Los Angeles Brazilian Guitarist 1
This Los Angeles–based Brazilian guitarist was born on February 27, 1964, in Brazil. A graduate of Seminários de Música Pró-Arte, the prestigious music school in Rio de Janeiro, he studied under Maestro Carlos Alberto Figueiredo and guitarists Luiz Felipe Oiticica and Celso Mendes. He also pursued studies in harmony and arranging with Sergio Benevenuto.
"He is one of the most promising musicians of the new generation of Brazilians that landed in the U.S. recently. His music is precise and gentle, and at the same time it commands attention and imagination". Flora Purim, Brazilian Jazz singer legend.
Los Angeles Brazilian Guitarist career
Since 1984, this Los Angeles Brazilian Guitarist has been working as a professional guitar player and music teacher. He was the leader and/or co-leader of many instrumental bands from Brazil such as: "Quarto de Jazz", "Sexto Andar", and "Quarteto Wabash". During that time this Los Angeles Brazilian Guitarist had the privilege to work with great Brazilian musicians such as Erivelton Silva, Paulo Marques, Andre Vasconcelos, Romulo Duarte, Genil de Castro, Oswaldo Amorim, Nema Antunes, Eduardo Brito, Mac William, among others. He also worked with the legendary Brazilian bass player Paulo Russo.
In 1990 this Los Angeles Brazilian Guitarist came to Los Angeles for the first time, to study at Musicians Institute. He studied with guitarists Joe Diorio, Scott Henderson, Norman Brown and with pianist/composer Carl Schroeder. After graduating with "Honors" from MI he went back to Brazil and opened a music school with guitarist Eduardo Brito and pianist Luciana Botafogo. There he taught guitar, harmony & improvisation. During that period, he had the opportunity to organize workshops at his school with great American guitarists Pat Metheny and Joe Diorio.
Los Angeles Brazilian Guitarist award
In 1997, this Los Angeles Brazilian Guitarist got the "Virtuosi Award" from the Ministry of Culture of Brazil. At the end of that year, he moved to Los Angeles, where he's been living since then. In 2003 he wrote the theme song for the TV Talk Show "New Life".
As a member of a Klezmer band, he recorded one song for the soundtrack of the movie "The Wedding Crashers" (Directed by David Dobkin for "New Line Cinema") - released in July 2005, starring Owen Wilson, Vince Vaughn and Christopher Walken. This Los Angeles Brazilian Guitarist also appeared in a scene in the movie.
He has been performing and recording extensively in Los Angeles with great musicians and singers such as pop star Thalia, Rique Pantoja, Roger Espinoza, Frank Zottoli, Mike Rivera, Larry Rousseve, Mark Gutierrez, Mitchell Long, Irene Annette, Kamal Kozah, Kimera, Flavia de Mello, Gustavo Bulgach, Joselyn Wilkinson, Javelyn, Katia Moraes, Nayzeth, Ana Gazzola, Sonia Santos, the group Brasil Brazil, Diana Moreira Booker, Victor Serraldi, Patty Stirling, Marta Santamaria, Renni Flores, Bianca Rossini, Christopher Clark, Ron Javorsky and Antonio Santanna.
In 2001 this Los Angeles Brazilian Guitarist released his first CD as a leader with all original compositions, featuring: keyboardist Rique Pantoja, saxophonist George Shelby, flute player Darryl Richards, bassists Ernest Tibbs and Antonio de Santanna, drummers Tim McIntyre and Mike Shapiro, percussionist Cassio Duarte.