Douglas Lora

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Three time Grammy nominee guitarist and composer Douglas Lora transits with versatility through the universes of Classical and Popular Music, and has established himself as one of the most prominent artists of his generation.

With a wide range of musical possibilities, Douglas has collaborated with renowned artist such as YoYo Ma, Paquito d’Rivera, Assad Brothers, Anat Cohen, Marco Pereira, Jovino Santos Neto, Ney Rosauro, Marina Piccinini, Paulo Bellinati, among others.

Member of the awarded Brasil Guitar Duo, Trio Brasileiro and Caraivana, Douglas has performed extensively at the most important theaters and concert halls in the United States, Europe, Asia and Latin America. Douglas Lora is the newest member of the awarded Los Angeles Guitar Quartet.

His teaching experiences date from a young age in Brazil and was consolidated in United States as part-time teacher at University of Miami, as well as guitar teacher at Miami Conservatory of Music, from 2004 to 2006. Currently, Douglas is pursuing his Doctoral degree at University of Southern California under Scott Tennant, being the recipient of a Teacher Assistant scholarship. Douglas Lora is the guitar instructor and course coordinator at California State University Fullerton.

Douglas Lora: Um Novo Caminho

by Katchie Cartwright
October 10, 2024

Double trajectory Award-winning seven-string guitarist Douglas Lora has long had two solid sides to his career, the popular and the classical, the improvisatory and the written. Jazz fans may know him from his recordings with Anat Cohen and Trio Brasileiro--featuring Dudu Maia on bandolim and Alexandre Lora on pandeiro--which highlight the improvisational prowess and empathy of that extraordinary group. Since 2011, they have been performing in the US and leading an annual choro workshop near Seattle. Their cred among choro ...