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Flávio Silva

Flávio Silva is a musician who is part of a new generation of Brazilian composers and instrumentalists that has been breaking through the musical scene of different places, such as Brazil and The Netherlands. The guitarist studied with some of the best musicians in Brazil and all over the world, such as Michel Leme, Alexandre Mihanovich, Djalma Lima, Lage Lund, Adam Rogers and Ed Verhoeff, among others. Flávio has shared the stage with some highly skilled musicians such as Victor Wooten, Munir Hossn, Kendrick Scott, Eric Harland, Cuca Teixeira, Sandro Haick, Thiago Espirito Santo, Nic Thys, Piet Verbist, Bert Joris, Marcus Gilmore, Ben Williams, Louis Cato, Reggie Washington, Alex Han, Tuur Moens, Nicolas Viccaro and Ettiene Mbappe, among others. In 2014, he is releasing his debut album, consisting of nine authorial compositions, he shows some of his skills as a composer, arranger and guitarist. Recorded with some of the best Brazilian musicians, Cuca Teixeira on Drums, Josué dos Santos on Tenor Saxophone, Bruno Migotto on Double Bass, Gustavo Bugni on Piano and Rhodes and JP Barbosa on Alto Saxophone, this record has the modern jazz as it’s main platform, but with different influences that go from Latin Music to Fusion and even some Rock. He has been playing with some of the main artists in The Netherlands since his arrival in 2012. He has played with Poliana Vieira, Lilian Vieira, The Mafia Project featuring Andy Smart, Re:freshed Orchestra, Hipnotik Orchestra and Jared Grant, among many others. Flávio endorses Mono Bags and Reference Laboratory cables.

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