Stephen Guerra

Stephen Guerra: No Balan​ç​o do Choro​-​Samba

by Katchie Cartwright
January 17, 2025

Guitarist Stephen Guerra was finishing up his undergraduate degree in engineering when he became enchanted with Brazilian music. It was the guitar and song magic of Baden Powell with its mysterious metric ambiguity. Upon graduating, he took a job in personal wealth management, teaching himself to play guitar and read music on the side. After a couple of years in finance, he went for a second undergraduate degree--this time in music--and kept going toward a PhD, never looking back. He ...