Nivaldo Ornelas

Nivaldo Ornelas is an important musician with a solo career and a solid resumé as sideman, performing, recording, and/or touring with such names as Gary Peacock, Jack DeJohnette, Egberto Gismonti, Wagner Tiso, Milton Nascimento, and many others. Ornelas began to play accordion very early. At 16, he was already playing clarinet and was a member of the Orquestra Sinfônica Mineira. Soon he was playing saxophone at dance parties, when he created the Berimbau bar, where he played with those who would be known as the Clube da Esquina: Milton Nascimento, Toninho Horta, Wagner Tiso...