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Chico Pinheiro

One of the leading figures in modern Brazilian music, guitarist/composer/arranger Chico Pinheiro, was born in São Paulo. Self-taught, Pinheiro started playing the guitar and the piano when he was 7 years old. After starting to perform professionally at age 15, he rounded out his musical education with a stay in Boston, where he received his music degree from Berklee College of Music (Summa cum laude), studying with legendary teachers Mick Goodrick and Hal Crook and winning several academic/ musical prizes there during his studies.

Not only an exceptional guitarist with a wonderful sound and great fluidity, Chico Pinheiro is a unique composer of originality and maturity, qualities that stand out on his solo recordings. His first album 'Meia Noite Meio Dia' (Sony Music) was released in 2003 with great reviews at all the most important newspapers and music magazines in Brazil and abroad, and was included in the 'Top 10 Brazilian albums of the year' in the major newspapers of Brazil. This well-received debut included performances from special guest vocalists Luciana Alves, Lenine, Ed Motta, Chico César, and Maria Rita.

His second release, 'Chico Pinheiro' (Biscoito Fino/ 2005) enjoyed great critical and audience acclaim, once more being included in the 'Top 10 Brazilian albums of the year' by newspapers.

The third album, NOVA, was released in 2007, a collaboration with the american guitarist and composer Anthony Wilson. Again, enjoyed great critical and audience acclaim. Today Chico is already a remarkable presence in - and outside the Brazilian music scene, who has distinguished himself as a guitarist, composer and arranger.

He has performed and recorded with the 'cream of the crop' of Brazilian artists such as Rosa Passos, Chico César, Dori and Danilo Caymmi, João Donato, Johnny Alf, Luciana Souza, César Camargo Mariano,while also making his mark internationally, recording and playing with Dianne Reeves, Bob Mintzer, Roberto Fonseca, Cacha

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Album Review

Nanny Assis: Rovanio

Read "Rovanio" reviewed by Chris May


The Brazilian-born, New York City-based singer and composer Nanny Assis is a big talent with a low profile. His elegant blend of jazz and Brazilian music puts one in mind of another similarly inclined and relatively little known stylist, the Berlin-based composer and producer Meeco, well loved in this parish. The work of both musicians is caressing, lyrical and lush; the vibe is mostly sunny but there are dark corners. Assis and Meeco have arrived at the ...

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Album Review

Jeremy Pelt: The Art of Intimacy, Vol. 2/His Muse

Read "The Art of Intimacy, Vol. 2/His Muse" reviewed by Jack Bowers


Trumpeter Jeremy Pelt's album, The Art of Intimacy, Vol. 2, is a hybrid: nearly one-half jazz quartet (quintet on one track), more than the other half quartet with strings. Strangely enough, the strings are nowhere listed on the album jacket, nor are Pelt's colleagues in his quartet. One has to read an accompanying press release from HighNote Records to learn that they are pianist Victor Gould, bassist Buster Williams and drummer Billy Hart (with guitarist Chico Pinheiro added on the ...

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Radio & Podcasts

Chico Pinheiro, Andy Emler, Franco D'Andrea, Vince Mendoza & New Releases

Read "Chico Pinheiro, Andy Emler, Franco D'Andrea, Vince Mendoza & New Releases" reviewed by Ludovico Granvassu


Medium-sized and large-sized ensembles shine in all their nuances through the music included on today's playlist. At the end of the set Brazil, France and Norway add their own touch.Happy listening!Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Anthony Branker “What Place Can Be for Us?" What Place Can Be for Us?--A Suite in Ten Movements (Origin) 0:16 Host talks 8:39 Andy Emler Megaoctet “Just a Beginning" No Rush! (La Buissonne) ...

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Ben Allison: Moments Inside

Read "Moments Inside" reviewed by Angelo Leonardi


Delizioso. Le sempre cantabili composizioni di Ben Allison, i raffinati intrecci dei chitarristi Steve Cardenas e Chico Pinheiro, l'insinuante apporto ritmico del leader e di Allan Mednard, fanno di questo 14° album del bassista un'altra gemma. Per timore di essere equivocati non usiamo il termine cool ma in senso ampio quell'estetica è viva, accanto ad aromi soulful, nostalgici echi di Brasile e bossa nova (c'è tutta la grazia di Gilberto e Jobim), più melodie cristalline che si ...

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Kurt Elling: Secrets Are The Best Stories

Read "Secrets Are The Best Stories" reviewed by Angelo Leonardi


Due anni dopo la pubblicazione di The Questions il cantante di Chicago si presenta con un organico completamente nuovo che fa perno sul pianista panamense Danilo Pérez, aggiunge in un brano il portoricano Miguel Zenón e si avvale di una base ritmica di prim'ordine con altri strumentisti latini. La direzione espressiva di Kurt Elling non è però cambiata e in questo progetto ritroviamo la dimensione introspettiva legata alla riflessione sociopolitica ed etica. Il tutto evidenziato in testi composti ...

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Chico Pinheiro: There's a Storm Inside

Read "There's a Storm Inside" reviewed by Raul d'Gama Rose


The near falsetto vocals of Chico Pinheiro perfectly offset the voluptuous music that he has created on There's a Storm Inside. However narrow his vocal range, Pinheiro is a master storyteller and weaves his lines like an elaborate tapestry, a sort of patchwork quilt that tells the story his way. Pinheiro has a softness that seems to accelerate and retard his very breath, which increases the dramaturgy of his vocal gymnastics in both English and Portuguese, but more so in ...

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Chico Pinheiro: There's A Storm Inside

Read "There's A Storm Inside" reviewed by Mark F. Turner


There's A Storm Inside reaffirms Brazilian music as still one of the most romantic and vivacious genres in the world. While the rich lineage of enticing vocals and exotic rhythms remains intact, guitarist/vocalist Chico Pinheiro expands the tradition and infuses it with modernistic touches. A consummate artist, his voice is as sultry as Vinicius Cantuária, along with fret board and fingering magic that reaches the mastery of Romero Lubambo. The pristine sound and high production values are ...

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Performance / Tour

Camille Bertault & Chico Pinheiro launch the Rizzoli Music Aperitivo (NYC) on June 17 at 5PM

Camille Bertault & Chico Pinheiro launch the Rizzoli Music Aperitivo (NYC) on  June 17 at 5PM

Source: All About Jazz

Join us for the launch of Rizzoli Music Aperitivo with jazz musicians Camille Bertault and Chico Pinheiro. These young stars of the French and Brazilian jazz scenes launch a series of live performances at Rizzoli Bookstore that will spotlight international talent and spark cross-pollination between music and books. Rizzoli Music Aperitivo is sponsored by Mionetto Prosecco and curated by Mondo Jazz, the weekly Radio Free Brooklyn show dedicated to international jazz. RSVP by June ...

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Recordings: As Leader | As Sideperson

The Art of Intimacy,...

HighNote Records
2023

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Rovanio: The Music of...

In + Out Records
2023

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Rovanio

In + Out Records
2023

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Moments Inside

Sonic Camera Records
2021

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Secrets Are The Best...

Edition Records
2020

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There's A Storm Inside

Sunnyside Records
2010

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