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Felipe Salles awarded Jazz Road Creative Residency Grant to Compose and record Home is Here!

https://www.southarts.org/grant-fellowship-recipients/felipe-salles/felipe-salles-interconnections-ensemble-2021

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THE LULLABY PROJECT AND OTHER WORKS FOR LARGE ENSEMBLE WAS RELEASED ON SEPTEMBER 21, 2018!

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Felipe Salles awarded a 2018 John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship in Music Composition!

https://www.gf.org/fellows/all-fellows/felipe-salles/

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BIOGRAPHY

A native of São Paulo, Brazil, Felipe Salles has been an active musician in the US since 1995, where he has worked and recorded with prominent jazz artists, including Randy Brecker, Paquito D’Rivera, David Liebman, Melissa Aldana, Lionel Loueke, Jerry Bergonzi, Chico Pinheiro, Magos Herrera, Sofia Rei, Yosvany Terry, Jovino Santos Neto, Oscar Stagnaro, Luciana Souza, and Bob Moses. He has toured extensively in Europe, North and South America, India, and Australia, as a sideman and as a leader of his own group.

Salles is a 2018 Guggenheim Foundation Composition Fellow, a 2021 South Arts Jazz Road Creative Residency Grant Fellowship recipient, a 2015 and 2023 NALAC Fund for the Arts Grant winner, a 2009-2010 winner of the French American Jazz Exchange Grant, and a 2005-2006 winner of the Chamber Music America New Works: Creation and Presentation Grant Program, grants sponsored by The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation. He was awarded First Place in the 2001 Concurso SGAE de Jazz "TETE MONTOLIU", 2001, with his composition The Return of The Chromo Sapiens.

His arrangements and compositions have been performed by some of the top groups in the world including The Metropole Orchestra, UMO Helsinki Jazz Orchestra, Cayuga Chamber Orchestra, Amazonas Band, Helsinki Philharmonic Violas, Meta4 String Quartet, Manhattan School of Music Jazz Orchestra, Manhattan School of Music Jazz Philharmonic Orchestra, New England Conservatory Jazz Orchestra, and New England Conservatory Wind Ensemble, among others.

Salles has released ten critically acclaimed recordings as a leader.

Departure (Tapestry, 2012) received 4-stars from Downbeat Magazine and a place on their best albums of the year list in 2013. They noted that Salles is adept at “crafting pieces that juggle intriguing complexity with buoyant rhythms and lush colors.” JazzTimes Magazine noted that “Felipe Salles blends the visceral and the cerebral on his fascinating fifth album, infusing classical modernist strains with the buoyant rhythms of his Brazilian homeland.”  Ugandan Suite (Tapestry, 2014) also earned a place on Downbeat Magazine’s best albums of the year list in 2014 and was praised by jazz guitarist Lionel Loueke: “This is one of the best progressive works I have heard in a long time. What a great blend of classical, African, and Jazz music.” Varanda (Tapestry, 2016) with the Brazilian jazz collective titled The Reunion Project, also earned critical acclaim including 4.5 stars in Downbeat Magazine.

The Lullaby Project and Other Works for Large Jazz Ensemble (Tapestry, 2018) is Salles’ first large jazz ensemble recording, and was composed for and recorded by his own Interconnections Ensemble, to critical acclaim (Downbeat Magazine’s best albums of the year list in 2019).

His second large ensemble recording, the ambitious The New Immigrant Experience (Tapestry, 2020), was released as a CD/DVD set, to critical acclaim, including 4.5 stars review from Downbeat Magazine, making the magazine’s list of best albums of 2020. He has recently released a quartet album, Tiyo’s Songs of Life (Tapestry, 2022), featuring Avery Sharpe, Zaccai Curtis and Jonathan Barber.

His third large ensemble recording, Home is Here (Tapestry, 2023) to critical acclaim, including 4.5 stars review from Downbeat Magazine. Continuing Salles' musical explorations of immigration and its challenges, Home is Here features an array of guest artists who are also immigrants: legendary saxophonist/clarinetist Paquito D’Rivera (Cuba); vocalist Sofia Rei (Argentina); saxophonist Jacques Schwarz-Bart (Guadeloupe); flugelhornist Nadje Noordhuis (Australia); vocalist Magos Herrera (Mexico); saxophonist/percussionist Yosvany Terry (Cuba); guitarist Chico Pinheiro (Brazil); and saxophonist Melissa Aldana (Chile).

