 18th, 2005 in Queens, New York. On that occasion four of Thiago's compositions will have their world premiere performances, with arrangements for wind quintet by Daniel Wolff. back | |
June 10, 2005 | Thiago will teach "The Art of Making and Playing Organic Percussion" at the prestigious Heyground Summer School in East Hampton, New York, from 17th thru 29th of July, 2005. Thiago will be also an Artist in Residency in that event. back | |
June 1, 2005 | Gaudencio Thiago de Mello, composer/arranger and multi-instrumentist, just released his CD Bem brasileiro com alguns sotaques on Monday, June 13th at the mega-store Modern Sound, in Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. A sold out audience gave a standing ovation at the end of the presentation. Well-known musicians, all of them very Brazilians, who had recorded in the CD, participated in that event. Among them, Haroldo Mauro Jr. and Dlia Fischer on piano; Paulo Russo on bass; Cesar Machado on drums; Flavio Goulart on guitar; Z Carlos "Bigorna" on clarinet, flute and sax and Thiago de Mello on Organic Pertcussion. Thiago invited classical guitarist Daniel Wolff to perform two songs in the event mentioned above, for their upcoming CD "The Right Seasons - Heart to Heart", with Thiago's compositions and arrangements by Daniel Wolff written for Guitar & String Quartet, soon to be released, by the Ethos Brasil label, in Brazil. Daniel is also the guitarist on that CD. back | |
May 16, 2005 | Thiago will arrive in Rio de Janeiro on Tuesday, May 17th, for rehearsals with the ensamble made up by outstanding Brazilian musicians, which will perform in the event celebrating the release of his CD "BEM BRASILEIRO, Com Alguns Sotaques" - (by the label Ethos Brasil), at 7:00 PM on Monday, June 13th, 2005 at the Mega Store "Modern Sound", in Copacabana. This presentation will mark the fact that it is the first time Thiago has recorded a CD in his native Brazil. back | |
March 18, 2005 | Thiago will play a concert with his band Amazon in Warick, NY, on March 18th, 2005. back | |
March 18, 2005 | Thiago will play a concert with his band Amazon in Warick, NY, on March 18th, 2005. back | |
November 15, 2004 | CD Inspiration by composer Antônio Mello, featuring Thiago de Mello as percussionist is in the entry list for a Grammy nomination under the Contemporary World Music Album category. (Click here for more on this CD) back | |
November 5, 2004 | Thiago de Mello was voted third best percussionist of the year in the USA by Down Beat Magazine Reader's Poll. back | |
September 11, 2004 | Thiago de Mello is one of the featured composers on Warner Classics' new release Artist Portrait: Sharon Isbin. In this compilation CD Ms. Isbin also performs pieces by great masters such as J.S. Bach, Schubert and Vivaldi. The title of Thiago's piece is Choro Alegre. back | |
August 9, 2004 | Thiago de Mello will return once more to East Hampton to teach Organic Percussion at the Heyground Summer Course, August 9-21. He is also writing a piece called "Un-di-ri-b-ba" to be performed by school's students and faculty at the course's closing. back | |
August 1, 2004 | The Women Center Stage in New York City presents a Special Reading of Clare Ross's play Emmett, Down in My Heart on Aug. 1-2, 2004. Among a cast of seven is Oscar winner actress Mercedes Ruehl. The music was composed and recorded by Thiago de Mello. back | |
June 25, 2004 | Quintet of Americas performs with special guest Thiago de Mello at New York University's Loeb Center. back | |
May 6, 2004 | Thiago appeared as special guest with the Quintet of the Americas on a Mother's Day celebration at The Jewish Center of Queens, NYC. back | |
February 23, 2004 | On February 23rd Thiago returns to Brazil to add Organic Percussion on several previously recorded tracks of his ongoing recording project involving the four-CD series Bem Brasileiro Com Alguns Sotaques. back | |
January 24, 2004 | Thiago presents a Master Class on Organic Percussion for 42 students and performs with classical guitarrist Sharon Isbin at Ithaca College, Ithaca, NY. back | |
January 12, 2004 | Thiago teaches Organic Percussion at the 26th International Summer Course held at Escola de Música de Brasília, in Brazil, a three-week program offered to music students and professional musicians from Brazil and abroad. As part of the course's activities, Thiago's music was performed by his peer teachers and students from his classes on January 24th at the school's Carlos Galvão Theater. back | |
October 20, 2003 | Thiago is going to Rio de Janeiro to resume recording of his four-CD series. One of the albums features guitarist Daniel Wolff's arrangements of Thiago's eleven pieces for string quartet, flute and clarinet, on top of which he will add his already famous "organic percussion". Brazilian singers Ithamara Koorax, Cris Delano and Andrea Dutra will join Thiago on another CD. The other two will feature instrumental music, with players such as Paulo Moura, Haroldo Mauro Jr., Mauro Senize, Mauricio Einhorn, Cliff Korman, Paulo Russo, Flavio Goulart, Marcio Bahia, Adriano Giffoni, Delia Fischer, Hamilton de Holanda. back | |
October 11, 2003 | Concert with Grammy-winner guitarist Sharon Isbin in Reston, Virginia. back | |
August 1, 2003 | Thiago recently taught classes at the Heyground Summer Camp in East Hampton. He will return next year to teach his two-week course on The Art of Making and Playing Organic Percussion. back | |
April 21, 2003 | Thiago de Mello records in his native Brazil for the first time. Recording engineer and head of his own Ethos Brasil label Flavio Goulart is the producer. Participating in Bem brasileiro com alguns sotaques are outstanding Brazilian artists such as singer Ithamara Koorax, pianist Haroldo Mauro Jr., Flavio Goulart himself on guitar, drummer Claudio Infante and many others. back | |
March 23, 2003 | Thiago de Mello performs with "Quintet of the Americas" at New York City's St. Peter's Church. This is a special all-brazilian program entitled Chôro and Beyond, part of the Music in Chelsea series. back | |
February 22, 2003 | Thiago just finished a special recording for a CD entitled "AN UNTAMED HEART" (The Fist Time I Saw You), commisioned by his daugther Dr. Janine Tiago, to celebrate her mother's 60th birthday. Thiago invited some of his best musicians friends for this unique recording: Richard Kimball on piano; Gustavo Tavares on cello and David Finck on bass. Thiago himself played organic percussion and guitar. This recording was done at his Cinderella studio, in NYC on February, 2003. back | |
February 12, 2003 | Thiago joins Sharon Isbin this weekend for a concert at the great Spivey Hall, Clayton College, in Atlanta, Georgia. back | |
November 1, 2002 | Thiago de Mello goes to Providence to play with saxophonist Paul Winter and guitarist Sharon Isbin at the Rhode Island College. The trio also appeared last month in Michigan, at the Interlochen Arts Festival. back | |
October 30, 2002 | Warner/Teldec Classic invited Thiago de Mello to perform at the ECHO KLASSIC GALA 2002, at the Frankfurt Opera House, Germany. Thiago played with guitarrist Sharon Isbin who received, at the event, an award from the Deutsche Phono-Academie for her recording of Tun-Dun's Grammy-winner "Concerto for Guitar and Orchestra". Thiago's appearance with Sharon Isbin was broadcasted for millions of viewers by ZDF TV. back |
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