Juarez Moreira (born 1954 in Guanhães, Brazil) is a Brazilian guitarist and composer.

Music career edit

A native of Guanhães, Brazil, Moreira went to school in Belo Horizonte. In 1978 his music career began with Wagner Tiso. He released several albums in Brazil. His first album to be released in America was Bom Dia with vocalist Ithamara Koorax in 1998.[1][2] Moreira has also worked with Brazilian musicians Toninho Horta and Milton Nascimento.[2]

Discography edit

  • Bom Dia (1989)
  • Nuvens Douradas (1995)
  • Aquarelas (1996)
  • Instrumental no CCBB with Badi Assad (1997)
  • Samblues (1997)
  • Good Morning (Malandro, 1998)
  • Quadros Modernos with Toninho Horta and Chiquito Braga (2000)
  • Solo (2003)
  • Juá (2007)
  • Bim Bom with Ithamara Koorax (Motéma, 2009)
  • Riva (2010)
  • Juarez Moreira: Ao Vivo no Palácio das Artes (2011)
  • Castelo (TBC, 2013)
  • Cuerdas Del Sur (2018)
  • Cine Pathé (2018)[3]

References edit

  1. ^ Huey, Steve. "Juarez Moreira". AllMusic. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
  2. ^ a b Yanow, Scott (2013). The Great Jazz Guitarists. San Francisco: Backbeat. p. 2223. ISBN 978-1-61713-023-6.
  3. ^ "Juarez Moreira | Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 15 November 2017.