In a recent feature article by Ted Panken for Downbeat Magazine, Jacques Schwarz-Bart described “To me, Felipe’s music is truly a beacon that is open to all that humanity has to offer. I can hear classical music. I hear South American music. I hear jazz. I hear African music. It’s blended very harmoniously and effortlessly, with a lot of emotion and expression. The writing is flawless.” Paquito D’Rivera completed “It was very rhythmically and harmonically creative. Felipe has internalized the philosophy that jazz, originated mainly by African-American musicians, is a multinational language because it comes from a multinational country.”

Felipe Salles is a D’Addario Woodwinds Select Reeds and Conn-Selmer Saxophones Artist/Clinician. He currently leads both The Felipe Salles Group and The Felipe Salles’ Interconnections Ensemble and works as a member of the New World Jazz Composers Octet, Kyle Saulnier's Awakening Orchestra, Alex Alvear's Mango Blue, and Gonzalo Grau's (Grammy Nominated) La Clave Secreta.

Felipe Salles has a Masters and a Graduate Diploma in Jazz Performance from New England Conservatory, and a Doctorate in Jazz Arts Advancement from Manhattan School of Music. He is a Professor of Jazz and African American Music Studies at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, where he has taught since 2010.

 PRESS

Home is Here (2023) Guests Testimonials:

“Felipe Salles is one of the most creative composers on the modern scene. His combinations of different rhythms, harmonies and Latin-American melodies inspire me to play lines that come out of my instruments fresh and natural like the current of a river.  I love Felipe’s writing!”

Paquito D’Rivera

“Working with Felipe and seeing the whole process of how he wrote the music was a beautiful and inspiring experience”

Melissa Aldana

“Exciting, adventurous music all around. The new project Home is Here presents Salles at his best. What a joy to have contributed and being part of this beautiful musical landscape by Felipe. Bravo, irmão!”

Chico Pinheiro

"The melancholy of detachment from what is left behind and the materialization of a dream is the emotional complexity of the immigrant artist. In this work Felipe Salles poetically portraits this dichotomy that constitute an aspect of today's America, nostalgia, assimilation- transformation and the luminosity of revealing a unique expansive expression"

Magos Herrera

“It has been an honor to be part of Home is Here. I was happy to contribute my own experience as an immigrant with the song Meridian 63: the hardships and blessings, the adaptations, and transformations. Felipe’s music is inspiring and thoughtful. It offers a new voice and perspective to so many stories of musicians like us, navigating the complexities of finding a new home and learning to be global citizens forever.”

Sofia Rei

 “Felipe has embodied the spirit of my journey in musical form, and I am honored to have my story told as part of his incredible Home is Here.”

Nadje Noordhuis

“Felipe’s writing stands out in modern music, because of his deep understanding of so many different styles of composition as well as indigenous musical traditions from South America. It was a privilege to be part of such a powerful project.”

Jacques Schwarz-Bart

“At the heart of the ­­­Home is Here project resides the interest to recognize – amplify- both the creative voices as well as contributions of the immigrants, who define the full spectrum of today’s Jazz and contemporary music in NY and the world. I loved Felipe Salles genuine idea for this project since we first spoke about it.”

Yosvany Terry

Home is Here (2023) press:

“Salles' arrangements are consistently colorful, his orchestra is world class and the guest soloists inspired.”

Scott Yanow, Downbeat Magazine (4.5 stars)

"Finally, the pieces are structured with a succession of choruses that emanate from a theme. We will add that everything is extremely well done, constructed exactly as it should with the precision of great albums. That’s how nice it is."

Gilles Gaujarengues, Citizen Jazz France

Editor’s Choice

Jazziz Magazine, June 2023

“Despite the different personalities at play, the album presents a coherent development, thanks to Salles' superlative skills as a composer and orchestrator. The themes are generally dynamic, and each guest soloist integrates into the collective, in paths full of twists and turns, characterized by the formidable richness of timbres and rhythmic fragmentations. The Latin expressiveness is all there but we are very far from the typical Latin jazz orchestras.”

