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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

Chico Pinheiro and Vinicius Cantuária: Brazilian Guitar Dialogues

by Steven Roby
January 13, 2026

Brazilian guitarist and composer Chico Pinheiro joins Backstage Bay Area to talk about his musical journey, his duo collaboration with Vinicius Cantuaria, and the stories behind his compositions “City of Dreams" and “Estrada Real" ahead of their upcoming West Coast shows.A DownBeat Rising Star guitarist, Pinheiro reflects on his early start as a working ...

Dave Anderson: Plays with Gusto

by Dean Nardi
October 27, 2025

Gusto! Vigorous and enthusiastic. Implies doing something with great spirit and energy. From the Spanish, gusto indicates taste, pleasure or liking, and that, friends, wraps and puts a bow around what you hear from New York-based soprano and tenor saxophonist Dave Anderson on his uplifting In Lieu of Flowers album (Label1, 2025). Anderson needed ...

Where We Begin

By Alex Kautz

Label: Sunnyside Records
Released: 2024
Track listing: Chorinho; Bebe; Mira Eso; Within; Milonga Gris; A Ostra e o Vento; Mamulengo; Elvin da Bahia.

Brasil

By Lee Ritenour

Label: Candid Records
Released: 2024
Track listing: Cravo E Canela (Cloves And Cinnamon); For the Palms; Catavento; Vitoriosa; Meu Samba Torto; Stone Flower; Boca De Siri (Keep A Secret); Lil Rock Way; Canto Invierno (Winter Song).

Vã Revelação

By Bruna Black

Label: Green Flash Music
Released: 2024
Track listing: Vã Revelação; Pérolas; Para Me Entender; Inverno de Nós Dois; Nosso Cais; Uma Noite Com Vocé;  Romántico Calor; Será; Chão de Nuvem.

Beyond Bossa

By Delia Fischer

Label: Origin Records
Released: 2024
Track listing: A Little Samba; Song of Self Affirmation (feat. Matias Correa); What Good is Summer? (feat. Eugene Friesen & Márcio Nucci); Almost Paradise (feat. Luciana Souza); Lemon Jugglers of Rio (feat. New York Voices); My Time (feat. Gretchen Parlato); The Street Where I Was Born; Every Hopeful Corner; Marketplace (feat. Mario Biondi); The Acupuncture Song (feat. Chico Pinheiro & Pretinho Da Serrinha); Workaholic (feat. Marcos Valle); My Voice in Your Head.

Crossing Paths

By Renee Rosnes

Label: Smoke Sessions Records
Released: 2024
Track listing: Frevo; Pra Dizer Adeus (featuring Edu Lobo); Trilhos Urbanos; Canta, Canta Mais (featuring Maucha Adnet); Casa Forte (featuring Edu Lobo); Essa Mulher (featuring Joyce Moreno); Amor Até O Fim; Estórias da Floresta; Caminhos Cruzados (featuring Maucha Adnet).

Frevo

December 19, 2024

Album: Crossing Paths
By Renee Rosnes
Label: Smoke Sessions Records
Released: 2024
Duration: 04:43

Renee Rosnes: Crossing Paths

by Katchie Cartwright
December 7, 2024

In the course of a career that began in the 1980s and continues to flourish, Renee Rosnes has developed an extraordinary sound, both as a composer and as a pianist, one that is readily recognizable whatever the context. With Crossing Paths, she taps into longstanding affinities and affection for Brazilian music, illuminating elements and flavors that ...