Clarice Assad | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Clarice Vasconcelos da Cunha Assad Simão |
| Born | February 9, 1978 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Genres | Jazz, classical, pop, world |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, composer, orchestrator, arranger |
| Instrument(s) | Piano, bass, voice |
| Years active | 1996–present |
| Labels | Adventure Music, Cedille |
| Website | clariceassad |
Clarice Assad (born February 9, 1978)[1] is a Brazilian-American composer, pianist, arranger, singer, and educator from Rio de Janeiro. She is influenced by popular Brazilian culture, Romanticism, world music, and jazz. She comes from a musical family, which includes her father, guitarist Sergio Assad, her uncle, guitarist Odair Assad, and her aunt, singer-songwriter Badi Assad.
Assad has performed professionally since the age of seven. She holds a bachelor of music degree from Roosevelt University in Chicago and a master's degree in composition from the University of Michigan, where she studied composition with Michael Daugherty.[2] She is a 2009 Latin Grammy [3] and 2022 Grammy nominee.[4]
- ^ Sharp, Dan (2014-07-01), "Assad, Clarice", Oxford Music Online, Oxford University Press, doi:10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.a2261997, ISBN 978-1-56159-263-0, retrieved 2020-06-04
- ^ "Long Biography". Michael Daugherty, composer | Official website. Retrieved 2019-09-22.
- ^ es:Anexo:Premios Grammy Latinos 2009
- ^ "Clarice Assad artist page, Grammy.com". www.grammy.com. Retrieved 2022-05-07.