Fabiano Araújo

Pianist, composer and arranger, Fabiano Araujo appears in modern Brazilian music scene with his first work entitled “O Aleph” (Indie/2006) that was rated 5 stars by the most important newspaper O GLOBO (9/4/2007), while his second work “Calendario do Som” 9 Dias” maintains the good appreciation of his work by reaching the mark of 4 stars on O GLOBO (9/15/2009). • “A pleasant surprise...amazing instrumental departures. From choro to jazz” (O GLOBO, 09/04/07) • “Outstanding work...he proves that is possible to make music using both heart and brain”(Guitar Player” July 2007) • “Fabiano Araujo, a pianist with a lot of creativity and art” (www.clubedeJazz.com.br 30/11/2007) • “Music without Frontiers” (Caderno 2” A GAZETA, 9/3/2007)
His new album “Calendario do Som -9 Dias” (2009) was recorded and distributed in Europe by the Portuguese Label Numérica (www.numericamultimedia. pt) and had the collaboration of one of the most important names in the European Jazz scenario, the Norwegian bass player Arild Andersen (ECM), not to mention names such as Alexandre Frazão (drums) and Guto Lucena (flute and sax).
In this work, Araújo tries out 9 pieces from Hermeto Pascoal’s Calendario do Som by giving them an introspective sonority, inventive and interactive on the side of the band musicians improvisations, suggesting an alternative panorama for the reading of Pascoal’s music. The album received an extra touch of art with its cover” a photograph done by Nana Souza Dias who is considered to be one of the most important photographers in the present days by B & W Magazine.
The first álbum O Aleph have 11 original compositions, the album presents Brazilian contemporary music tendencies, skillfully mixing popular and erudite music and often sounding like a Brazilian popular chamber orchestra. Araujo and his sextet open new possibilities for typical popular instruments like mandolin, acoustic guitar, accordion and flute. Accompanied by Mario Seve(woodwinds), Fausto Borem(contrabass), Edu Szajnbrum(Drums and percussion) and Wanderson Lopez(Acoustic guitar, mandolin, acoustic bass), the pianist explores new musical forms, in a rich range of tempos and sonorities.
Professor of the Art Centre at Federal University of Espirito Santo, Fabiano teachs the chairs of Harmony, Piano and Arrange. He is envolved with researches that mixes Schoenberg`s music theory with freely and intuitive proccess of musical creation of Brazilian popular music publishing articles in academic magazines and journals. Brazil

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