Amaro Freitas is a Brazilian pianist and composer whose work draws on the culture of Pernambuco and sits within jazz, samba, frevo, instrumental, avant-garde and experimental music. He is associated with Brazilian jazz and with piano traditions shaped by figures such as Moacir Santos, Hermeto Pascoal and Egberto Gismonti, alongside pianists including Thelonious Monk, Keith Jarrett and Chick Corea.

Style and influences

Freitas’s music reflects Pernambuco’s regional culture and combines that background with broader jazz traditions. His playing and composition are linked to both Brazilian reference points and international piano jazz influences.

Associated collaborations

He appears in the projects Amaro Freitas & Zé Manoel, Criolo, and Amaro & Dino.