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Anthony Braz Gonsalves was born on February 3, 1934 in a place called Xenkream vaddo in the village of Neura in Goa. His father, Lourence Gonsalves was a choir master at the Parochial church of Santa Anna Church in the Goan village of Telaulim and was perhaps Braz's initial inspiration to take up music himself. His mother, Sebastiana Gonsalves was a simple housewife. Like was the done thing in those days, Braz learnt solfeggio from the teachings in his local church under maestre Silvester and was also actively involved in playing music in church. Influences highly by the gregorian styles of singing and latin church music like the Veronique, Braz knew to play the violin by the age of nine. His art of playing music and reading and writing the same was polished further by one Domingo Gonsalves. And Luis Damion is credited with teaching Braz the clarinet soon after the violin. A fine soprano singer during his young days, Braz, who took up only to playing instruments is regarded as one of India's best when it comes to the international jazz scene.