Duduka Da Fonseca is a Brazilian jazz drummer. Born in Rio de Janeiro, Da Fonseca started playing drums when he was thirteen. He moved to New York City in 1975 and is the founder and leader of Brazilian All Stars!
\nBorn in Rio de Janeiro, Duduka Da Fonseca is a 4-time GRAMMY\u00ae Award Nominee Drummer. He has appeared on over 250 albums alongside American Jazz icons as well as Brazilian Jazz Icons, including 25 albums as a leader\/co-leader, making him one of the most recorded Brazilian drummers in this idiom.
\nIn 2002 Duduka\u2019s first solo album, Samba Jazz Fantasia, was the first \u201cSamba Jazz\u201d instrumental album ever to be nominated for the American Grammy\u00ae Award. He is one of the very few Brazilians and the only Brazilian drummer thus far to be nominated for this prestigious Award with his own solo album.
\nHe has recorded and tour with Antonio Carlos Jobim, Gerry Mulligan, Astrud Gilberto, Phil Woods, Kenny Barron, Lee Konitz, Eddie Gomez, Herbie Mann, Joe Henderson, Claudio Roditi, Rufus Reid, Paquito D\u2019Rivera, Slide Hampton, Wynton Marsalis, Nancy Wilson, John Pizzarelli, John Scofield,Tom Harrell, Joe Lovano, Renee Rosnes, Bill Charlap, Milton Nascimento, Dori Caymmi, Oscar Castro Neves, Larry Goldings, Bob Mintzer, Randy Brecker and many fantastic others.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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