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Gerson Galante

Saxophonist, arranger, composer, educator, Band Leader

About Me

Profile Gerson Galante is a Brazilian multi- instrumentalist, bandleader, composer and arranger, whose musical fluency spans many genres, including Latin, Brazilian, Jazz, Classical, Theater, Modern, and Pop. He is currently lead tenor saxophonist with Orquestra Jazz Sinfônica do Estado de São Paulo, the top jazz orchestra in South America, and has toured with some of the most famous Brazilian musical artists for four decades. Instruments Soprano, alto and tenor saxophones, flutes, clarinet

My Jazz Story

I love jazz because It’s my life. I was first exposed to jazz in 1978 in the São Paulo-Montreox Internacional Jazz Festival. The best show I ever attended was with Ivan Lins when I was 13 years old.