Andre D. Tuffo

Born in São Paulo, Brazil. Started his music studies at age twelve. Graduated at Conservatorio Carlos Gomes de Campinas as a classical pianist in 2012. In 2014 was Admitted to Universidade Estadual de Campinas (Unicamp) into the music composition course and also accepted into the piano jazz course in 2016. He graduated both courses in 2019 and as a final project he produced and directed six concerts in which five of the concerts contained only pieces composed by him. Having a dance background in ballet, jazz, contemporary and hip hop he is able to play for a number of dance classes including ballet and contemporary classes.

He had the privilege to study and work with Jonatas Manzolli, Rafael dos Santos, José Augusto Mannis, Elladio Jardas, Denise Garcia, José Padovani, André Marques, Liliane Harb Bollos, Thais Nicodemo, Hans Peter Schurz, André Mestre, André Ribeiro, Hercules Gomes, Walmir Gil, Nelson Faria e Mikhail Malt.