About Me
I am a singer, guitarist, composer & arranger currently living in Rio de Janeiro, Brasil.My new jazz CD, "Under My Skin", produced by Werner "Vana" Gierig, will be released in Europe and the US in June of this year on the Dutch label, Challenge Records.I am currently setting up tours in Europe & the US for this summer in support of this upcoming release.I have performed with my band at the Savassi Festival in Belo Horizonte, the Ouro Preto Parallel Festival, the Baiacool Festival in Belém, the Tim Festival in Governador Valladares, the Chorando Sem Para Festival in São Carlos & the ESCH Café Festival in Rio de Janeiro.I had the privilege to record in 2007 with the legendary Milton Nascimento, on Erasmo Carlos' latest CD, "Convida-Volume II".I tour regularly with the great german cabaret singer, Ute Lemper, and have arranged many songs for her & orchestra, including the grammy award winning, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra.I wrote music for the play "Quartos de Tennessee" which opened in Rio de Janeiro in November of 2008.I recently completed a Concerto for Clarinet, Choro Ensemble & Chamber Orchestra and will release a CD of works for my electro-acoustic ensemble, Vertical Fractures.
