Benjamim Taubkin - Moderna Tradição

Uploaded on Feb 18, 2008
Moderna Tradição - an encounter of veteran master musicians performing the choro - instrumental music created in Brazil at the end of the XIX century and still very much alive and growing today. Performed by a quintet having the slightly unusual instrumentation of mandolin, soprano-sax, guitar, piano and percussion. The performances are full of life and display impeccable musicianship, colorful arrangements, and many beautiful themes. The five musicians - Izaias De Almeida on mandolin, Nailor Proveta on soprano (doubling on clarinet), acoustic guitarist Israel de Almeida, pianist Benjamim Taubkin, and percussionist Guello are widely respected in Brazil. 

Filled with musical beauty, melodic improvising, very attractive tone colors, and a memorable ensemble sound, New Old Music is a delight. 

The CD was released in Brasil by Núcleo Contemporâneo and in United States by Adventure Music. In 2008 it will be release in Europe by Connecting Cultures.

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Concerto gravado pela Unimusica TVE (2005).

Benjamim Taubkin e Núcleo de Música do Abaçaí: Côco alagoano

Brazilian music has been the playing field for this instrumentalist, arranger, composer, and producer. As a musician he has participated in several formations – that range from soloing to symphonic orchestras - presenting in Brazil and abroad.

Some of the most recent projects he’s participated in as musician and arranger include: Jobim Sinfônico, Samwad - Rua do Encontro, Milágrimas, Orquestra Jazz Sinfônica, Paulo Moura and Monica Salmaso. His current projects as musician and director include: the Latin american collective América Contemporânea the Orquestra Popular de Câmara, the choro ensemble Moderna Tradição, and his work with the traditional music group Abaçai and his jazz project Trio + 1.

In his solo career he is about to release his second CD which was recorded in New York and will be released first in the US by Adventure Music and then in Brasil by Núcleo Contemporâneo. The first one A Terra e o Espaço Aberto received was very well received by the press, critics and audience. He is present as a musician or producer on more than 130 discs. He is the musical curator for the Mercado Cultural da Bahia and is a member of the European Forum for World Music.