In 1964, when Kim Ribeiro started to play his flute in public, the Bossa-Nova blew up in Rio de Janeiro; he participated of its unfolding in Juiz de Fora (MG) where he was born and raised. Five years later, he moved to Rio de Janeiro, in order to study polyphony, musical analysis and theory in the Pro Arte Seminaries of Music (Rio de Janeiro). His first job was in the State Firemen Corporation Band, as a piccolo player. This was not his only activity, since he started to play with singers and instrumentists like Baden Powell, Alaide Costa, Sergio Ricardo, Nelson Cavaquinho, Paulo Moura, among others exponents of the MPB (Brazilian Popular Music). He founded his own instrumental group, "Quinteto Pixinguinha". Eclectic composer, he wrote for trios, duos and bigger groups, following and developing diverse styles, although major emphasis was placed on Brazilian rhythms, like 'choro' and 'samba'. So far, his compositions have been recorded by several artists, as the Grupo de Choro da Rocinha, Odette Ernest Dias, Mônica Mendes, etc., although his own interpretation has a special flavor. "Kim did not let himself be a servant of a genre. Theoretically, his music would be called "popular music", since he was not oriented to the vast structures of concert music. Nevertheless, in this universe, that imposes certain time or genre limits, how inspired, variegated and unexpected is his composition! Marks of talent are all over, in the purity of melodic lines, in counterpoint and, mostly, in a certain search of a new sound, whatever this might be." - Luiz Paulo Horta, music critic for O Globo.

40 anos de Musica Diverso Universo Majestic

Tagged as: Jazz, World, Flute.

1. Wavebuffet: jazzy eclectic and elegant dancefloor friendly electronica
2. Robin Stine: jazzy, bluesy numbers that immediately sound like comfortable standards
3. Mark Cook: blues guitar legend in the making
4. Alan Marchand: Toe Teasin' Jazz Tunes For All Occasions
5. Kerry Politzer: Jazz pianist with Brazilian and classical influences
6. Emma Wallace: angst-free modern ragtime
7. Abbas Premjee: A fusion of rock and jazz from the East and the West that brings minds, hearts and souls together
8. Park St Trio: Catchy, melodic jazz for all occasions
9. Iordache: Free funk governed by the rules of chance
10. Paolo Pavan: Urban funky jazz piano, in a sober and straightforward style
11. Jake Bradford-Sharp: Experimental Nu Jazz that cannot be classified or categorized
12. Scott Hallgren: jazz, tango & other adventures
13. Drop Trio: groove-oriented organ-based funk jazz trio
14. Jive Ass Sleepers: chilled out grooves & uptempo funkathons
15. Jambedaem: modern original jazz from Austria
16. Adriano Fontana: a trip with woodwinds and strings
17. Francois Couture: Canadian composer, musician, orchestrator, arranger and sound designer
18. Bruno Elisabetsky: Instrumental Brazilian Jazz compositions to light up your day
19. Oliostere: Progressive jazz frolicking on melodic polyrhythms
20. Jeff Wahl: acoustic new age and jazz guitar.