Trio Madeira Brasil is one of the most exciting groups to emerge in the world of instrumental music in recent years. It brings together three virtuosos with the idea of making music that at the same time is both energetic and refined. Their repertoire includes the classic as well as the eclectic, representing the best of Brazilian culture, while also attentive to influences from other cultures. After the release of their first critically acclaimed CD in 1998, TMB has been enjoying success at a variety of levels such as: Voted “Best CD” and “Best Group” in the Premio Sharp (Sharp Award) Participated in the Free Jazz Festival 1999. Was the only national group to receive a top ranking by the O Globo newspaper (Rio de Janeiro) Special recording for French TV with the guitarist Baden Powell Participated in the Festival Chorando Alto (Crying Loud Festival), the most important festival in the history of Choro, next to the composer Egberto Gismonti (Sesc Pompéia-SP) Voted Best Instrumental Show of the year by the O Globo newspaper (Rio de Janeiro) Toured extensively throughout Brasil to promote the release of their first CD, Trio Madeira Brasil Toured in Tahiti islands for the project Music in Polynesia, marking the first time a group from Brasil was invited to perform in French Polynesia Toured throughout France, Columbia and Portugal Tracks from their CD have been included in various film and television soundtracks as well as various music compilations Participated on the CD Filosofia, by the singer Zé Renato, dedicated to the repertoire of Noel Rosa and Chico Buarque In 2003, co-released a CD with the composer Guilherme de Brito, applying elaborate arrangements to the composer’s classic compositions with Nelson Cavaquinho. The CD was an immediate hit with the critics Currently TMB can be booked in the following settings: Trio Madeira Brasil TMB & Beto Cazes – percussion TMB & Marcos Suzano – percussion TMB & Leandro Braga – piano TMB & Guilherme de Brito – voice TMB & Zé Renato – voice Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.