The Jazz Organ Scene

Brazil

Flávio Naves Flávio (*1977) was born in São José dos Campos. Although he has been playing the organ and the piano for only nine years, Flávio is considered one of the top Hammond experts in Brazil. Self-taught, as some of the best blues players are, Flávio developed his skills by listening to the music of his idols and learning from the CDs. He fell in love with the blues when he watched Jimmy Smith and Deacon Jones (the organist with John Lee Hooker for 18 years) performing live. Flávio had the opportunity to go on the road and lend his organ to Deacon Jones when he toured Brazil in 1997.   Flávio had played in Lancaster´s band for several years before they decided to join forces and have a joint career. They had always shared solos on the live shows, but now with Flávio´s new status as the co-star of the gig his role includes playing themes especially written for the Hammond. Flávio has also played with Nuno Mindelis for the last two years, with whom he recorded "Twelve Hours". Nuno was very impressed with Flávio´s stage performance when they first met at a concert at SESC Paulista in 2000.   Besides his blues background, Flávio has also worked with a Santana Cover band, some other funk bands and has accompanied harp players in electric-acoustic settings. Flávio has performed all over the country. He became known in the Brazilian blues world when he participated in a Blues'n'Jazz Magazine anniversary concert at the Bourbon Street Music Club in São Paulo, in 1998. The critics and musicians who attended the concert labeled him "the sensation of the new Blues generation".

contact:	flavio.naves@ig.com.br
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