Brazilian Guitarist Paulo Bellinati with special guests Carlos Oliveira & Harvey Wainapel
Paulo Bellinati, guitar; Carlos Oliveira, guitar; Harvey Wainapel, saxophones
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Friday, July 17, 8 pm
Campbell Recital Hall
Tickets: $28 general | $14 students

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Video: Paulo Bellinati, "Surfboard" (Jobim)

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In addition to being a virtuoso performer in the classical tradition, guitarist Paulo Bellinati is a composer, arranger, scholar, and master of a wide range of Brazilian musical styles. He has played with world-class artists from a variety of backgrounds, including Carla Bley, Gal Costa, and Steve Swallow, and luminaries such as John Williams and the Los Angeles Guitar Quartet have performed and recorded his compositions. Bellinati is inspired by the richness of Brazil’s musical heritage and his music combines deep knowledge of dozens of regional styles and traditions with a contemporary vision and innovative spirit. Bellinati is joined by two of the Bay Area’s most accomplished performers of Brazilian music. Seven-string nylon guitar master Carlos Oliveira was born in Pernambuco, a state in northeastern Brazil. He moved to the United States in 1980, bringing the region’s heavily African-influenced style with him. While many American jazz musicians occasionally season their sound with a dash of generic bossa nova, saxophonist Harvey Wainapel has embraced Brazilian music deeply and plays with uncommon authenticity and feeling.

“Possessing a quicksilver virtuosity, arranger, composer, scholar, and guitar virtuoso Paulo Bellinati, indisputably one of the giants on his chosen instrument.”

– Brazzil Magazine

Paolo Bellinati website

Inside Jazz:
History & Development of Brazilian Choro
Speaker: Harvey Wainapel
7 pm, Free with concert ticket

Q&A Paulo Bellinati

What is the first recording you remember hearing as a child?
My grand father’s recordings, mainly Italian opera hits.

What job would you have if you weren’t a jazz musician?
I believe I would be a Scientist. I was fascinated by chemical experiments when I was kid.

What’s your favorite food?
Italian of course – pasta and pizza.

What’s the most exotic place you’ve traveled to as a musician?
Taipei, Taiwan by far.

What’s your favorite jazz venue?
Eremitage in Schwaz, Austria.

Who is your greatest musical influence?
My favorite Brazilian guitar players/composers are Garoto, Laurindo de Almeida, Luiz Bonfá, Dilermando Reis and Baden Powell. My favorite American guitar players are Wes Montgomery, Jim Hall and Joe Pass.

When did you become interested in music, and what circumstances or events led to your becoming a professional musician?
It happened quickly. My father showed me the first chords when I was 13. I began music lessons with my very first music teacher when I was 15, and I got a job in a restaurant playing rhythm guitar when I was 16. I graduated from the Conservatory of São Paulo when I was 18. I never worked in anything else besides music; one thing always led to another.

If you were to describe your music as a color, what color would it be and why?
Well sometimes the music is sad and slow, which would be gray and foggy. Sometimes it is bright and fast, which would be red. When it gets serious it is navy blue, and when it’s fun and happy it’s green and yellow, like the Brazilian flag.