Flutist, composer, author, arranger and educator Fernando Brandão is from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. An active musician versed in classical and jazz, he has performed extensively as a bandleader, sideman, chamber musician and as a soloist in Brazil and the US.

Mr. Brandão is an Associate Professor at Berklee College of Music and a faculty member of Longy School of Music and the Community Music Center of Boston. A leading educator in Brazilian music, he has given many lectures about Brazilian music and composers, and he is the author of the play-along book Brazilian and Afro-Cuban Jazz Conception, published by Advance Music.

Website highlights:

1. •Current Bands
   

2. •Fernando Brandão Septet
   

3. •Alma
   

4. •Bohemia Carioca
   

5. •Choro Democrático
   

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7. •Workshops, Lectures and Masterclasses
   

8. •Videos
   

New Lectures/Workshops:

- The History of Choro

- Lyrics in Brazilian Music