Angelo Leonardi, All About Jazz Italy

“Salles is very confident in his materials, and this CD is filled with dynamic and exciting music. He voices his lines creatively, not thinking in terms of “sections” so much as “sonorities.” He puts vibraphone in the rhythm team, bringing in some beautiful colors just where they are needed.”

Steve Elman, The Arts Fuse

“Salles's innovative use of instrumentation, including vibraphone and flutes, adds beautiful colors and textures to the music. The ensemble's virtuosic performances and the seamless integration of composition and improvisation make 'Home Is Here' a truly remarkable and moving musical experience.”

SongSpotly

“The result is a vibrant album […] where the author's hand […] is felt in every fold, reaffirming once again the qualities of the musician from São Paulo, above all as composer and leader.”

Alberto Bazzurro, Musica Jazz Magazine

"The gaze is firmly on Salles' guests, but the real stars of this record are the Interconnections Ensemble themselves."

Hugh Morris, Jazzwise Magazine (4 stars) 

“Home is Here, with its luxurious and refined sound takes you to a place in history where music

has never gone before.”

Raul da Gama, Latin Jazz Net

“Salles’ music is as exciting and adventurous as it is thought-provoking. Bravo to Salles for demonstrating through music, “There are no constraints on the human mind, no walls around the human spirit, no barriers to our progress except those we erect.”

Tomás Peña, Jazzdelapena.com 

"This is an album of creative compositions and politically conscious music that blends jazz with immigrant flavors, sweet as a culturally rich smoothie on a perfect summer day."

Dee Dee McNeil, Musical Memoirs' Blog.

"The full-throated music reminds the listener that many musicians from other parts of the world, including Felipe Salles, have made their mark in this "Promised Land" thankful for the artistic freedom that the United States provides, finding their voice in the Creative Music. We listeners are thankful for the many sounds these artists have brought to our lives."

Richard B. Kamins, Step Tempest.

"With Home is Here, Felipe Salles provides a magnificent portrait of his migration background, which he has translated musically with integrity. A method to be jealous of."

Mattie Poels, Music Frames, Netherlands.

"What he’s accomplished instead is the creation of great music that reflects different sounds from all around the world from some of the best jazz musicians – all to tell a story about the value of immigrants in our society."

Craig Bird, Cultural Attaché.

“The solos are outstanding, the ensemble work is stellar, and the compositions hang together thematically. Home Is Here is an inspiring work of modern jazz by some of the world’s top players.”

Gary Whitehouse, A Green Man Review.

"These eight pieces ooze emotion and evocative imagery in this exceptionally well-crafted project, encouraging this writer and likely you, to seek out Salles’ previous work with his Interconnections Ensemble."

Jim Hynes, Making a Scene Magazine.

“The result is a polychromatic, adventurous album that allows Salles' multidimensionality as a composer to flourish."

Troy Dostert, AllAboutJazz.

“…wonderfully buoyant and melodically-hued new recording..."

Exclusive Magazine.

“…an exhilarating and transcendent listening experience."

Monarch Magazine

“A KALEIDOSCOPIC SOUND/ANTHROPOLOGICAL ATLAS.”

Elio Bussolino, Rockerilla Magazine, Italy.

"Felipe Salles delivers on his promise throughout 'Home Is Here”, creating a musical suite emphasized by unusual playing and creative emotions."

Dionizy Piatkowski Era Jazzu, Poland.

"The Brazilian Felipe Salles does not rest. This talented saxophonist and bandleader is a creative fount of ideas, which he has put into practice across nine recordings, either as a leader or with his Interconnections Ensemble. And it is precisely with this group that Salles presents us with "Home is Here", his tenth exquisite and elegant production - a delight from start to finish."

Eric Gonzáles, Herencia Latina (HerenciaLatina.com)

"A kaleidoscope, in short, like those that Felipe Salles usually draws in his scores, adorned with the colors of guests […]”

Jazz, esse ruído

"Home is Here" regardless of any respectable intentions is a fascinating contemporary jazz album , the product of a musician who has not stopped surprising us in recent years".

Fontas Troussas, DISCORYCHION / VINYLMINE, Greece.

Tiyo’s Songs of Life (2022) press:

“Salles' interpretations of Salah-El's music are reminiscent of pianist Bud Powell's sound, ebullient, luminescent with positivity”.

Dan McClenaghan,  All About Jazz. 

