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BIOGRAPHY

STUDIES

»At the Brazilian National Conservatory of Music in Rio de Janeiro:
-piano, harmony, counterpoint, arrangements,, compositions, conducting of orchestras

»With private teachers:
-professor Laerte Vaz de Mello, Rio de Janeiro
-professor Madalena Tagliaferro, Rio de Janeiro
-professor Edmundo Klias, São Paulo, "Mature technics for piano"
-professor Moacir dos Santos, arrangements for Jazz Big Bands, Brazilian Music and Symphonic Orchestras
-first studies of harmony with professor José Couto, Rio de Janeiro, using the first harmony book written by french professor Marcel Durand.

»At private schools:
-"Pro Arte", São Paulo, Paul Hindemith's principles of harmony, counterpoint and arranging
-“Berklee School of Music”, Boston (USA)

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

»In Brazil Izio played and wrote arrangements for recordings for following singers:
Maysa, Elisette Cardoso, Mara Abrantes, Ademilde Fonseca, Silvinha Telles, Claudette Soares, Joao Gilberto, Agostinho dos Santos, George Green, Lucio Alves,Cauby Peixoto, Roberto Luna, and others...
played as well with following musicians:
Ze Bodega (t.sax.), Paulo Moura (alto sax), Formiga (trp), Edmundo Maciel (trb), Rubinho (Rubens Barsotti drms),
Demetrio Santos Lima (alto sax), Bolao (t. sax), Gilberto Gagliardi (maestro, trb & President of Musicians'Union in Sao Paulo), Raul de Souza (trb), Lele (Haroldo Paladino trp, leader of Symphonic Orchestra in Rio de Janeiro),
played for famous maestro Radames Gnatali, Lirio Panicali, Orlando Costa (Cipo t.sax), Severino Araujo (Orchestra Tabajara - Radio Tupi, Rio de Janeiro).

»in Argentina, Buenos Aires : 3 years contract as Big Band leader -(19 piece band) at Radio LR3-LR1 Radio Splendid, during which he -played with the famous composer and sax player Gato Barbieri

Several recordings for the following national and international companies as arranger, pianist and conductor:
EMI-Brigadeers, RCA, DECCA-Polidor, Cubaney, Odeon Parlophone (Rio and Lisbon), RGE São Paulo, Mocambo rec. (musical director), Continental, L.P. Radio and CBS (producer and arranger), RCA (Fonopolis Records, Spain), Gallotone Johannesburg (RSA), Water Lily Productions, Los Angeles USA.

Free lance arranger and pianist for Radio HR3 in Frankfurt (Germany) whose Big Band recorded various original compositions featuring Wilson de Oliveira (sax), Joe Gallardo (trombonist), Dom Um Romão (drums,perc.). Special arrangements for show “30 years TV and 60 years Radio" with the sinfony orchestra at the "Alte Oper" Theater in Frankfurt and for RIAS' Big Band in Berlin