Artist description Composer, arranger and guitar player. Good melodies, rather than impressive performances. Complex but easy sounding harmonies. A nice and tight brazilian fusion grove is also very important...

Music Style instrumental songs

Musical Influences Tom Jobim, Egberto Gismonti, Hermeto Paschoal,although does not sound like these guys...

Artist History Playing guitar and composing since 13. Enters the University of Arranging and Composition by 19.After that, spents 3 years in Europe, playing in Jazz Clubs and performing with European artists like George Moustaki and others. Also have performes in Music Festivals like Freiburg Zelt Muzick Festival(1986)and Montreux Jazz Festival (1988)showing his compositions and playing acoustic guitar (mostly nylon strings). Back to Brazil, plays in DUO with Sebastiăo Tapajós, performes with many singers and made soundtracks for films and videos. By now,he's producing jingles and soundtracks. His newest soundtrack is for an internal network to Renault(France)

Group Members Osmar Ventura (bass) Marcos Nimrichter (keyboards) Zé Canuto (sax and flute) Valtenir Estevăo (drums)

Instruments Acoustic guitar, bass, drums, keyboards, sax, flute,

Albums DESCENDO A RUA (1989) AND FANTAZIA (1992)

Location Niterói, RJ - Brazil

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