Brazilian instrumental jazz and chamber music composer, saxophonist and flutist. Author of two music prize nominees CDs: "Marbles" and "International Connection".
Eli Joory is a contemporary Brazilian composer, born in Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro. For over 15 years, he has been playing the saxophone, the flute and the piano. As we can see from his two albums, “Marbles†and “International Connectionâ€, Joory has a special talent to create simple sophisticated melodies (no contradiction here!).
His work shows the influence of some of the greatest names of Brazilian music, from the classics of Antonio Carlos Jobim and Pixinguinha to the clever and harmonious experimentalism of Hermeto Pascoal and Egberto Gismonti. Mixing a number of Brazilian rhythms with jazzy touches, he renders his music an international tone (not surprisingly, choros and chorinhos are common throughout his work).
The musical themes in his two albums are performed by a stellar team of Brazilian musicians like Hermeto Pascoal, Mauro Senise, Jota Moraes, Lula Galvão, Nelson Faria, Zeca Assumpção, Mamão and Mingo Araujo among others who, in many cases, accompany him in concerts throughout the most important jazz and instrumental music night clubs of Rio de Janeiro.
Today, the greatest names of Brazilian music recognize the brilliance of his compositions, as we can learn from the declarations of internationally famed singer Leny Andrade, one of the most beautiful voices of Brazil, and Roberto Menescal, a creator of Bossa Nova. The Brazilian press is also starting to pay attention to his valuable work and has placed him among the greatest revelations of the year.
Joory's work emphasizes melody and harmony, giving less importance to the recurrent improvisation of instrumental music. In a way, the structure of his compositions is influenced by symphonic music. Instead of improvisation, Eli Joory chooses to reuse themes, developing them in a most varied way. Unlike other instrumental music composers, Eli Joory doesn't impose improvisation as the main course of his music. Rather, he offers it as an exquisite dessert.
