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Igor Willcox

Considered one of the most important Brazilian drummers, Igor Willcox has achieved great notoriety in the instrumental music scene with his group Igor Willcox Quartet, standing out and performing in the most important Jazz clubs around the world such as Blue Note, Yardbird Suite (Edmonton - Canada), Bourbon Street, The Jazz Room (Waterloo - CA), Frankie’s Jazz (Vancouver- CA), Bucking Jam Palace (Calgary - CA), The Rex (Toronto-CA), and Jazz Festivals such as,  North City Jazz Festival (Serbia), Bansko Jazz Festival (Bulgaria), Nisville Jazz Festival (Serbia), Summer Jazz Festival (Slovenia), Panama Jazz Festival, Santos Jazz Festival (Brazil), Play Jazz Festival (Brazil), MB Jazz (Souza Lima Berklee), etc.

 

Awards

Important Festivals / Awards: - Batuka Festival III (drum festival organized by the Vera Figueiredo’s Institute). Igor won the contest in category of musicality, in 1998. - Batuka Festival IV, alongside big names Dave Weckl and Virgil Donati . - Igor was nominated as a drummer revelation in 2000, by Batera & Percussão Magazine - Presented on the 1st edition of Batukinha, where it also played the artists Vera Figueiredo, Sam Aliano, Marco Minnemann, Jim Chapin and Dom Famularo. - 2nd Modern Drummer Festival (Brazil). - Performed workshops in Germany at the University of Music in Frankfurt, Hamburg School of Music, among others. - IV Modern Drummer Festival IP & T. - Columnist for the Batera & Percussão Magazine, for 1 year. - Zildjian Camp Brazil 2015


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Radio & Podcasts

John Scofield, Bireli Lagrene, Tribal Tech, Igor Wilcox and Erik Escobar

Read "John Scofield, Bireli Lagrene, Tribal Tech, Igor Wilcox and Erik Escobar" reviewed by Len Davis


On today's program old favourites from John Scofield, Tribal Tech, Jean-Luc Ponty, Steps Ahead, and Bireli Lagrene, Also a special segment of the show to showcase Brazilian musicians including drummer Igor Willcox, pianist and keyboard player Erik Escobar, vocalist Flora Purim and guitarist Andre Nieri.Playlist John Scofield “Four On The Floor" from Up All Night (Verve) 00:00 Steps Ahead “Vibe" from Vibe (NYC) 06:40 Birelli Lagrene “Foreign Affairs" from Electric Side (Dreyfus) 13:20 Tribal Tech “Dr Hee" from ...

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New music from Derupeto, Igor Willcox, Soft works and more

Read "New music from Derupeto, Igor Willcox, Soft works and more" reviewed by Len Davis


Music from Brazilian drummer Igor Willcox and his album # 1, Softworks Live in Osaka 2003, beautifully restored by Mark Wingfield, and from Sweden guitarist Tobias Grim and his band Derupeto with their new self titled album. Playlist Igor Willcox “Room 73" from # 1 (Self Produced) 00:00 Derupeto “Funk do misterio" from Derupeto (Noble Records) 08:05 Derupeto “Habari" from Derupeto (Noble Records) 16:15 Jack Pantazis “Hot tin Roof" from With The Little We Have (Self Produced) 24:18 ...

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Album Review

Igor Willcox Quartet: Live at The Jazz Room (Canada)

Read "Live at The Jazz Room (Canada)" reviewed by Mike Jurkovic


With his second live release in as many years, Brazilian drummer Igor Willcox continues to display--with equal parts potent suppleness and sheer fusion momentum--the high energy level at the core of his game. Add to that Newton's Third Law--that for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction--and you've got a really clear read on what Live at the Jazz Room (Canada) is all about. The quartet—saxophonist Wagner Barbosa, keyboardist/pianist Vini Morales and bassist Glecio Nascimento—ignite the ...

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Igor Willcox: # 1

Read "# 1" reviewed by Troy Dostert


Brazilian drummer Igor Willcox offers a little something for everyone on this nine-track debut album. Fans of fusion and jazz- funk in particular will appreciate Willcox's hard-driving, relentless style, and with some tasteful contributions from his colleagues, it's an auspicious outing from this versatile drummer and songwriter. Willcox clearly enjoys working with keyboardists, as all nine cuts feature keyboards of some kind; although tenor saxophonist Clayton Sousa is also a crucial presence on most of the tracks, the ...

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All About Jazz Top 10 Tracks: August 2018

All About Jazz Top 10 Tracks: August 2018

Source: All About Jazz

All About Jazz features a free song every day spanning all genres of jazz, and of the 30 tracks featured in August, these ten represent our personal favorites. We also included the top ten reader favorites as indicated by total listens. Musicians and record labels can submit full length MP3s for consideration here. Enjoy! EDITOR'S PICKS The Scare LIVE! Igor Willcox From: Igor Willcox Quartet- LIVE! 12:11 Colonnade Beneath the World Mimika ...

../Pictures/Capas%20Digitais%20CD/Capa%20Digital%20Cd%201400x%20(menor).jpgThe debut album #1 had an excellent review on the most important and popular jazz music website in the world: the All About Jazz. “ Fans of fusion and jazz- funk in particular will appreciate Willcox's hard-driving, relentless style, and with some tasteful contributions from his colleagues, it's an auspicious outing from this versatile drummer and songwriter.”

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Recordings: As Leader | As Sideperson

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2020 - Live at Bansko Jazz Festival (Bulgaria)

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2020

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U.F.O (Live)

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Brad Vibe - Live

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U.F.O (Live)

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U.F.O (Live)

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The Scare LIVE!

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The Scare

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Brotherhood

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