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<h1 id="firstHeading" class="firstHeading mw-first-heading"><span class="mw-page-title-main">Nilson Matta</span></h1>
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<p><b>Nilson Matta</b> (* <a href="1._M%C3%A4rz" title="1. März">1. März</a> <a href="1949" title="1949">1949</a> in <a href="S%C3%A3o_Paulo" title="São Paulo">São Paulo</a>) ist ein brasilianischer, in den Vereinigten Staaten lebender <a href="Jazz" title="Jazz">Jazz</a>-Musiker (<a href="Kontrabass" title="Kontrabass">Kontrabass</a>, <a href="E-Bass" title="E-Bass">E-Bass</a>, <a href="Synthesizer" title="Synthesizer">Synthesizer</a>) und <a href="Komponist" title="Komponist">Komponist</a>.
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Leben_und_Wirken">Leben und Wirken</h2></div>
<p>Matta kam 1970 zum Bass-Studium nach <a href="Rio_de_Janeiro" title="Rio de Janeiro">Rio de Janeiro</a> und arbeitete ab Anfang der 1980er Jahre mit Musikern wie <a href="Jo%C3%A3o_Bosco" title="João Bosco">João Bosco</a>, <a href="Hermeto_Pascoal" title="Hermeto Pascoal">Hermeto Pascoal</a>, <a href="Chico_Buarque" title="Chico Buarque">Chico Buarque</a> oder <a href="Luis_Bonfa" class="mw-redirect" title="Luis Bonfa">Luis Bonfa</a>. Nach seinem Wechsel nach New York 1985 spielte er u. a. mit <a href="Paquito_D%E2%80%99Rivera" title="Paquito D’Rivera">Paquito D’Rivera</a>, <a href="Don_Pullen" title="Don Pullen">Don Pullens</a> <i><a href="African-Brazilian_Connection" title="African-Brazilian Connection">African-Brazilian Connection</a></i> (<i>Kele Mou Bana</i> 1992), <a href="Paul_Winter_(Saxophonist)" title="Paul Winter (Saxophonist)">Paul Winter</a>/<a href="Oscar_Castro-Neves" title="Oscar Castro-Neves">Oscar Castro-Neves</a> (<i>Brazilian Days</i> 1998), <a href="Kenny_Barron" title="Kenny Barron">Kenny Barron</a>, <a href="Cyro_Baptista" title="Cyro Baptista">Cyro Baptista</a>, <a href="Joe_Henderson" title="Joe Henderson">Joe Henderson</a> und <a href="Yo-Yo_Ma" title="Yo-Yo Ma">Yo-Yo Ma</a>. Mit <a href="Romero_Lubambo" title="Romero Lubambo">Romero Lubambo</a> und <a href="Duduka_da_Fonseca" title="Duduka da Fonseca">Duduka da Fonseca</a> bildete er 1989 das <i>Trio da Paz</i>, das später auch <a href="Maucha_Adnet" title="Maucha Adnet">Maucha Adnet</a> begleitete. 2006 nahm er im Duo mit <a href="Hendrik_Meurkens" title="Hendrik Meurkens">Hendrik Meurkens</a> das Album <i>Encontros (Meetings)</i> auf, hinzu kamen Gastmusiker wie <a href="Dado_Moroni" title="Dado Moroni">Dado Moroni</a>. Im Bereich des Jazz wirkte Matta zwischen 1980 und 2017 bei 68 Aufnahmesessions mit;<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Mit <a href="Steve_Wilson" title="Steve Wilson">Steve Wilson</a> und der Sängerin <a href="Leny_Andrade" title="Leny Andrade">Leny Andrade</a> trat er 2013 mit dem Programm <i>Black Orpheus</i> auf, inspiriert durch <a href="Ant%C3%B4nio_Carlos_Jobim" title="Antônio Carlos Jobim">Antônio Carlos Jobims</a> Filmsoundtrack zu <i><a href="Orfeu_Negro" title="Orfeu Negro">Orfeu Negro</a></i> von 1959.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
</p><p>Matte, <a href="H%C3%A9lio_Alves" title="Hélio Alves">Hélio Alves</a> und Duduka Da Fonseca bilden zusammen das <i>Brazilian Trio</i>, das seit 2014 zusammen mit dem deutschen Vibraphonisten Wolfgang Lackerschmid auf der Bühne steht.
