Influenced by the classical and popular music he grew up with in Brazil and the jazz he embraced in the United States, saxophonist and composer Michel Nirenberg presents a wealth of styles, rooted in Brazilian music, to audiences around the world.

     Attuned to African and European elements, the musician dedicates himself to compositions that showcase a fascinating variety of Brazilian genres, interpreted through a jazz influence. He also connects with elements of Brazilian popular culture. He has performed at renowned venues such as Blues Alley (Washington, D.C.), Atlas Performing Arts Center, Gala Hispanic Theatre, The Carlyle Club, Twins Jazz, An die Musik Live (Baltimore), Blue Note (Brazil), Festival Borja en Jazz and Festival Harmonia (Spain), Festival Mar Me Quer (Portugal), Haifa Studio Theater (Israel), Theatro Municipal do Rio de Janeiro, and Palco Mundo do Rock in Rio (2019).

     A charismatic educator, he loves to share his extensive knowledge of music with adult and young audiences, in person, on the radio, and on the internet, also working as a teacher. He has almost 20 years of experience teaching private and group classes, such as master classes in Brazilian music, improvisation, and saxophone at various institutions in Brazil and around the world. He has been a recurring guest teacher with the Brazilian Symphony Orchestra since 2021. Hundreds of students have already learned about music from him.

     In the first quarter of 2026, in partnership with Tas Records, it will launch the Improvising Inside course, focused on musical improvisation classes and using Brazilian music repertoire as a basis for study. It is a renowned method, based on a progressive and applied study of exercises, divided by complexity, generating the development of technical and perceptive skills for musical performance. The course covers four main genres of Brazilian music: bossa nova, choro, baião, and samba jazz. Each module features a different ensemble to highlight the specific characteristics of each musical style.

     Coming from a family of musicians, he began studying violin with his paternal grandfather, Jaques Nirenberg, at the age of six. His father, Ivan, is a chamber music professor at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ). His mother, Beatrice, is a talented pianist and teacher. He studied classical piano, violin, guitar, and clarinet before starting to play the saxophone at age fifteen. He graduated with honors in 2012 from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ). In 2014, he obtained a Master's degree in Musical Performance from James Madison University in Virginia (USA).

     Retrato/Portrait, released in 2015, was the musician's first solo work. The album reached number 6 on the American CMJ radio charts and was released a year later in Brazil. The album features influences from choro, jazz, samba, and rock.

     Vivências was the last album released, in 2022, based on the feelings and experiences of having lived outside Brazil for years. The compositions feature a variety of Brazilian genres. The album features renowned musicians such as trombonist Vittor Santos, trumpeter Jesse Sadoc, and singer Luiza Sales. The single Faith was a finalist in the MEC Radio National Music Festival, in the Instrumental Music category in 2022.

      It includes the singles U (2023), Michel Nirenberg Ao Vivo (2023), Na Corda Bamba (2025), James' Dream (2025), as well as numerous appearances in other works, notably the Massy Palaiseau Saxophone Quartet by composer Paulo Rego, where he recorded the four main saxophones (soprano, alto, tenor, and baritone), selected as a finalist for the 21st Radio MEC Award - Classical Music Category (2024).

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