Paulo Moura

Paulo Moura (15 July 1932 in São José do Rio Preto, Brazil–12 July 2010 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)[1] was a Brazilian clarinetist and saxophonist. Moura's father was the maestro of a marching band; however, he encouraged his son to train as a tailor.[2] Paulo instead studied in the National Music School and performed with the Brazilian Symphonic Orchestra. He was the first black artist to become first clarinetist in the Municipal Theatre Orchestra.[2] He appeared at Bossa Nova night at Carnegie Hall in 1962 with Sérgio Mendes,[2] the two of them also featuring on Cannonball Adderley's 1962 album, Cannonball's Bossa Nova. He won the Sharp Award for the most popular instrumentalist of the year in 1992.[2] His CD "Paulo Moura e Os Oito Batutas" was listed by Barnes & Noble as one of the top 10 recommendations of the year for 1998.[2] From 1997 to 1999, he was on the State Council of Culture in Rio de Janeiro, a Councillor of the Federal Council of Music, and President of the Museum Foundation of Image and Sound.[2] In 2000, Moura became the first Brazilian instrumentalist to win the Latin Grammy.[2] Moura died of lymphoma three days before his 78th birthday.[3][4] He was married to Halina Grynberg and had two sons, Pedro and Domingos.[5]