Léo Gandelman

Born in Rio de Janeiro, Léo Gandelman studied music from childhood and enrolled at Berklee College of Music in Boston in 1977. Back in Brazil, he joined the ensemble Avenida Brasil and worked as a studio musician.

He recorded his first solo album in 1987; Ocidente followed the next year, and Solar, from 1990, raised his profile as a saxophonist and composer. He also worked as an arranger and producer on recordings by artists from different areas of Brazilian music.