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Antonio Adolfo

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Antonio Adolfo is an important composer, having written songs recorded by many Brazilian and International artists. He also had a noted role in the process of making important music available through independent production, through the creation of the pioneer independent label Artezanal.

As an arranger, he worked for several musicians and singers.

The son of Yolanda Maurity, a music teacher and violinist of the orchestra of the Teatro Municipal do Rio de Janeiro, Antonio Adolfo began to study music very early. At seven, he began his violin studies with Paulina D'Ambrozzio

Album

Carnaval - The Songs Were So Beautiful

Label: AAM Music
Released: 2025
Track listing: É Com Esse Que Eu Vou (I'm Going With This One); Vassourinhas (Vassourinhas Carnaval Group); Oba (Breath of the Jaguar); Mal-Me-Quer (She Loves Me, She Loves Me Not); Vai Passar (It's Going To Be OK); As Pastorinhas (Girl Singers of Carnaval); Exaltação À Mangueira (Ode to Mangueira); A Lua É Dos Namorados (The Moon Belongs to Lovers); Agora É Cinza (Now It Is Ashes).

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Rin Seo, Pete Mills, Johnathan Blake, Ledisi and more

Read "Rin Seo, Pete Mills, Johnathan Blake, Ledisi and more" reviewed by Benjamin Boddie


Today's Music--Right Now! Fantastic music by Rin Seo, Pete Mills, Johnathan Blake, Ledisi, JD Allen, Kate Wyatt, Michael Dease, Emma Smith, Charlie Porter, Jason Charos, Thom Rotella, Baltimore Jazz Collective, Steven Oquendo Latin Jazz Orchestra, Susan Krebs & The Local Outfit, Jonathan Moritz, Jim Witzel, Joe Bowden, Saku Mantere, Shawn Purcell, Alex Sipiagin, Linda Dachtyl, Jennifer ...

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New Music From Cardello, Taylor, Vollbrecht And More

Read "New Music From Cardello, Taylor, Vollbrecht And More" reviewed by Bob Osborne


A show packed with new releases includes a couple of debut albums as well as two new releases from ECM Records and some newly found early '80s recordings from a British band led by Geoff Castle. A mix of intimate trio recordings, big band explorations and latin music is followed by a hypnotic piece of free ...

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Alex Sipiagin, Vladimir Kostadinovic, Lauren Henderson, Ark Ovrutski and more

Read "Alex Sipiagin, Vladimir Kostadinovic, Lauren Henderson, Ark Ovrutski and more" reviewed by Benjamin Boddie


Today's Music--Right Now! Fantastic music by Alex Sipiagin, Steve Allee, Vladimir Kostadinovic, Lauren Henderson, Ark Ovrutski, Kevin Brunkhorst, Markus Rutz, Mark Winkler, Melissa Kassel & Tom Zicarelli, Gregory Tardy, Greg Murphy, Jimmy Greene, Juanjo Lopez, Tyreek McDole, Ron Rieder, Ryan Keberle, Art Hirahara, Carrie Jackson, Michael Dease, Saul Dautch, Cory Weeds & Jerry Weldon, Alan Broadbent, ...

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Article: Album Review

Antonio Adolfo: Carnaval - The Songs Were So Beautiful

Read "Carnaval - The Songs Were So Beautiful" reviewed by Pierre Giroux


Veteran pianist, composer, and arranger Antonio Adolfo has long been a master at capturing the essence of Brazilian music through a jazz perspective. On Carnaval (The Songs Were So Beautiful), Adolfo draws on a wide range of traditional Brazilian carnival styles-- sambas, marchinas, marchas-rancho, and frevos--to create a vibrant and richly textured album that bursts with ...

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Snorre Kirk, Ryan Keberle, Mike Freeman, Sinne Eeg and more

Read "Snorre Kirk, Ryan Keberle, Mike Freeman, Sinne Eeg and more" reviewed by Benjamin Boddie


Today's Music--Right Now! Fantastic music by Snorre Kirk, Ryan Keberle's Collective, Mike Freeman ZonaVibe, Sinne Eeg & Jacob Christoffersen, Bob Schlesinger, Brandee Younger, Neff Irizarry, Lauren Scales, Emma Smith, Marcello Carelli, Michael Dease, Etienne Charles, Sam Dillon, Joe Farnsworth, Allan Harris, Cory Weeds & Jerry Weldon, Antonio Adolfo, Mike Thompson, Marilyn Kleinberg, Benny Benack III, Greg ...

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Joe Farnsworth, Sam Dillon, Etienne Charles, Cory Weeds and more

Read "Joe Farnsworth, Sam Dillon, Etienne Charles, Cory Weeds and more" reviewed by Benjamin Boddie


Today's Music--Right Now! Fantastic music by Joe Farnsworth, Sam Dillon, Etienne Charles, Tyreek McDole, Cory Weeds, Sarah Wilson, Peter Lin & AAPI Jazz Collective, Ola Annabel/Nicolas Meier, NYO Jazz, Jimme Greene, Jordan VanHemert, Alan Broadbent, Antonio Adolfo, Anaïs Reno, Dave Anderson, Gabriel Latchin, Danny Grissett, Atlantic Jazz Collective, Gregory Tady, Greg Murphy, John Clayton, Nicole Glover, ...

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Dawn Clement, Dena DeRose, Antonio Adolfo, MzVal and more

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Today's Music--Right Now! Fantastic music by Cyrus Chestnut, Eric Scott Reed, Dawn Clement, Dena DeRose, Antonio Adolfo, Marcello Carelli, Robert Turner, Terri Lyne Carrington & Christie Dashiell, Brandee Younger, Nicholas Payton, Albare, Alon Farber & Hagiga, Alan Broadbent, Marina Pacowski, Isaiah J.Thompson, Michael Dease, Pete McGuinness, MzVal, Benny Benack III, Mike Clark & Mike Zilber, Royce ...

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Antonio Adolfo: Carnaval - The Songs Were So Beautiful

Read "Carnaval - The Songs Were So Beautiful" reviewed by Katchie Cartwright


What prompted pianist and composer Antonio Adolfo to record, in 2025, an album of songs from the 'golden age' of Brazilian carnaval music, circa 1920-1950? He has known and loved this music since he was a child, growing up in Rio de Janeiro. “All these songs are very alive in my memory," he told All About ...


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