“Listening to his compositions, we discover a passionate jazz blues, a solid hard bop and tender ballads. In his arrangements, Salles sought to honor the original intention of the composer while giving the music a more modern twist.”

Jacques Pauper, The Best of La Couleurs Jazz, France.

 “This is an album of extraordinary music, personifying straight-ahead jazz.  This quartet of musicians brings the composer’s work to life in a brilliant way. “

Dee Dee McNeil, The Road Straight Ahead

“Because it is brilliant music, which grows and grows each time you listen through the record.“ 

Jan Granlie, Salt Peanuts, Norway.

“An uplifting and thought provoking message of sounds and words.”

George W. Harris, Jazz Weekly

“saxophonist/leader Felipe Salles sets a liberating tone for this quartet. In reflecting the virtues inherent in the work of their esteemed subject, the ensemble never becomes too careful in its nine renderings”

Glide Magazine

The New Immigrant Experience (2020) press:

Felipe Salles' new extended work "The New Immigrant Experience" 'Music Inspired by Conversations with Dreamers' is a fascinating project. Performed by his 'Interconnections Ensemble' the 'NIE' uses in Felipe's own words: 'the speech cadences and melodic motives based on key words as the main sources of musical material'. The accompanying DVD in the 'bundled' set is a must see! One gets to intimately know each "Dreamer's" dreams and fears which accompany their daily lives, and places the listener in the center of it all. The music itself is a perfect fit, wrapped around each Dreamer's hopes and hopeful paths forward. This is a CD/DVD package that is a must to be heard and seen . Bravo to Felipe and the U Mass Amherst Music Department for their dedication in seeing this voluminous project come to fruition!

Randy Brecker, jazz legend and multi-Grammy winner trumpet player.

 “Now, The New Immigrant Experience might be recognized as a masterpiece in years to come, but today, its relevance adds to its impact.”

“Fiery moments  occur, though more reflective ones complement them and serve a greater narrative. But this isn’t about groove. It’s about hearing what often-neglected people have been trying to get others to hear—a goal that Salles achieves brilliantly.”

Bob Doerschuk, Downbeat Magazine - 4.5 stars

“Truly, the best part of "The New Immigrant Experience" is the writing––this music, some of whose melodies are based on the cadence of certain words spoken by the people the composer interviewed during the process), stands out from the opening moment until the last notes have faded.  Even after listening to the stories of the nine "Dreamers", the feeling one gets from the music is hope, positive hope. Please listen to the stories, then listen to the music.  Then listen again and share with friends and your state and federal politicians. Felipe Salles has something to say and he does so brilliantly, especially with the aid of the Interconnections Ensemble.”

Richard B. Kamins, Step Tempest

“one of the season’s most relevant releases”

Richard Allen, A Closer Listen.com

“sums up the powerful sentiments evoked throughout project and underlines the brilliance that Salles has brought to this most timely undertaking.”

Donald Elfman, THE NEW YORK CITY JAZZ RECORD

“It's a sharp and thought-provoking enterprise whose aural pleasures are reinforced by videos that were projected behind the ensemble during its live performance. If it's not quite a magnum opus, Salles at least deserves props for having made the effort and poured his heart into it.”

Jack Bowers, All About Jazz

The Lullaby Project and Other Works For Large Ensemble (2018)

 “This is the kind of album that will greatly appeal to those of us who value creative jazz-classical fusion, but will undoubtedly confuse or alienate those who only want small-group improvisation. Highly recommended.”

Lynn René Bayley, The Art Music Lounge

“A solid set for those who like the other side of big band, this well played, well executed set surfaces as solid listening music that's easy to enjoy throughout.“

Chris Spector, Midwest Record

“Not sure if that prepares the listener for the brilliance of these pieces, the excellent arrangements, the intelligent solos, and the power of the ensemble. “

Richard B. Kamins, Step Tempest

“[…] it weaves its way into finding the bridge between forms so brilliantly expressed by this stunning recording.”

Donald Elfman, The New York City Jazz Record

“The Lullaby Project simultaneously is dense and accessible, and warrants replays to take in Salles’ cultural observations, compositional counterpoint and the emotional trajectories.”

Kira Grunenberg, DownBeat Magazine (4 stars review)

“Salles' concepts are brought vividly to life by the nineteen-piece Interconnections Ensemble which has no trouble navigating his often intricate scores, whose essence ranges from Baroque to modern classical motifs, and from jazz to Brazilian folk music.”

