About Me
I was born in the city of São Gabriel, state of Rio Grande do Sul, in southern Brazil, on August 2, 1968. Started playing bass in 1988 as a member of Legendary guitarist Gaúcho Zezé's band, along with Mano Gomes on drums and Conrad Pecoits, keyboards. After that I worked with singer/songwriter Nei Lisboa and also with Orchestra Popular de Porto Alegre, organized by conductor Paul Dorffman. Did regular subs for master bassist Boca Freire at Jazz Room Tom Jobim (best school I've ever had) and following that, several years with pop group Nenhum de Nós, touring extensively and releasing several studio albums along with live shows on DVDs. In all these years as a musician, I had the privilege of playing with names like: Luis Carlos Borges, Nei lisboa, Nenhum de Nós, Kiko Freitas, Rafael Vernet, Renato Borguetti , Marcelo Delacroix, Marisa Rotemberg, Jader Cardoso, Luciana Costa, Angelo Primon, Michel Dorfman, Luisinho Santos, Julio "Chumbinho" Herlein, Solon Fishbone, Paulinho Fagundes, Luciano Maia, Leandro Rodrigues,Henrique "Kung" Morales, Loni Seiva, Fernando Corona, New, just to name a few. It would be very difficult to remember all the names, after so many years of music festivals (highly abundant) in the state of Rio Grande do Sul. Currently I'm part of Jazz and Bossa group, Delicatessen, along with singer Ana kruger, Carlos Badia on Guitar and Mano Gomes on drums. I have special admiration for brazilian bass players such as Master Sizão Machado, for his words of wisdom and encouragement! Luisão Maia, Arthur Maia, Arismar do Espirito Santo, Ronaldo "Gringo" Sagioratto and, of course, the impossible to forget, Nico Assumpcao! My musical influences cover a broad range of brazilian styles that include Samba, Bossa, Baião and all our rhythms of the South,!! I use and recommend the instruments of brazilian luthier Domingos Fialho who live in New York.
