Moacir Santos (26 July 1926 – 6 August 2006) was a Brazilian composer, multi-instrumentalist and music educator. Baden Powell de Aquino and Wilson das Neves both studied under him. As a composer, Santos worked with Nara Leão, Roberto Menescal, Sérgio Mendes and Lynda Laurence, among others. Mark Levine and Muiza Adnet have both released albums consisting entirely of Santos' music. Known for his virtuosity, he dominated the saxophone, the piano, the clarinet, the trumpet, the banjo, the guitar and the drums. It should be noted that he started out as a clarinet player at age 11. He is considered one of the greatest masters of the harmonious renovation of Brazilian popular music (MPB). He was a partner of Vinicius de Moraes, and for this he was honored in the song "Samba da Bênção", with Baden Powell: "Moacir Santos / you are not one, you are / as this my Brazil of all saints." He was assistant to the German composer Hans Joachim Koellreuter and professor of musicians like Baden Powell, Paulo Moura, João Donato, Nara Leão, Roberto Menescal, Sérgio Mendes and other important names of Brazilian music. In July 2006, he won the Shell Music Prize.
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