Baden Powell, Miles Davis, Hermeto Paschoal, Egberto Gismonti, Woody Allen, Pedro Almodovar, Paul Auster, Ernest Hemingway, Pablo Picasso, Pablo Neruda, Moacyr Scliar, Glenn Gould, Martha Argerich, Friedrich Goulda, J.S. Bach, W. A. Mozart, Sting, Lenine, Vinicius de Moraes, Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Luiz Eça, Luiz Avellar, Chick Corea, Keith Jarrett, Edson Elias, Sonia M. Vieira, Nelson Cavaquinho, João Nogueira, Cesar Camargo Mariano, Antonio Adolfo, Moacir Santos, Cole Porter, Pixinguinha, Fernando Pessoa, Nelson Rodrigues, Jorge Amado, F. Chopin...
...Freddy Castilho, Alexandre Vaz, Giovanna Moretti, Igor Eça, Rafael Maia, Natallino Neto, Mathieu Gramoli, Trio Corrente, Zimbo Trio, Tamba Trio, Daniel Santiago, Hamilton de Holanda, Gabriel Grossi, Seu Jorge, David Feldman, Kiko Furtado, Myke Ryan, Mario Adnet, Elizete Cardoso, Clara Nunes, Paulo César Pinheiro, Emilio Santiago, Alcione, Chico Pinheiro, Yamandu Costa.
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Philippe Baden Powell was born in Paris on April 15, 1978. He comes from a musical family: his grandfather was a violinist and his great-grandfather was a bandleader.
At age 3, Philippe was already showing musical intuition and decided to become a musician. He started studying classical music at the age of 7, and later he became interested in improvisation, Brazilian music and jazz.
His father was Brazilian guitar player and composer Baden Powell, who taught Philippe basics, such as music writing, harmony and improvisation. Philippe studied with Brazilian piano masters Sonia Vieira, Luiz Avellar, Antonio Adolfo and Edson Elias, and also participated in jazz masterclasses with pianists’ Lynne Arriale and Kenny Werner. In 2005, Philippe was awarded the 3rd-place prize at the Montreux Jazz Piano Solo Competition. His first album, “Estrada de Terra/Dirt Road,” has just been released by NYC label Adventure Music.
At age 13, he started playing with his father and younger brother, guitarist Marcel Powell. They toured all over the globe, performing in many music halls, festivals, as The North Sea Festival, and clubs as le Petit Journal Montparnasse in Paris, and the Rio Jazz Club. His first record was also with his fam_ily in 1994, live in Rio, “Baden Powell e Filhos.” In 1997, he also participated as featured guest in his father’s recording, “Suite Afro-Consolação.”
Since then, Philippe has worked as pianist, key_boardist, arranger and producer with many Brazilian artists, including actor/singer Seu Jorge, singer Maria Bethânia, Flora Purim and Airto Moreira, composer Roberto Menescal, rapper Marcelo D2, trumpetist Marcio Montarroyos and many others. In 2001, a collaboration with French singer Benjamin Legrand, son of the world-renowned composer Michel Legrand, became a Bossa Nova tribute album “Samba in Preludio/Quand tu t’en vas.”
As a solo artist, Philippe has played in festivals, such as Festival d’été de Québec, Festival Musiques sur l’îsle in France, Cello Encounter in Rio, as well as clubs and music halls in Paris, Tokyo and New York City. He also has played in duos with multi-instrumentalist Carlos Malta, pianist Wagner Tiso and guitarist Victor Biglione.
He has been living between Brazil and Europe ever since and it has allowed him to absorb the musical culture of both countries, which would influence his own musical approach, mixing classical music, jazz and Brazilian music.
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Pianiste, compositeur et arrangeur pour des grands noms de la musique brésilienne (Marcio Faraco, Maria Béthania, Seu Jorge, Marcelo D2) ; Philippe Baden Powell, brésilien né à Paris en 1978, est attiré par le piano dès son plus jeune âge.
Il débute son apprentissage à l’âge de 7 ans à la fois avec la musique classique mais aussi à travers son père, le guitariste brésilien Baden Powell qui lui fait découvrir l’harmonie, le jazz, l’improvisation mais aussi la composition et l’écriture orchestrale. Il étudie ensuite avec de grands pianistes brésiliens tels que Sonia Maria Vieira, Aleida Schweitzer, Nivaldo Tavares, plus récemment Edson Elias, et participe à des masterclass dirigées par des pianistes jazz de renom tels Lynne Arriale, Joe Sample et Kenny Werner...
Philippe Baden Powell fait ses débuts professionnels à l’âge de 13 ans aux côtés de son père et de son frère, Marcel Powell, jeune guitariste de talent. Ils se produisent régulièrement et ceux pendant près de 6 ans en Europe, au Japon et au Brésil ainsi que dans des lieux mythiques tels que le Petit Journal Montparnasse, le Rio Jazz Club ou encore le North Sea Jazz Festival en Hollande. Le jeune pianiste se fait alors remarquer du milieu musical brésilien. On l’invite en tant que “sideman” d’artistes populaires et joue avec Seu Jorge, Zé Renato, Alcione, Maria de Medeiros et Marcio Faraco mais aussi avec de grands jazzmen tels que Flora Purim et Airto Moreira, ou encore le trompettiste Márcio Montarroyos, le guitariste Victor Biglione, et le saxophoniste/flûtiste Carlos Malta...
Sa musique trouve donc ses racines dans la tradition brésilienne tout en étant ouverte sur les cultures du monde subtilement métissées, et fortement influencé par le jazz et la musique classique.
Aujourd’hui, co-directeur artistique et compositeur de deux morceaux sur le dernier album de Marcio Faraco : Um rio ; Philippe Baden Powell dirige et accompagne plusieurs formations. En quintet, solo, trio, son sens inné de l’improvisation et de l’harmonie lui confère une présence de plus en plus importante sur les scènes parisiennes et festivals européens.
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Pensei em vc ontem queridasso ! Também estou com muitas saudades! Espero que consiga visita-lo por aí em breve e que possamos fazer aquele show juntos. Por aqui as crianças estão ótimas, coisas mais lindas do mundo. Um bjao na família. Joao
Howdy from Finland! Just doing a few gigs here and showing the offspring her motherland... Hope you're doing great, and hope to see ya soon! Bises from Milya, Pete and little Lydia
Hey mon Philippe ! J'espère que le concert au Duc C bien passé ! Je n'ai pas pu venir Finalement ... J'ai du temps donc si tu as envie on joue quand tu peux ! Bise...
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Hoje embarquei bem cedo num trem na velha estação.
Meu coração seguindo os trilhos em outra direção.
O maquinista toca o sino do tempo, a Locomotiva já vai saindo.
Vejo a cidade se despedindo.
Sobre o solo destas terras cansadas, uma antiga mata viva morava.
Um canavial tão amargo de se ver é o que sobrou.
Um Ribeirão toca para o infinito, num batuque constante indefinido,
numa melodia ancestral.
Surgindo da pureza das águas em cada grão dessa estrada. O novo dia que sempre amanhece, as cicatrizes que sempre esclarecem que tudo está onde devia sempre renascer, no ventre do povo.
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