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Jacob do Bandolim

Jacob Pick Bittencourt, who performed under the stage name Jacob do Bandolim, was a Brazilian mandolinist and composer who was born in 1918 in Rio de Janeiro. He was a central figure in the choro genre and was famous for a perfectionist approach to his musical groups. He began his musical studies at age 12 with the violin but eventually transitioned to the mandolin after finding the violin bow difficult to master. He was an autodidact who learned by ear and practiced by repeating segments of music he heard in his home and on the streets. Bittencourt made his amateur debut on the ...