Dom Salvador

Dom Salvador (born Salvador da Silva Filho in 1938) is a Brazilian pianist most notable for his Rio 65 Trio that featured the Brazilian jazz drummer Edison Machado and bassist Sergio Barrozo. His career spanned a wide variety of genres, but he is best known for his role in the emergence of Brazilian soul music and samba funk.

He also did tours of Europe with musicians like Sylvia Telles. In May 1976, he recorded his one and only American jazz album, My Family, for Muse Records in New York City. Over his long career, he has performed with musicians like Rubens Bassini, Jorge Ben, Elza Soares and Elis Regina, to name a few. In later life he formed the a trio He currently holds residency in Brooklyn, New York, at the River Cafe, and has done so since 1977.

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