Luiz Santos

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Luiz Santos weaves a vibrant tapestry of jazz tunes as fine art.

A Composer, Drummer, Percussionist, and Pianist, Luiz Santos started his music journey at a very young age in Brazil to then board on a roaming free odyssey through Europe, where he embraced the unknown to allow himself, in every step, to unveil the beauty of the music through the fusion of cultures and music styles. Discovering a wealth of rhythms hidden in every corner, waiting to be told through his compositions. Luiz Santos developed a deep appreciation for diverse rhythms and cultures, which he channels into his music. His work is characterized by innovative and dynamic arrangements, often featuring him playing multiple instruments, including drums, percussion, and piano. A vibrant fusion of genres, blending Latin jazz, Afro-Brazilian, Afro-Cuban, and flamenco influences with classical and modern jazz elements. By integrating world rhythms into jazz, Luiz Santos has helped in the global dissemination and awareness of the value of creative music. His work has a universal appeal, demonstrating how music can act as a bridge between different cultures, languages, and peoples. Luiz Santos represents the artist who continuously evolves, not bound by a single style or genre. His commitment to exploring new sounds while respecting traditional forms highlights an approach to art where integrity and experimentation go hand in hand. Luiz Santos has released numerous albums—over 20 as of his latest projects—such as Celestial Poem, Seven Views, and Brazil Contemporary Art, showcasing his versatility across styles like smooth jazz, funk, and chamber music. His compositions aim to evoke vivid imagery and emotions. We invite you to let the flame of curiosity spark and experience the incredible music of Luiz Santos.

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The vibrant and joyful music of Luiz Santos, a worldwide artist from New York City USA, will make you feel alive. His brilliant mix of Brazilian percussion, Caribbean, Chamber Music and Jazz as he plays the drums and the piano will fill your heart with hope. Simply put on one of his albums and you'll be sure to feel uplifted and encouraged. What makes the music of this world-class Brazilian drummer, percussionist, pianist and composer so unique and incredibly special? His unparalleled creativity in making music and has been doing so since his childhood. His love of music stems from the passion for music his Brazilian parents had while growing up. They knew that as a young child of nine years old when they first heard Luiz play the drums, he had talent beyond his years. The more he played, the more he aspired to play many different rhythms. The self-taught instrumentalist played his first professional gig at the age of 13 while living in Rio de Janeiro. Opportunities arose to play with older musicians which helped him to explore many different styles of music. Eventually he began performing all over Brazil with well-known recording musicians such as bassist Arthur Maia, Jovino Santos, Hermeto Pascoal and many others. The passion Luiz had for music fueled him to begin composing and arranging full orchestral pieces. He also toured extensively in Europe as part of "Brazil Fusion". His music became in high demand, enabling him to play for bands and work on music projects in several countries including Germany, France, Norway, Sweden, Holland, Belgium, Greece, Luxemburg and Italy. Influenced by the music of Chick Corea, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Strawinsky, Debussy, Bartok, Hermeto Pascoal, Egberto Gismonti, Keith Jarrett, Weather Report, Pat Metheny, Elvin Jones, Peter Erskine, Billy Cobham, Tony Williams, Dave Weckl and Steve Gadd, he creates unique flavors of music by combining typical jazz sounds with classical and Brazilian percussion. He has also written compositions for everything from jazz to contemporary classical, modern music to string quartets. He has also been on demand in New York City playing with musicians like Richie Goods, Lonnie Plaxico, Benito Gonzalez, Vic Juris, Tim Armacost, Peter Brendler, Russ Nolan, Sean Nowell, Helio Alves, Paul Meyers, Edward Perez, John Benitez, Hector Martignon, Mark Weinstein, Nilson Matta, just to name a few. Luiz has recorded several CD Projects in Rio De Janeiro, all which feature his own compositions. Other musicians on his CD projects include: Humberto Mirabelli (Guitar), Fernando Roza (Bass), Fernando Trocado (Tenor Sax and Flute), Marcelo Martins (Alto/Soprano Sax and Flute). Life is filled with many sounds and as an accomplished and talented musician, Luiz Santos captures the sounds of life like no other. If you desire to hear music in a whole new way that brings refreshing to your soul and excitement to your everyday life, you will want to have the albums of Luiz Santos.