"I love American jazz so much that I said...I have to go to the source, I have to go to where the music was born...to breathe that music and to try to be able to speak it without too much of an accent!"
-- Claudio Roditi
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Born and raised in Brazil, trumpeter and composer Claudio Roditi came to the U.S. in 1970 to study at the Berklee College of Music, moving to New York City in the mid-'70s to launch his career. Roditi's style combines the intricate rhythms of bebop, samba, and Afro-Cuban jazz into a truly unique sound. He has performed and recorded with Dizzy Gillespie, McCoy Tyner, Slide Hampton, Paquito D'Rivera, and Tito Puente. With Dr. Taylor's trio, Roditi performs Dizzy's immortal classic "A Night In Tunisia," Horace Silver's "Song for My Father," Luiz Bonfa's "Samba De Orfeu," and his own composition, "Recife's Blues."
On-demand audio from this show:
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Listen to Claudio talk about his earliest fascination with music.
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Listen to Claudio explain how he first heard jazz from the U.S.
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Listen to Claudio talk about the importance of Brazilian composer Ivan Lins.
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Listen to Claudio talk about the emergence of bossa nova in Brazil.
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Listen to Claudio explain how Latin jazz musicians approach bebop.
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Related NPR Jazz links:
Celebrating Latin Jazz on NPR for Hispanic Heritage Month
Check out the NPR Jazz feature on Latin Jazz, which includes CD reviews, coverage of 2000 Thelonious Monk International Hand Drum Competition, and more.
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