Nelson Faria - Biography

NELSON FARIA
Graduated from G.I.T (Guitar Institute of Technology, Los Angeles, USA) in 1984, Nelson Faria
studied with Joe Diorio, Joe Pass, Ron Eschete, Howard Roberts, Scott Henderson and Frank
Gambale. While in L.A., he also attended private lessons with the chord melody master Ted
Greene.
After graduation Nelson Faria went back to Brazil and became one of the most important
names on call lists for guitar workshops, clinics, seminars, recording sessions and concerts.
At the moment, Nelson Faria is working as artist in residence for 3 Universities in Sweden:
Örebro Universitet, KMH and Ingesund University.
As an educator, Nelson taught for 12 years at the Universidade Estácio de Sá, Rio de Janeiro,
Brazil and has taught clinics on Brazilian guitar at the Berklee College of Music, Boston, MA
(2001 and 2002), IAJE /2001 (International Association of Jazz Educators), New York, NY;
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA; San Francisco State University, San Francisco,
CA; Guitar Institute of Technology, Los Angeles, CA; Göteborgs Universitet, Goteborg, Sweden;
Manhattan School of Music, New York, NY; Codarts Conservatory (Rotterdam, NL),
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Amsterdam Conservatory (Amsterdam, NL), Malmo Universitet (Sweden), Stockholm Royal
Institute of Music (Sweden), Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto-Brazil, ABEM (Associação
Brasileira de Educação Musical, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), Curso Internacional de verão de Brasília,
Oficina de MPB de Curitiba and others.
He has performed in many different countries around the world including Brazil, Argentina,
Japan, Israel, Indonesia, Malaysia, USA, Canada, Angola, Portugal, Spain, France, Italy,
Switzerland, Germany, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland, Lithuania, England, Turkey,
Netherlands, Austria, Macedonia, Bosnia, Malta, Slovenia, Estonia, Columbia, Dominican
Republic, Chile, Martinique, Czech Republic and others.
He has performed and/or recorded with artists like João Bosco, Till Broenner, Ivan Lins, Gonzalo
Rubalcaba, Lisa Ono, Milton Nascimento, Josee Konning, Karolina Vucidolac, Cássia Eller, Baby
do Brasil, Zélia Duncan, Paulo Moura, Toninho Horta, Fatima Guedes, Leila Pinheiro, Leny
Andrade, Wagner Tiso among others.
In 2001 he joined the BMI Jazz workshops under the auspices of Bolsa Virtuose-Ministério da
Cultura/Brazil studying with Manny Albam, Jim McNeely and Michael Abene. He also attended
private lessons with Manny Albam.
Nelson Faria has worked as arranger and guest soloist for The Orquestra Jazz Sinfonica (SP),
KMH Jazz Orchestra (Stockholm), CODARTS Jazz Orchestra (North Sea Jazz festival 2007),
Orquestra Bons Fluidos (abril cultural), UMO Jazz Orchestra (Finland), Hr-Bigband (Germany),
Frost Jazz Orchestra (Miami University) and others.
7 CDs:
• "Ioiô" (Independent, 1993),
• "Beatles, a Brazilian Tribute" -w/ pianist José Namen (solo music, 1998),
• "Janelas Abertas" - w/ singer Carol Saboya (lumiar discos, 1999),
• "Três/Three" - w/ bassist Nico Assumpção and drummer Lincoln Cheib (2000).
• "Nelson Faria" - (2003).
• "Vento Bravo" - w/ Nosso Trio (Delira Musica, 2005).
• “Buxixo” - w/ pianist Gilson Peranzzetta (Delira Musica 2009)
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2 DVDs:
• Toques de Mestre (Giannini SA, Instructional, 1990)
• Nosso Trio Live – (Delira Musica, 2006).
6 educational books:
• "A arte da improvisação" (Lumiar ed. 1991),
• "The Brazilian Guitar Book" (Sher music Co. 1996 Arikita Music Japan 2003) ;
• "Escalas, Arpejos e Acordes para violão e guitarra" (Lumiar Ed.1999)
• "Inside The Brazilian Rhythm Section" w/ Cliff Korman (Sher music Co. 2002
ATN Japan 2003)
• “Toque Junto – Bossa Nova” (Lumiar ed. 2008)
• “Harmonia Aplicada ao Violão e à Guitarra” (Vitale 2010)
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