Kevin Bresnahan Posted October 16, 2014 Report Share Posted October 16, 2014 I have no idea which forum this belongs so Miscellaneous Music seems as good as any... My Facebook friend Pete Cherches learned that an old Internet friend of mine from the Jazz Corner forums, Jose Domingos Raffaelli, died in April in his hometown of Rio de Janeiro at the age of 77. I had a fairly long E-mail chat with Jose once. He was a very nice guy who knew more about Brazilian music than anyone I ever met. His obituary can be found here: http://oglobo.globo.com/cultura/morre-aos-77-anos-critico-jose-domingos-raffaelli-12311791#ixzz3GFhRwnXO but it's in Portuguese. A Google translation brings up this: RIO - died on Saturday at age 77, the music critic José Domingos Raffaelli, considered one of the most important names in Brazil in the analysis and dissemination of jazz. According to his son Flavio, music critic struggled against a tumor on my spine. He was buried on Sunday at 16h, in St. John the Baptist Cemetery, in Rio de Janeiro neighborhood of Botafogo.Instrumental music enthusiast, Raffaelli learned to value and point out new trends. According to the Brazilian Press Association, it was the first article on the bossa nova published in newspaper ("Last minute") in 1959.As a journalist specializing in jazz, appeared in GLOBE, from 1987 to 2002 also wrote for the "Jornal do Brazil" (1972-87) and "Time", from Belo Horizonte, between 2002 and 2003, as well as collaborating with several national publications and foreign magazines. Closely followed the Brazilian instrumental scene as drummer Pascoal Meirelles remembered on his Facebook page:"Our Raffaelli was one of the most important people to embrace the work of the performer, encouraging, positive weaving every critical work released, appearing in all concerts on his meager time allowed."Raffaelli also had a long career in radio, producing programs and debates. His dedication to jazz earned him awards as granted by the International Association of Jazz Educators (IAJE) in 1999 as the best critic of country music outside the United States, and another at San Martin Cultural Center, Buenos Aires, in 1989.In 1976, he won a competition of international scope of the American magazine "Down Beat", a leading publication dedicated to jazz. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin V Posted October 16, 2014 Report Share Posted October 16, 2014 Kevin, what was his user name at JC? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim R Posted October 16, 2014 Report Share Posted October 16, 2014 Very sorry to hear this, but thank you for posting it Kevin (and thanks for doing the translation of the obit). I remember exchanging posts with him at JC, along with Joe Carter and Alvaro Neder. I'll always be grateful to those guys for helping me get started with Brasilian music. Kevin, what was his user name at JC? As I recall, yes, he posted using his real name. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyril Posted October 16, 2014 Report Share Posted October 16, 2014 (edited) Kevin, what was his user name at JC? José Domingos Raffaelli (his own name). That's very, very sad news. He was always such a nice and friendly person. I'll send his son a message. Thanks for sharing, Kevin. http://bjbear71.com/Raffaelli/jose.html R.I.P José. Thank you very much for your wonderful lessons. That's all I can say at this moment.... Edited October 16, 2014 by Cyril Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Bresnahan Posted October 16, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 16, 2014 (edited) Kevin, what was his user name at JC? José Domingos Raffaelli (his own name). That's very, very sad news. He was always such a nice and friendly person. I'll send his son a message. Thanks for sharing, Kevin. http://bjbear71.com/Raffaelli/jose.html R.I.P José. Thank you very much for your wonderful lessons. That's all I can say at this moment.... According to that web page, he was actually 85, not 77. Edited October 16, 2014 by Kevin Bresnahan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyril Posted October 16, 2014 Report Share Posted October 16, 2014 Kevin, what was his user name at JC? José Domingos Raffaelli (his own name). That's very, very sad news. He was always such a nice and friendly person. I'll send his son a message. Thanks for sharing, Kevin. http://bjbear71.com/Raffaelli/jose.html R.I.P José. Thank you very much for your wonderful lessons. That's all I can say at this moment.... According to that web page, he was actually 85, not 77. I think he was 85... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyril Posted October 16, 2014 Report Share Posted October 16, 2014 Kevin, what was his user name at JC? José Domingos Raffaelli (his own name). That's very, very sad news. He was always such a nice and friendly person. I'll send his son a message. Thanks for sharing, Kevin. http://bjbear71.com/Raffaelli/jose.html R.I.P José. Thank you very much for your wonderful lessons. That's all I can say at this moment.... According to that web page, he was actually 85, not 77. I think he was 85... Damn. He was 77. Found another newspaper: http://www.blognotasmusicais.com.br/2014/04/critico-musical-de-jazz-jose-domingos.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Bresnahan Posted October 16, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 16, 2014 (edited) No, he was 85. If you read his own posts on the page you linked to, he mentions that he was 72 in the year 2000. He also mentions going to shows in the early 1940's when he was a teenager. The newspapers got his age wrong. Either way, a nice guy who rabidly supported Jazz is gone. Edited October 16, 2014 by Kevin Bresnahan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Nessa Posted October 16, 2014 Report Share Posted October 16, 2014 A long life well lived it seems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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