José Roberto Bertrami

Brazilian keyboardist, pianist and organist (born February 21, 1946, in Tatuí, São Paulo; died July 8, 2012, in Rio de Janeiro aged 66). Founder and original keyboardist of the [a=Azymuth] group. On his final years, worked extensively with [a=Ithamara Koorax] from 1990 to 2011, touring Europe and Asia with her. Also worked with [a=Jorge Ben], [a=Elis Regina], [a=Sarah Vaughan], [a=Mark Murphy] and many others.