Pianist/ Composer/ Arranger

The beginning

I began my musical journey by studying classical piano with Wally Karveno.
I was introduced to Brazilian music at an early age, when I went to see
my father Coaty de Oliveira (drummer for Baden Powell, Claude Nougaro, Nazaré
Pereira…) played in major Parisian venues and more modest clubs.
« the Discophage, for example, where I rubbed shoulders with the Brazilian music scene.
wonderful artists such as Les étoiles, Ricardo Vilas, Téca
Calazans…
I have accompanied various Brazilian artists (but not only…) Marcelo Fereira, Catia
Werneck, Filó Machado, Raul Mascarenhas, Ricardo Vilas, Raul de Souza, Tara
Mehrad, Clémentine, Chloé Deyme, Cacau de Queiroz, Manu le Prince, Claudia
Marss, Simone Prattico etc…) in concert and also recorded some
records (around twenty) as a sideman.
From these enriching encounters, I was able to observe and learn from these artists,
how to accompany them on the piano, of course, but also how to work in a
recording studio, listen to the members of a group, etc… and finally
analyze and understand the role of each, the registers.
This also led me to study arranging, music writing,
MAO (computer-assisted music), learning to record and mix, editing
scores, composing music.
The profession of musician has evolved and you need several strings to your bow…
I have also taught piano jazz and led orchestral workshops in
three recognized Parisian music schools (CIM, ARPEJ and the Bill Evans
Piano Academy).