- Born
- 10 July 1930
Aracati - Died
- 24 October 1982
Rio de Janeiro - Country
- Brazil
Biography
Jacques Klein was a jazz musician who played piano. Jacques Klein was born on 10 July 1930 in Aracati and died on 24 October 1982 in Rio de Janeiro. Honours include honorary doctor of the Federal University of Ceará.
Jacques Klein (10 July 1930 – 24 October 1982) was a Brazilian composer and pianist. Born to a Jewish family in Aracati, he grew up in the nearby city of Fortaleza, where he began to study piano at the Conservatorio Alberto Nepomuceno, which was founded by his father. At the beginning of the 1940s he moved to Rio de Janeiro, where he studied with Liddy Mignone at the Conservatorio Brasileiro de Musica, where he himself began to teach in the 1950s. At the age of thirteen he temporarily left classical music and set up a jazz trio with his friends Dinarte Rodrigues (on guitar) and Breno Porto (on drums). The trio began to perform once a week on Radio Jornal do Brasil, starting in 1946. In 1948 Klein returned to classical music and studied with William Kapell in New York City and with Bruno Seidlhofer in Vienna. In 1953 he won first prize at the Geneva International Music Competition, which launched his international career.
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Awards
- honorary doctor of the Federal University of Ceará
Frequently asked questions
What instrument did Jacques Klein play?
Jacques Klein is known for playing piano.
When and where was Jacques Klein born?
Jacques Klein was born 10 July 1930 in Aracati.
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