Jack Bowers, All About Jazz

“Far from being a purely abstract work composed and played entirely in the “tradition” Mr Salles has crafted strong extra­musical elements, incorporating poems – even perhaps religious texts, certainly stories possessing an ambitious philosophical “programme” into the suite.”

Raul Da Gama, Latin Jazz Network

The Reunion Project’s Varanda (2016)

"A totally smoking session that doesn't recognize borders too well, this is real pals doing real playing bottomed with real telepathy.”

Chris Spector, Midwest Record

"This is challenging yet tuneful modern jazz that doesn't always wear its Brazilian pedigree on its sleeve".

Allen Morrison, DownBeat Magazine, four and a half stars (out of five) (July 2017)

“Together the tone of the music on Varanda is often lingeringly elegiac, and may well surprise those who associate Brasilian music primarily with the raucous samba than with such music as played by The Reunion Project, which lives and breathes in all its anthropophagic glory."

Raul da Gama, Latin jazz Network

“An uplifting album in so many ways, The Reunion Project’s ‘Varanda’ will be an album I come back to whenever I need a bit of a lift. Or just because I need a reminder of how great musicians come together as friends and make great music together."

Mike Gates, UK Vibe

“When brought together, this crew creates a highly evolved statement that points to its place of origin while tilting Brazilian jazz on its axis.”

Dan Bilawsky, All About Jazz

Ugandan Suite (2014)

“This is a well-organized piece of music that reveals its depth with each movement. And the group sounds completely in synch with Salles’ ideas. It’s also great that Liebman is well-integrated into the band and his appearance isn’t merely a ‘star turn’. Ugandan Suite is a nice solid piece of music.”

Robert Iannapollo, Cadence Magazine

“Shape-shifting tunes, influences from all over the globe, superb musicianship, layered percussions, an inspired two reed front line rising up from those ebullient layerings, and an ensemble groove of the highest order makes Felipe Salles's Uganda Suite one of the year's highlights.”

Dan McClenaghan, All About Jazz

“This fine album not only demonstrates the positive effect that world music can have on acoustic jazz—it also underscores the fact that rock musicians don’t have the market cornered on quality concept albums.”

Alex Henderson, Jazz Inside Magazine

“On Ugandan Suite, Brazilian saxophonist Felipe Salles makes the journey with an international ensemble, focusing on the rhythms of one African nation. With solos that blow from cool to cacophony and ride over morphing polyrhythms, the music is reminiscent of the best Afro-jazz fusion of the ’70s.”

Morton Shlabotnik, Shepherd Express

“This is jazz that knows that the music is never better than when it is finding things never quite found the exact same way before”

Jeff Simon, The Buffalo News

 “[…]Ugandan Suite has programmatic themes and references. It begins with flute birdcalls, and each section is named for a specific animal. But its real subject is music, and Salles digs into specific traditions and regional styles not as pastiche but as raw material for his own fertile musical imagination.”

Jon Garelick, Downbeat Magazine (4 stars) Downbeat’s of best records of 2014 list.

“Ugandan Suite is a truly entertaining album and a gorgeous celebration of the diversity that music has to offer. Music is truly a world language and brings people together in ways other languages cannot.”

Kelly Koenig, The Examiner (5 stars)

“Named for Africa’s big five game animals, the album is really a suite of suites, each extended track having multiple sections that transition suddenly. The intricately layered percussion, employing many unusual colors without becoming overly dense, coupled with the catchy tunes, make this an easily accessible offering. Liebman’s soloing on “The Elephant” and “The Rhinoceros”, along with his improvised interactions with Salles elsewhere, are highpoints.”

Tom Greenland, for the NYC Jazz Record Global Unity

 “ It incorporates a wide range of influences including Ugandan rhythms and percussion instruments but retains a strong jazz pulse, especially with fellow saxophonist David Liebman.“

Peter Bevan, The Northern Echo Newspaper, England 

“The suite conveys the expanse of the savannah, the excitement resulting from the animals’ movements, the contrasts and the unity that are inherent in primordial nature. The musicians paint copious colorful, authentic soundscapes – Brazil meets Africa, tradition meet modernity.”

