"Cordas e Marfim joins together good taste, creativity and personal expression. It's a serious candidate for one of the best of the year." - José Domingos Raffaelli, respected jazz critic for O Globo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil "I am very pleased when I see talented musicians like this getting together to create music, because if all of those with a similar caliber did the same, Brazil would be saved musically. " - Roberto Menescal ______________________________________________ Recently added to this site! Hélio shares his thoughts about working with Lisa Ono, Japan's most acclaimed bossa nova artist. To read his comments, please click here. ______________________________________________ LIVE WEBCAST TODAY ! February 9, 1-3 PM Central Standard Time in the USA Randy Morse will feature CDs by Japanese-Brazilian group Minaswing and Brazilian jazz pianist Helio Celso on his radio program. This program also has a live webcast and can be heard world-wide on the net. Details about Randy and the program below - February 9 Featured albums: Minaswing, "Beautiful Horizon" and Helio Celso & Grupo, "Cordas e Marfim" (English translation - Strings and Ivory) The live webcast is at http://www.kzum.org. Randy Morse, Producer/Host "The Best of Brazil" KZUM 89.3 FM Lincoln, Nebraska USA Webcast playlist: http://www.KZUM.org/brazil E-mail: somdobrazil@alltel.net Live webcast: http://www.KZUM.org (Wednesdays 1-3 pm CST) More info about Minaswing: |
Welcome to the official website of Brazilian pianist Benvindo ao sítio oficial do pianista brasileiro Hélio Celso Pianist, composer and arranger Hélio Celso Suarez has established a very successful career in Japan. Today his discography includes 12 instrumental CDs and 4 CDs with Lisa Ono as a result of a partnership of nearly 15 years. He has played with Vitor Assis Brasil, Paulo Moura, Nara Leão, Maysa, Leny Andrade and Maria Creuza. Ivan Lins called Hélio "a super musician, our Bill Evans." And Johnny Alf said: "Hélio is very talented, very creative; he adds quality to Brazilian music." |
Pianista, compositor e arranjador, desenvolveu sua carreira no Japão com grande sucesso. Hoje reúne em sua discografia 12 CDs instrumentais e 4 CDs com Lisa Ono, fruto de uma parceria de aproximadamente 15 anos. Tocou com Vitor Assis Brasil, Paulo Moura, Nara Leão, Maysa, Leny Andrade e Maria Creusa. Dele, Ivan Lins disse: "Hélio-um super músico, é o nosso Bill Evans". Já Johnny Alf..."Hélio Celso é muito talentoso, muita criatividade, um trabalho que acrescenta qualidade à música brasileira". |
Hélio's latest CD is called Cordas e Marfim Strings and Ivory |
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"Cordas e Marfim joins together good taste, creativity and personal expression. It's a serious candidate for one of the best of the year." - José Domingos Raffaelli, respected jazz critic for O Globo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil "I am very pleased when I see talented musicians like this getting together to create music, because if all of those with a similar caliber did the same, Brazil would be saved musically. " - Roberto Menescal ______________________________________________ Recently added to this site! Hélio shares his thoughts about working with Lisa Ono, Japan's most acclaimed bossa nova artist. To read his comments, please click here. ______________________________________________ LIVE WEBCAST TODAY ! February 9, 1-3 PM Central Standard Time in the USA Randy Morse will feature CDs by Japanese-Brazilian group Minaswing and Brazilian jazz pianist Helio Celso on his radio program. This program also has a live webcast and can be heard world-wide on the net. Details about Randy and the program below - February 9 Featured albums: Minaswing, "Beautiful Horizon" and Helio Celso & Grupo, "Cordas e Marfim" (English translation - Strings and Ivory) The live webcast is at http://www.kzum.org. Randy Morse, Producer/Host "The Best of Brazil" KZUM 89.3 FM Lincoln, Nebraska USA Webcast playlist: http://www.KZUM.org/brazil E-mail: somdobrazil@alltel.net Live webcast: http://www.KZUM.org (Wednesdays 1-3 pm CST) More info about Minaswing: |
