Victor Assis Brasil

{{Short description|Brazilian jazz saxophonist (1945–1981)}} {{Infobox person | name = Victor Assis Brasil | image = Vitor Assis Brasil (sem data).tiff | caption = Victor Assis Brasil | birth_date = {{Birth date|1945|8|28}} | birth_place = Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | death_date = {{Death date and age|1981|4|14|1945|8|28}} | death_place = Rio de Janeiro | occupation = Musician, composer }}

'''Victor Assis Brasil''' (August 28, 1945 – April 14, 1981) was a Brazilian jazz saxophonist.<ref name="AM">{{cite web |last=Neder |first=Alvaro |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/victor-assis-brasil-mn0000203307/biography?1637528808744 |title=Biography |website=AllMusic |access-date=November 21, 2021}}</ref> He began playing the saxophone at the age of 16 and recorded his first album, ''Desenhos'', in 1965.<ref name="AM" /> He later studied at Berklee College of Music.<ref name="AM" /> He also toured on three continents.<ref>[http://musicabrasileira.org/reviewsinterviews/lavictor.html Musica Brasiliera review of a tribute CD]</ref>

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==External links== *[http://assisbrasil.org/vitorbio.html Assis Brasil site]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Brasil, Victor Assis}} Category:Brazilian jazz musicians Category:Berklee College of Music alumni Category:1945 births Category:1981 deaths Category:Brazilian male saxophonists Category:20th-century Brazilian saxophonists Category:20th-century Brazilian male musicians Category:Brazilian male jazz musicians