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<ul><li><i>Encontros (Meetings)</i> (Malandro, 2006)</li>
<li><i>Walking with My Bass</i> (Blue Toucan, 2006)</li>
<li><i>Copacabana</i> (Zoho, 2010), mit <a href="Harry_Allen_(Musiker)" title="Harry Allen (Musiker)">Harry Allen</a>, <a href="Anne_Drummond" title="Anne Drummond">Anne Drummond</a>, Klaus Müller, Maurico Zottarelli, Ze Mauricio</li>
<li><i>Jazz Therapy, Vol. 3: Mojave</i> (<a href="Mot%C3%A9ma_Music" title="Motéma Music">Motema</a> 2011), mit <a href="Roni_Ben-Hur" title="Roni Ben-Hur">Roni Ben-Hur</a>, <a href="Victor_Lewis" title="Victor Lewis">Victor Lewis</a>, Café</li>
<li><i>Black Orpheus</i> (Motema, 2012)</li>
<li><i>Samba Gostoso / Wolfgang Lackerschmid & The Brazilian Trio (2016)</i><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul>
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</style><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20141107195906/http://www.nilsonmatta.com/site1/Home.html">Webpräsenz</a> (<span class="webarchiv-memento"><a href="Webarchivierung#Begrifflichkeiten" title="Webarchivierung">Memento</a></span> vom 7. November 2014 im <i><a href="Internet_Archive" title="Internet Archive">Internet Archive</a></i>)</li>
<li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000871854">Nilson Matta</a> bei <a href="AllMusic" title="AllMusic">AllMusic</a> (englisch)</li>
<li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.discogs.com/de/artist/Nilson+Matta">Nilson Matta</a> bei <a href="Discogs" title="Discogs">Discogs</a></li></ul>
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<li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-1">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://lordisco.com/musicians/M13.html">Tom Lord Jazz Discography</a></span>
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<li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-2">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/08/arts/music/jazz-listings-for-feb-8-14.html?pagewanted=all&_r=1&">Nate Chinen: <i>Jazz Listings</i> for Feb. 8-14 2013 in</a> <a href="The_New_York_Times" title="The New York Times">The New York Times</a></span>
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<li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-3">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120126144611/http://www.motema.com/artist/nilson-matta-roni-ben-hur">Black orpheus bei Motema</a> (<span class="webarchiv-memento"><a href="Webarchivierung#Begrifflichkeiten" title="Webarchivierung">Memento</a></span> vom 26. Januar 2012 im <i><a href="Internet_Archive" title="Internet Archive">Internet Archive</a></i>)</span>
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<li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-4">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><span class="cite">All About Jazz: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.allaboutjazz.com/samba-gostoso-wolfgang-lackerschmidt-self-produced-review-by-dan-bilawsky.php"><i>Wolfgang Lackerschmid & The Brazilian Trio: Samba Gostoso.</i></a><span class="Abrufdatum"> Abgerufen am 23. September 2019</span> (englisch).</span><span style="display: none;" class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fde.wikipedia.org%3ANilson+Matta&rft.title=Wolfgang+Lackerschmid+%26+The+Brazilian+Trio%3A+Samba+Gostoso&rft.description=Wolfgang+Lackerschmid+%26+The+Brazilian+Trio%3A+Samba+Gostoso&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.allaboutjazz.com%2Fsamba-gostoso-wolfgang-lackerschmidt-self-produced-review-by-dan-bilawsky.php&rft.creator=All+About+Jazz&rft.language=en"> </span></span>
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