ABOUT THIS WEBINAR
Manny Moreira, Founder and Artistic Director of the New Deco Orchestra Experience, offers a unique perspective to music, shaped by decades of experience as a Juilliard-trained conductor, guitarist, vocalist, composer, arranger, and producer. He talks about discovering the Transcendental Meditation technique in 2018, which brought clarity and balance to both his creative output and personal life. Passionate about reviving a sense of elegance in performance, he brings a timeless sophistication to the stage.
ABOUT MANNY MOREIRA
Brazilian American artist Manny Moreira has performed on five continents, including touring Africa as a Latin Jazz ambassador, sponsored by the U.S. State Department. On Broadway, he was the original guitarist for In the Heights, working with Off-Broadway’s Lin-Manuel Miranda through the full Broadway run, and he also appears in the film adaptation. His other Broadway and touring credits include The Who’s Tommy, Aida, Smokey Joe’s Café, Blood Brothers (with Helen Reddy), and The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (with Ann-Margret).
Mr. Moreira performed at major venues, such as the Lincoln, the Kennedy, and the Arsht Centers, collaborating with artists like Paulo Szot, Gloria and Emilio Estefan, and the Miami Sound Machine. His recording work includes Paraiso with Gerry Mulligan and the GRAMMY-winning In the Heights album. Most recently, he co-produced Savoy for Taj Mahal, which won the 2023 DownBeat Critics Award for Best Blues Album.
His studies include jazz guitar with Pat Martino, orchestral conducting at Juilliard, acting at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, and voice with Jim Carson. He is a longtime member of the American Federation of Musicians, the Actors’ Equity, the Writers’ Guild of America, and the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers.
Mr. Moreira has composed for national TV (Christmas in New York on CBS), was the guitarist on Dora the Explorer, and the music director for international corporate events. He considers his proudest achievement to be championing the return of elegance through his work as founder and artistic director of the New Deco Orchestra Experience. Now based in Vero Beach, Florida, he performs, produces, and directs at Riverside Theatre.
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