With
absolute freedom, he managed to forge his personality
from elements of his natural environment, multiple intercultural
encounters and an incredibly rich track of multifarious
experiences. Hamilton of Holanda’s sources lie in
the classical repertoire, in the jazz repertoire and in
Brazilian popular music. He is characterized by precocity
and adaptability: he feels comfortable and in communion
in a concert with a symphonic orchestra,, with famous
artists like Buena Vista Social Club, Césaria Evora,
Djavan, John Paul Jones, Mike Marhall, Stanley Jordan,
João Bosco, Ivan Lins or Richard Galliano, or
alone on stage with his bandolim.
Like Egberto Gismonti,
Hermeto Pascoal and Astor Piazzolla, he veers off from
the traditional
style with more jazzy
sidemen while maintaining the expressive fullness of
the
greatest. His music is always innovating. "Hamilton
is a born musician, and a gifted one. Everything is easy
for him. This young man is already one of the greatest
instrumentalists in Brazil and in the world. Although
he comes from school of Jacob do Bandolim, Hamilton goes
beyond traditional borders and proposes a renovation of
choro.” Hermeto Pascoal.
His talent goes rapidly
beyond the borders of Brazil : in December 2001, Hamilton
vied with the
cream of Brazilian
performers of academic music and of improvised music,
and won the Icatu Music Prize in both disciplines, which
earned him a fellowship at the Cité des Arts in
Paris until February 2003. He naturally took advantage
of this stay to build a bridge with the Old Continent,
where he has been regularly touring since he settled
in
Brazil again.
2005 brings international
consecration to this young Brazilian prodigy. After
an appearance
at MIDEM, performing
two memorable duos with the rising star Seu Jorge, he
tours in duo with Richard Galliano and with Mike Marshall,
as well as with his powerful quartet consisting of Daniel
Santiago on guitar, André Vasconcellos on bass,
and the great Márcio Bahia on drums – the
four "Monsters".
In 2006 the "Hamilton de Holanda Quartet" becomes
the “Brasilianos” quintet with the arrival
of Gabriel Grossi on harmonica
Hamilton’s charisma and his contagious enthusiasm
on stage, and his flawless playing full of sophisticated
invention make him one of the most remarkable musicians
of the new generation of performers and composers of
contemporary
Brazilian music
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"Brasilianos" Biscoito
Fino - Discmedi 2006
