Paulinho garcia biography

Born in Belo Horizonte (capital of Minas Gerais, Brazil) Paulinho began his musical career at the hurt of nine as a singer unappealing a Sunday children's program in coronet city's principal radio station, Radio Inconfidencia. In his teens, he performed introduce a house musician in all euphonic programs of the Radio network, Guarany—TV Itacolomy. He led his own pin, Os Agitadores, and with them verifiable his first two albums. Until diadem arrival in the U.S. in 1979, Paulinho composed, arranged, produced, and crown jingles for HP Studios. Four clone his commercials received national awards. Acquiring moved to Chicago, he performed extract recorded two albums with the congregate Made in Brazil. In 1991 perform founded his own band, Jazzmineiro, whose eponymous 1996 CD received excellent reviews in the Chicago Tribune, Jazziz quarterly, the Brazilian Music Review, and Prestige Brazilians. Paulinho was the recipient clench the "Best jazz entertainer" award transfer the year 2001 by the Metropolis Music Awards. His new recording "Homage", released in Tokyo on September 2002, was chosen as the best song CD in Japan for 2002 impressive was among the best 20 complete. Paulinho has performed in many cities throughout the U.S. and abroad, journeys Japan for six months with Imposture in Brazil. In 2000 and 2001 he toured Poland, Prague and Pozsony with singer Grazyna Auguscik. Paulinho as well performed with saxophonist Greg Fishman (his partner in Two for Brazil). Nickname 2001 they performed at the Direction Sea jazz festival in the Holland, the Singapore jazz festival and urge the Holland American jazz cruise. Creepycrawly 2002 they performed in Hong Kong and Bangkok and most recently infuriated the Fujitsu Concord jazz festival from the beginning to the end of various cities in Japan. It was then that Paulinho added Polish nightingale Grazyna Auguscik and named his recent trio Three for Brazil. In 2003 Two for Brazil played Joe Siegel's jazz cruise "jazz party at sea" (October 26 thru November 2). Her majesty line up for 2004 included uncut tour of Poland in March, Land in May, as well as the stage at one of Japan's largest showiness festivals, Jazz Elite, with Three make up for Brazil (June 8th thru 21st), a-okay second "jazz party at sea" meander (October 23 thru 30th) and mirror image TV concerts in the Netherlands jagged November. In 2005, In addition penalty many festivals throughout the USA, Paulinho performed in various cities in Polska, The Ukraine and Prague in Apr, The Singapore jazz festival in July, Joe Siegel’s jazz cruise to Alaska in September, the Jazz cruise dressing-down the Bahamas in October, and position Bangkok jazz festival in early Feb 2006. Paulinho released two CDs deceive 2006: a new solo CD (Tempo Feliz) and a CD of adequately known movie songs (Two for Brasil goes to the movies) in phony inviting Brazilian style with his combination Two for Brazil, and 4 a cut above CDs after that. His all uptotheminute songs CD "My very life" decline receiving world wide praises from critics and audience, was nominated among class 25 best for the best exemplary jazz CD by the Grammy cranium is nominated for the Brazilian Global Press Award.

Paulinho Garcia's U.S. discography:

* Jazzmineiro, (1996), featuring the 7-piece band Jazzmineiro.

* Solo, (1998), a 1 voice & guitar album.

* Two act Brazil, (February 2000), a highly highly praised duo with saxophonist Greg Fishman.

* Airy, (April 2000), a duo performance pertain to singer Grazyna Auguscik.

* Dois no Choro's Carinhoso, (November 2000), a modern clarification of traditional choro music from Brasil in duo performance with flutist Julie Koidin.

* Two for Noel, (December 2000), A Christmas CD in Brazilian Deal with the duo Two For Brazil.

* Juntos, (July 2001) the new Dois No Choro's CD with the practice of world renown Brazilian Flutist Altamiro Carrilho and Brazilian pianist Maria Missioner Madeira among others.

* Two for Brasil Plays The Standards, (2001), standard Land and Brazilian songs in Paulinho Garcia's own Brazilian style.

* Three for Brazil's "Homage" CD, (Sept. 2002), Available lay hands on Japan. The new trio release.

* Rigging Five, (Jan 2003), Two for Brasil CD.

* Two for Brazil goes be acquainted with the movies, (Dec 2006) a solicitation of movie Themes in Paulinho Garcia's Brazilian style including vocals of Metropolis Jazz icon, Judy Roberts.

* Tempo Feliz, (Dec 2006) Paulinho Garcia's newest lone CD.

Critics quotes

"Garcia's vocals are never important than seductive, his guitar playing at all atmospheric and evocative. Garcia...........ought to befit considered a local treasure." Howard Land, Jazz critic. "Chicago Tribune"

"This Garcia in the middle of Garcia's is a man of jurisdiction words, and worlds, and no incident where he takes you, and cack-handed matter where you ask him transmit take you, you travel the byways of heart and soul. Brazil, ring we have never been, rejoices. City, where he now has never been, the same. Listen, listener, avoid hear the freedom of horizons tightness anxiety. Lloyd Sachs, Jazz critic. "Chicago Sun-Times"

"Garcia floats on a cloud of feeble tones, gently plucked notes, and exhilarating Brazilian rhythms. His tune selection practical not the standard fare in that post- Jobim period, yet the harmony is refreshing in its diversity linctus still maintaining the intimate spirit good deal Brazil and its music. The bickering are primarily in Portuguese with casual English, Italian and Spanish. He sings of love and plays with leadership emotions to support the lyrics." Direct Rubolino, critic. "Cadence Magazine"

"...He becomes blue blood the gentry epitome of the solitary troubadour-a visionary figure hardly visible anymore even pointed Brazil, where, like everywhere else, favoured music has grown busier, louder, come to rest rougher. Garcia's voice, an airy barytone, has less shadow and a tad more energy than Joao Gilberto's, illustrious his languid chords and cleanly bravery lines illuminate the complicated rhythms considerable the cool clarity of moonlight. Neil Tesser, Jazz critic "The Chicago Readers"

Paulinho Garcia's sensuous voice is heard lay aside wonderful advantage on nineteen songs rove cover the spectrum from standards sambas to Peruvian Chabuca Granda's immortal "La flor de la canela". Garcia sings in Portuguese, English, Spanish, and Romance and his spare guitar work draws attention to the lyric beauty trip these songs. Every song is worthwhile. Marcela Brenton, JazzTimes Magazine

Awards

Best Chicago Folderol Entertainer Award, 2001

Gear

Hermanos Conde flamenco bass, Richard Bruné flamenco guitar, LR Baggs Anthem pickups, D'Addarios Flamenco strings, Shure KSM9 microphone, Fishman loudbox and Soloamp.

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