Rainer Bratfisch, Jazzpodium Magazine, Germany

Departure (2012)

"São Paulo native Felipe Salles blends the visceral and the cerebral on his fascinating fifth album, infusing classical modernist strains with the buoyant rhythms of his Brazilian homeland." He also states that,  "This supple, subtle album is the work of a fine player and gifted composer conversant in whatever musical form he attempts."

Carlo Wolff, JazzTimes magazine

" (...) Salles manages to navigate those treacherous shoals, crafting pieces that juggle intriguing complexity with buoyant rhythms and lush colors." "What’s most fascinating about Departure is his success in translating that approach to a more nimble small band without losing any of the richness or diversity." Downbeat is the most important and the most traditional jazz publication in the world.

Shaun Brady, Downbeat magazine (4 stars) Downbeat magazine’s best records of 2013 list

 “[…][Felipe’s] tone is thus informed by a gravitas that belies a majesty that not many saxophonists can speak of and it behooves a musician like him to be taken seriously especially as he plays with astounding expression and deep emotion.” and “A talent with so much to offer is irrepressible and as his repertoire increases Mr. Salles will surely become a major player in the burgeoning world of contemporary music.”

Raul da Gama, Latin Jazz Network website (5 stars, Album of the Week)

“The richness and variety of Salles’s writing, nine outstanding original compositions in which jazz, Latin/Brazilian and classical musical influences may be heard, is the co-leading story here. The other prominent story-line is the top-tier quality of the performances from all participants”

Don Lerman , Cadence Magazine 

“Felipe Salles has truly blended the best of several worlds in his music, and this CD not only demonstrates the beauty and success in which he does this in his music, but also the considerable conviction in which the musicians perform it.”

Frank Bongiorno, The Saxophone Journal

 Discography

In Reverse Chronological Order

1. Felipe Salles Interconnections Ensemble: Home is Here CD/DVD (Tapestry Records, May 12, 2023). Credited as Composer, Conductor and Producer.

2. Gonzalo Grau y La Clave Secreta: De Verdad Verdad, Streaming/CD (2023). Credited as saxophonist.

3. Synchronous: New Works for Trombone and Wind Ensemble. Greg Spiridopoulos, trombone UMass Wind Ensemble and Symphony Band, Matthew Westgate (conductor), CD (MSR Classics Label, 2022). Credited as composer and producer.

4. Felipe Salles, Zaccai Curtis, Avery Sharp, Jonathan Barber: Tiyo’s Songs of Life (Tapestry Records, March 20, 2022). Credited as arranger, saxophonist, and producer.

5. Phillipe Cretien Nonet: The North African Suite (Self Released, 2021). Credited as album producer and flutist.

6. Jonathan Hulting-Cohen: Second Flight, CD (Innova Recordings, 2021). Credited as Producer and Composer.

7. New World Jazz Composer’s Octet: The Next Stage, CD (Big and Phat Jazz Productions Label, 2020). Credited as Performer.

8. Kyle Saulnier’s Awakening Orchestra: Volume ii: To Call Her to a Higher Plain., digital album, (Biophilia Recordings, 2020). Credited as Performer on soprano, tenor and baritone saxophones, flute.

9. HGTS: “And Then They Played…” CD (Summit Records, April 2020). Credited as Composer and Performer.

10. Felipe Salles Interconnections Ensemble: The New Immigrant Experience CD/DVD (Tapestry Records, March 20, 2020). Credited as Composer, Conductor and Producer.

11. Nando Michelin: Gratitude, featuring Jerry Bergonzi and George Garzone, digital release (August 31, 2019). Credited as performer.

12. Felipe Salles Interconnections Ensemble: The Lullaby Project and Other Works for Large Ensemble, CD (Tapestry Records, September 21, 2018). Credited as Composer, Conductor, Performer and Producer.

13. Frank Martin: Music for Winds - Concerto pour les Instruments à Vent et le Piano; Concert Suite from Ein Totentanz zu Basel; Zwischen Rhone und Rhein March, Massachusetts Chamber Players, Matthew Westgate (conductor), Frank Martin (Composer), CD (MSR Classics Label, 2017). Credited as Performer, tenor saxophone.

