Channel dedicated to the work of the composer, arranger, conductor and producer Rafael Piccolotto de Lima.
Born in Brazil, and New York based, Rafael is a Latin Grammy nominated composer. His music was performed and recorded by artists such as Terence Blanchard, Chick Corea, Gregory Porter and ensembles such as the Costa Rica National Orchestra, Orquestra Jazz Sinfônica do Estado de São Paulo, Metropole Orkest and the Henry Mancini Institute Orchestra.
Graduated in Classical Composition and Jazz Studies at UNICAMP (São Paulo, Brazil), Rafael has a Master degree in Studio Jazz Writing and a Doctorate in Jazz Composition at Frost School University of Miami. Sponsored by ASCAP through the Henry Mancini Fellowship he studied with Gary Lindsay and worked in the University as a composer, arranger and conductor.
Other awards include 11 Downbeat Student Awards (composer/conductor/engineer), JEN Student Composition Award, ASCAP Jazz Composer Award and ARS BRASILIS Arranger Competition.