Manu Falleiros

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He was born in Santo André, SP, located in ABC Paulista. He began his musical studies at the Santa Cecília Conservatory while also immersing himself in the predominant punk counterculture of the suburbs and the rich international jazz scene of São Paulo, which provided participation in workshops with jazz musicians such as Brandford Marsalis and Dave Liebman . He was a scholarship holder on several occasions at the Campos do Jordão Winter Festival, taking classical saxophone classes with Dilson Florêncio and Dale Underwood , in addition to participating in several children's and youth orchestras, standing out as a soloist. He graduated with a bachelor's and master's degree in music from the State University of Campinas (Unicamp), one of the most prestigious in Latin America. His master's thesis proposes a new look at Brazilian improvisation and presents a proposal for independent analysis. He has worked extensively on studio recordings and with several of his own musical groups and Brazilian artists, having recorded or performed with Yamandú Costa, Lea Freire, Vinicius Dorin, Mozat Terra, Toquinho, João Bosco, Frejat, Titãs, Capital Inicial, among others. He launched the saxophone method by the publisher HMP, in addition to writing for the specialized magazine “Sax e Metais”. He delved into Eastern European instrumental music, contemporary improvisation and also musical composition. Awarded by Funarte, his work premiered at the XIX Biennial of Contemporary Brazilian Music. He was part of the prominent São Paulo experimental scene, which in the 2010s represented a globally recognized scene. He participated in several contemporary music festivals, such as the traditional Festival Música Nova Gilberto Mendes, Jazz na Fábrica SESC Pompéia, Bienal da Música Hoje, Ibrasotpope and ?Música?-USP, having performed with significant names in free improvisation such as Dror Feiler , Franziska Schroeder , Chefa Alonso , Alexandros Markeas , Gerard Assayag (IRCAM), among others. He has a doctorate from the University of São Paulo and his thesis presents an in-depth view of the creative process in contemporary improvisation. In the academic field, he has contributed to research involving musical improvisation, participated in panels, congresses and promoted improvisation workshops nationally and internationally at other universities. She is part of the teaching staff of the Postgraduate Program in Music at Unicamp and regularly offers theoretical-practical courses on contemporary improvisation.

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