Claudio Roditi
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Claudio Roditi is a Brazilian jazz trumpeter.

After arriving in the United States
United States
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 in 1970, he began to study at Berklee School of Music, where he became musically influenced by Clifford Brown
Clifford Brown
Clifford Brown , aka "Brownie," was an influential and highly rated American jazz trumpeter. He died aged 25, leaving behind only four years' worth of recordings...

 and Lee Morgan
Lee Morgan
Edward Lee Morgan was an American hard bop trumpeter.-Biography:...

. In 1976 he moved to New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...

 and began to establish himself as a formidable jazz figure.

Currently he leads his own band and frequently travels as a member of Dizzy Gillespie
Dizzy Gillespie
John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie was an American jazz trumpet player, bandleader, singer, and composer dubbed "the sound of surprise".Together with Charlie Parker, he was a major figure in the development of bebop and modern jazz...

's United Nations Orchestra.

He earned a Grammy Award
Grammy Award
A Grammy Award — or Grammy — is an accolade by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry...

 nomination in 1995 for his "Symphonic Bossa Nova", and another in 2010 as Best Latin Jazz Album
Grammy Award for Best Latin Jazz Album
The Grammy Award for Best Latin Jazz Album was an award presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards, to recording artists for quality works in the Latin jazz music genre...

 for Brazilliance X 4.

As leader

  • 1984: Red On Red (Greene Street
    CTI Records
    CTI Records was a jazz record label founded in 1967 by producer/A&R manager Creed Taylor. Initially, CTI was a subsidiary of A&M Records, but the label went independent in 1970...

    )
  • 1985: Claudio! (Uptown Records
    Uptown Records
    Uptown Records was an American record label, founded by Andre Harrell in 1986. It went on to become one of the most popular Hip-Hop and R&B labels of the late 1980's and early 1990s. Featured on the roster were such luminaries as Guy, Heavy D & The Boyz, Jodeci, Mary J. Blige, and Soul for Real...

    )
  • 1988: Gemini Man (Milestone Records
    Milestone Records
    Milestone Records is a United States based jazz record label, founded in 1966 by Orrin Keepnews and Dick Katz in New York City. The company was incorporated into Fantasy Records in 1972, since then it has been used for reissues as well as for new recordings....

    )
  • 1989: Slow Fire (Milestone)
  • 1990: Two Of Swords (Candid Records
    Candid Records
    Candid Records was founded as a subsidiary of Archie Bleyer's Cadence label in New York City in 1960. The jazz writer and civil rights activist, Nat Hentoff, worked as the label's A&R director, aiming to create a representative catalog of the jazz of the day...

    )
  • 1990: Milestones (Candid)
  • 1993: Jazz Turns Samba (Groovin' High)
  • 1993: Daywaves (Terra Musica)
  • 1994: Free Wheelin (Reservoir)
  • 1995: Samba Manhattan Style (Reservoir)
  • 1996: Claudio, Rio & Friends (Groovin’ High)
  • 1997: Double Standards (Reservoir)
  • 1998: Mind Games - Live (Summit)
  • 2009: Brazilliance X4 (Resonance Records
    Resonance Records
    Resonance Records is an independent Jazz Record Label established in 2008 as the centerpiece of the Rising Jazz Stars Foundation, a non profit organization dedicated to preserving the art and legacy of Jazz. The label is based in Los Angeles, California and is devoted to preserving Jazz and...

    )
  • 2009: Impressions (Sunnyside Records
    Sunnyside Records
    Sunnyside Records is an American jazz record label.Sunnyside was founded in 1982 by Francois Zalacain and Christine Berthet. Its early releases consisted primarily of piano solo material and ensembles without drums, but in later years has broadened its selection of material.-Artists who have...

    )
  • 2010: Simpatico (Resonance)
  • 2011: Bons Amigos (Resonance)

As sideman

With Gary Bartz
Gary Bartz
Gary Bartz is an American alto and soprano saxophonist and clarinetist.Bartz graduated from the Baltimore City College high school and The Juilliard School...

  • West 42nd Street (1990)

With Michael Franks
  • Tiger in the Rain
    Tiger in the Rain
    Tiger In The Rain is a jazz vocal album by singer/songwriter Michael Franks, released in 1979 on Warner Bros. Records.It is the first album he made that did not use the producing team of Tommy LiPuma, Al Schmitt and Lee Hershberg. The album features lots of horns, strings, vocals and includes a...


With Herbie Mann
Herbie Mann
Herbert Jay Solomon , better known as Herbie Mann, was a Jewish American jazz flutist and important early practitioner of world music...

  • Jasil Brazz
    Jasil Brazz
    Jasil Brazz is a 1987 album by jazz flautist Herbie Mann. It features two of the members of Trio da Paz as well and Brazilian trumpeter Claudio Roditi and Mark Soskin on synthesizers.-Reception:Allmusic called it "one of Mann's best albums of that decade"....

    (1987)

With Nova Bossa Nova
Nova Bossa Nova
Nova Bossa Nova was a Brazilian jazz ensemble consisting of Claudio Roditi on trumpet, Bob Mintzer on tenor sax, Joe Ford on alto sax, and Eddie Monteiro on vocals. They released one album in 1997, Jazz Influence, for Arkadia Jazz....

  • Jazz Influence (Arkadia Jazz
    Arkadia Jazz
    Arkadia Jazz is an American jazz record label.Postcards Records is a division of Arkadia Jazz "focusing on electro-acoustic recordings by boundry-challengers".Brazilian jazz ensemble Nova Bossa Nova released their one album for the label....

    )

With Horace Silver
Horace Silver
Horace Silver , born Horace Ward Martin Tavares Silva in Norwalk, Connecticut, is an American jazz pianist and composer....

  • The Hardbop Grandpop
    The Hardbop Grandpop
    The Hardbop Grandpop is an album by jazz pianist Horace Silver released on the Impulse! label in 1996 featuring performances by Silver with Claudio Roditi, Steve Turre, Michael Brecker, Ronnie Cuber, Ron Carter, and Lewis Nash...

    (1996)

With McCoy Tyner
McCoy Tyner
McCoy Tyner is a jazz pianist from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, known for his work with the John Coltrane Quartet and a long solo career.-Early life:...

  • Blue Bossa (1991)
  • Autumn Mood
    Autumn Mood
    Autumn Mood is an album by McCoy Tyner released on the Laserlight label in 1997. It was recorded in February 1991 and features performances by Tyner with Avery Sharpe, Aaron Scott, Raphael Cruz and Claudio Roditi recorded for the LRC label...

    (1997)
  • McCoy Tyner and the Latin All-Stars
    McCoy Tyner and the Latin All-Stars
    McCoy Tyner and the Latin All-Stars is an album by McCoy Tyner released on the Telarc label in 1999. It was recorded in July 1998 and features performances of by Tyner with Gary Bartz, Claudio Roditi, Dave Valentin, Avery Sharpe, Ignacio Berroa, Johnny Almendra and Giovanni Hidalgo...

    (1999)
  • Afro Blue
    Afro Blue (album)
    Afro Blue is a jazz album by musician McCoy Tyner, released on November 13, 2007. It compiles recordings from his albums on Telarc Records, documenting his eight-year tenure with the label.-Track listing:# "Afro Blue"  – 12:23...

    (2007)

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