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Jazz For Kids
A Concert Ft. Lucas Santana Brazilian Experience
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Launched in 2019, Jazz For Kids is a specially-curated concept for children that features eminent international Jazz Musicians, and exposes young minds to the smooth sounds of Jazz, and also acquaints them with the rich history of this music. Children also have the opportunity to closely interact with the artists, enabling them to enjoy and appreciate diverse musical cultures from the world.
In its 3 previous editions, Jazz For Kids has featured renowned artists from the Netherlands and the USA, receiving a tremendous response in Mumbai.
This year, for its upcoming 4th Edition, we feature the Lucas Santana Quintet, a brilliant saxophone-led presentation with its roots in Brazil.
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Lucas Santana
Born in São Paulo, Lucas Figueiredo started his musical studies playing the clarinet in the city of Piracaia, in the country side of São Paulo, Brazil. Through years of hard work, he had the opportunity to participate in several groups in the Bragantine Region, such as the Youth Big Band of Atibaia and the Youth Symphonic Band of Bragança Paulista. By playing with the Youth Orchestra Tom Jobim–EMESP he was able to perform in some of the most important theatres of the State of São Paulo like the Latin America Memorial, the MASP Auditorium, the São Pedro theater and Sala São Paulo with great artists of Brazilian music such as Roberto Sion, Nelson Ayres, Monica Salmaso, Tatiana Parra, Benjamim Taubkim, Marcos Suzano, Ricardo Herz, Nailor Proveta, among others.
He won the Young Soloist prize into the Tom Jobim Youth Orchestra in 2014 and Latin Grammy Cultural Foundation award 2016. Lucas received a scholarship for the first year of the Bachelor’s Degree in the Conservatorium van Amsterdam–Holland. Since then he has been developing his career in Europe. Playing solo, he shared the stage with several artists of Brazilian instrumental music like Edu Ribeiro, Paulo Braga, Marinho Andreotti, Eduardo Neves, Moises Alves, Daniel Sá, Michel Dorfman, Renato Borghetti and many others. At the moment, Lucas has concluded the Master’s Program at Conservatorium van Amsterdam, having as mentor Jasper Blom, Simon Rigter, Ben van Gelder and Dick Oatts.
Lucas has had the privilege of receiving a few awards and winning competitions such as Latin Grammy Cultural Foundation 2016, Jazz Contest Bucharest 2017 with AG Quintet, member of JM World Jazz Orchestra 2019, Keep an Eye Records 2020 and Downbeat Magazine
Student Award 2021.
