Who is Ricardo Herz?
Ricardo Herz (born 1978) is a violinist from São Paulo, Brazil. Ricardo Steuer Herz is a classically trained musician, and also received training in jazz from the Berklee College of Music in Boston. In France, he studied with Didier Lockwood, after finishing his studies, regularly conducted workshops on Brazilian music. Back home in Brazil, Herz won the popular jury at Visa Prize for Brazilian Music in 2004. Since then, he released his first solo album, Violino Popular Brasileiro (Brazilian Popular Violin) and has performed with artists such as Yamandu Costa, Hamilton de Holanda, Nelson Ayres, Toninho Ferragutti and Dominguinhos. From 2002 to 2010, Ricardo lived in Paris. Aside from his solo work, he performed with the groups Orquestra do Fubá and Tekere. Orquestra do Fubá is a forró band made up of young, dynamic French and Brazilian musicians. Since 2005, they have been in France's summer festivals, including Jazz à Vienne, Jazz à Marciac, Bout du Monde Festival, among others. ...
