Paulinho Garcia

Born in Belo Horizonte (capital of Minas Gerais, Brazil) Paulinho began his musical career at the age of nine as a singer in a Sunday children's program in his city's principal radio station, Rádio Inconfidência. In his teens, he performed as a house musician in all musical programs of the Rádio Guarany--TV Itacolomy network. He led his own band, Os Agitadores, and with them recorded his first two albums. Until his arrival in the U.S. in 1979, Paulinho composed, arranged, produced, and performed jingles for HP Studios. Four of his commercials received national awards. Having moved to Chicago, he performed and recorded two albums with the band Made in Brazil. In 1991 he founded his own band, Jazzmineiro, whose eponymous 1996 CD received excellent reviews in the Chicago Tribune, Jazziz magazine, the Brazilian Music Review, and The Brazilians. Paulinho was the recipient of "Best jazz entertainer ward" for the year 2001 by the Chicago Music Awards and his new recording "Homage" released in Tokyo on September 2002 was chosen as the best vocal CD in Japan for that year and was among the best 20 overall. Paulinho has performed in many cities throughout the U.S. and abroad, touring Japan for six months with Made in Brazil. In 2000 and 2001 he toured Poland, Prague and Bratislava with singer Grazyna Auguscik. Paulinho also performed with saxophonist Greg Fishman (his partner in Two for Brazil). In 2001 they performed at the North Sea jazz festival in Nederland, the Singapore jazz festival and at the Holland American jazz cruise. In 2002 they performed in Hong Kong and Bangkok and most recently at the Fujitsu Concord jazz festival throughout various cities in Japan It was then that Paulinho added Polish singer Grazyna Auguscik and named this new trio Three for Brazil. In 2003 Two for Brazil played Joe Siegel's jazz cruise of the Bahamas (October 26 thru November 2). His line up for 2004 included a tour of Poland in March, Bahamas in May as well as performing at one of Japan's largest jazz festivals, Jazz Elite, with Three for Brazil (June 8th thru 21st), the second jazz cruise of the Bahamas (October 23 thru 30th) and Amsterdam, Nederland for two TV concerts in November. In 2005, among many festivals throughout USA Paulinho has another trip to various cities in Poland Ukraine and Prague in April, Singapore jazz festival on July 2nd, Joe Siegel’s jazz cruise to Alaska in September, the Jazz cruise of the Bahamas in October and Bangkok jazz festival in December. In 2006 Paulinho was in New York's "Enzo's" and "Iridium" jazz clubs on 6th and 7th of October and in Rotterdam in December 16th and released two new CDs: a new solo CD "Tempo Feliz" and with Two for Brazil "Goes to the movies". Besides many trips for 2007 Paulinho is looking forward to November 3rd. "Jazz Party at Sea" Cruise and an Europe tour on the second part of November plus a new CD release with his partner Grazyna Auguscik.