About

Ted Falcon – multi-instrumentalist

Los Angeles native Ted Falcon is a bi-lingual (English/Portuguese) violinist, mandolinist and music educator with over 25 years of experience instructing a wide range of students. Ted made his primary residence in Brazil from 2008-2016, where he studied Brazilian music extensively, writing several choro books, teaching workshops and performing throughout the country.

He has released 11 recordings in his own name and has recorded on hundreds of other projects over the past 25 years. In 2016, Ted returned to Los Angeles and worked as an Adjunct Professor of Music at Whittier College, teaching World Music, Latin Music and the Music of the Caribbean. He is currently a music teacher at the Silverlake Conservatory of Music, a non-profit school that provides needy children with free lessons formed by Flea of the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Falcon has performed with some of the most renowned names in Brazilian instrumental music, including Hermeto Pascoal, Gilberto Gil, Armandinho Macedo, Dominguinhos and Hamilton de Holanda.  His most recent album, Tô Chegando – Almost There, was released in 2023 to critical acclaim with shows in Brazil and Los Angeles.