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Instrument: Guitar and vocals
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by Edward Blanco
Brazilian son Paulinho Garcia may not be an immediately recognizable figure in the jazz world today and that is largely by design as he eschews the limelight in favor of being behind the scenes producing concerts, working with other artists and serving as a clinician. A fine vocalist and guitarist, Garcia is no novice with several albums to his credit but Beautiful Love, is a special solo album and vehicle defining a humbling artist as he emerges from the shadows ...
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by Javier AQ Ortiz
My Very Life, by Paulinho Garcia, is a release from Chicago Sessions--a subscription label service featuring the best Chicago jazz artists." Many years ago Garcia realized that it pays to be a toucan in a land of penguins and he has been leaving his mark in the Windy City--and beyond--ever since.
This recording finds Garcia under a somewhat different spotlight. For example, although his recent solo work and his recordings with Two for Brazil do not feature much of his ...
read morePaulinho Garcia: Portrait in Black and White
by Javier AQ Ortiz
Paulinho Garcia milks much from sheer simplicity. The liner notes state that he recorded Portrait in Black and White as if I was in my own living room." Garcia succeeded. Accompanied by his Spanish guitar, this release is characterized by its overall openheartedness and cool intimacy.
His cozy voice travels through a well-trodden repertoire of Brazilian and jazz compositions singing in English and Portuguese with Adiós mi Sueño" being the sole exception in Spanish. His slightly accented English ...
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by Matthew Warnock
My Very Life is a collection of original compositions by Brazilian native Paulinho Garcia which reflect the wide-range of musical styles found in Brazil. While many people may be familiar with the Bossa Nova, especially the work of master composer/performer Antonio Carlos Jobim, Garcia draws from the lesser known baião, chorinho, choro and marcha rancho grooves to produce an album that is as enjoyable to listen to as it is to get up and dance to. My Very Life is ...
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by Dr. Judith Schlesinger
In Chicago and Japan, among other exotic places, guitarist/vocalist Paulinho Garcia is well-known and beloved as one half of the multi-recorded group Two for Brazil" (with tenor saxophonist Greg Fishman). He's also a third of Three for Brazil" (with Fishman and celestial Polish jazz vocalist Grazyna Auguscik) as well as the leader of his own band, Jazzmineiro.
A resident of Chicago for over two decades, the Brazilian-born Garcia brings the same distinctive sound to all of his musical configurations: his ...
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