Folk Bands and Artists
Chico Pinheiro
São Paulo, Brazil
An exceptional guitarist with a beautiful sound and great fluidity, a unique composer that blends Brazilian Music, Classical Music, and Jazz, Chico´s been nominated twice for the American Grammy Awards (in 2019 & 2020).
Born and raised in São Paulo, Brazil, he started playing the guitar when he was 6. At 14, he started working as a studio session guitarist and soon began to be called to collaborate with a wide range of artists in his hometown, then in Brazil, then abroad. In 2002 Chico put together a band of his own and started recording as a leader. His first album, ´Meia Noite Meio Dia´ (Sony Music/ 2003), was released in 2003 with great reviews at all the most important newspapers and music magazines in Brazil and abroad and was included in the ´Top 10 Brazilian albums of the year´ in the major newspapers of Brazil: ´O Estado de São Paulo,´ ´A Folha de São Paulo´ and ´O Globo.´ This well-received debut included special guest vocalists Lenine, Ed Motta, Chico César, and Maria Rita.
Genre: Jazz,World
