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My Take
Ed Motta is the kind of artist I'd happily evangelize for. A Rio de Janeiro native fluent in MPB, soul, funk and jazz, and the nephew of the great Tim Maia, he carries serious musical lineage and clearly refuses to be boxed in. Singer, composer, pianist, guitarist: that breadth usually signals a stubborn personal vision, and his entire career reads like a man chasing his own ear rather than the market's. What I admire most is how he fuses sun-soaked Brazilian warmth with the sophistication of jazz. If you only know him by name, his catalogue is one of the more rewarding deep dives in contemporary music.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Ed Motta
- Name (Japanese)
- エド・モッタ
- Reading
- えど・もった
- Born
- August 17, 1971 (age 54)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Leo / Boar
- Origin
- Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Occupation
- singer / composer / jazz musician / pianist / guitarist
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Official sitehttps://edmotta.com
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/edmotta/
- Xhttps://x.com/EdMotta
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A8%E3%83%82%E3%83%BB%E3%83%A2%E3%83%83%E3%82%BF
Frequently asked questions
When was Ed Motta born?
Born August 17, 1971 (age 54).
Where is Ed Motta from?
Ed Motta is from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
What does Ed Motta do?
Ed Motta works as singer, composer, jazz musician, pianist, guitarist.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.