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Tania Maria

タニア・マリア　/　たにあ・まりあ

Pianist from Brazil

May 9, 1948 (age 78)　・　São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil

Maranhão
pianist
singer
songwriter

My Take

Tania Maria sits in a sweet spot I genuinely love, where Brazilian rhythm meets jazz improvisation and refuses to sit still in either camp. The way her music slides between samba, bossa, Afro-Latin grooves and jazz fusion, sometimes in Portuguese and sometimes in English, gives it a restless, joyful energy that I find hard to resist. Her piano and voice working together as one instrument is the kind of musicianship that rewards close listening. The French Order of Arts and Letters feels like fitting recognition for an artist who has spent decades bridging continents. To me she's a quietly essential name in jazz.

Overview

Tania Maria (born May 9, 1948) is a Brazilian artist, singer, composer, bandleader and piano player, singing mostly in Portuguese or English. Her Brazilian-style music is mostly vocal, sometimes pop, often jazzy, and includes samba, bossa, Afro-Latin, pop and jazz fusion.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Tania Maria
Name (Japanese): タニア・マリア
Reading: たにあ・まりあ
Born: May 9, 1948 (age 78)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Taurus / Rat
Origin: São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: pianist / singer / songwriter / jazz musician / composer

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

Awards & achievements

Officer of Arts and Letters

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Official sitehttp://www.taniamaria.org
Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%BF%E3%83%8B%E3%82%A2%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9E%E3%83%AA%E3%82%A2

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