14. Present Sense: In the Present, Featuring Dean Bowman, LP (traveller Records, June 2, 2017) Credited as Performer.

15. The Reunion Project: Varanda, CD (Tapestry Records, 2016). Credited as Composer, Performer and Producer.

16. Guilherme Ribeiro: Tempo, CD (Soundfinger Label, Brazil, May 10th, 2015). Credited as Performer.

17. Bobby Medina & The Cosmopolitan Pops Orchestra: Between Worlds, Symphonic Latin Jazz, CD, (November 2014). Credited as Arranger.

18. Felipe Salles: Ugandan Suite, Featuring David Liebman and Damascus Kafumbe, CD, (Tapestry Records, 2014). Credited as Composer, Performer and Producer.

19. Kyle Saulnier’s Awakening Orchestra: This Is Not the Answer, CD, (Innova Recordings, 2014). Credited as Performer on soprano, tenor and baritone saxophones, flute.

20. Doug Abram: In This Moment, CD, (Self Produced, 2014). Credited as Performer on soprano and alto saxophones.

21. Catherine Jensen-Hole: Songs of Love and Loss, CD, (Self Produced, 2014). Credited as Performer on tenor saxophone.

22. Felipe Salles: Departure, Featuring Randy Brecker, CD, (Tapestry Records, 2012). Credited as Composer, Performer and Producer.

23. Eric Erhardt: A Better Fate, CD, (Tapestry Records, 2012). Credited as Producer.

24. New World Jazz Composer’s Octet: Breaking News, CD, (Big and Phat Jazz Productions Label, 2011). Credited as Composer and Performer.

25. Mango Blue: Mango, CD, (Bandcamp, 2010). Credited as Performer.

26. Fernando Brandão: Samba Pra Juju, CD (Blue Music Group, 2010). Credited as Performer.

27. Pedro Bermudez: No Limits, CD (Luizama Music, 2010). Credited as Performer.

28. Emilio Teubal: Un Monton De Notas CD (Not Yet Records), New York, NY, 2009. Credited as Performer.

29. Felipe Salles: Timeline, CD (Curare Records, 2009). Credited as Composer, Performer and Producer.

30. Gonzalo Grau y La Clave Secreta: Frutero Moderno, CD (2008) Grammy Nominated for Best Tropical Latin Album. Credited as Performer.

31. Felipe Salles Group’s South American Suite, CD (Curare Records, 2007). Credited as Composer, Performer and Producer.

32. Emilio Teubal: La Bautelband CD (Not Yet Records), New York, NY, 2006. Credited as Performer.

33. Sofia Koutsovitis: Ojala, CD, 2005. Credited as Performer.

34. Mika Pohjola: Leivonen Lumimyrskyssä, CD (Change Records, 2005). Credited as Performer.

35. Katie Viqueira: Amores Torcidos, CD (El Bandoneon XXI, 2004). Credited as Performer.

36. Sherisse Rogers: Sleight of hand CD (New York, 2004). Credited as Performer.

37. Tony Lujan: Tribute, CD (Bella Records, 2004). Credited as Arranger and Conductor.

38. Christian Pincock: Reflections of the City, CD, 2004. Credited as Performer.

39. Felipe Salles: Mind Motions, CD (Fresh Sound/New Talent, 2003). Credited as Composer, Performer and Producer.

40. Nando Michelin: Einstein’s Dream, CD (Double Time Jazz, 2003). Credited as Performer.

41. Nando Michelin: Brazilian Project Featuring Giana, CD (Double Time Jazz, 2002). Credited as Performer.

42. Felipe Salles: Further South, CD (Fresh Sound/New Talent, 2001). Credited as Composer, Performer and Producer.

43. Dead Cat Bounce: Legends of the Nar, CD, 2001. Credited as Arranger and Performer.

44. Mango Blue: Immigrant Blues, CD, 2000. Credited as Performer.

45. Black Tie Affair Orchestra, Boston, CD 2000. Credited as Performer.

46. Dead Cat Bounce: Lucky by Association, CD, 1998. Credited as Performer.

47. Daddy’s Junky Music Presents: The Best of Massachusetts, Boston,1996. Credited as Performer.

48. Carlos Bernardo: Pacífico, CD, Brazil, 1996. Credited as Arranger and Performer.

49. Sesc: O Som Da Demo 95, Double CD, Brazil, 1995. Credited as Performer.

50. Obana, CD, Brazil, 1994. Credited as Performer.