One of the most inspiring IASJ international meeting took place at Souza Lima Conservatory in Sao Paulo, Brazil, from July 3-8, 2011. Jazz students, teachers, and school directors experienced and shared kindness, generosity, happiness, music, and love. This meeting was beyond of any expectation. The 21st IASJ Jazz Meeting 2011 will not be forgotten.

Photographer Victor Kobayashi | victorhideo.blogspot.com/p/iasj.html

“Sketch on Cantos VII” by Marcelo Coelho @ Kopafestival 2010 | Malmo – Sweden

Marcelo Coelho – Tenor Sax

Rodrigo Dominguez – Tenor Sax

Jeronimo Carmona – Double Bass

Carto Brandan – Drums

Coltrane’s Peace on Earth performed by all the members of the International Association of Schools of Jazz this year in Holland. Dave Liebman, Reggie Workman and musicians from all over the world.

Fabiano Araújo released his Cd project called ‘Calendário do Som: Nove Dias’ at Teatro Carlos Gomes, in Vitória, ES, Brazil. The project was based on the Hermeto Pascoal’s songbook called Calendário do Som (Calendar of Sound). During a whole year, Hermeto wrote 366 songs, 1 song per day. According to him, it was a strong desire to give a birthday gift for every human being in the earth.

Video #1: song ‘June 23rd’

Video #2: song ‘June 9th’

Three days of sharing rhythmic information and playing together by 27 high level practitioners from 13 different countries.

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The brazilian saxophone players Marcelo Coelho, Naylor Azevedo ‘Proveta’, Samuel Pompeu, Teco Cardoso, and Dirceu Leite got together to talk about their impressions about playing the Borgani Saxophones. The Borgani saxophones has been representanted in Brazil by Daniel Tamborin Atelier.

Art Work by Tide Hellmeister – Music by Marcelo Coelho – Video by Rafael Terpins

David Liebman sits in with Marcelo Coelho´s group at Ao Vivo Jazz Club, São Paulo, Brazil, October 2006.

Interview #1

Interview #2

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Inerview #2

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Interview #3

The South American saxophone players Marcelo Coelho (Brazil) and Rodrigo Dominguez (Argentina) in a concert at San Martin Theater, Buenos Aires, Argentina.