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Gustavo Assis-Brasil
12+ albums
jazzguitarFusionJazz Rock
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Based in Boston, USA, Gustavo Assis-Brasil began playing the guitar at the age of 13. He attended the Federal University of Santa Maria, Brazil, to get his bachelor in classical guitar in 1995. During those years, he worked as a studio musician, private teacher and played with some important bands and projects (Nocet, Bichofolha duo w/Guilherme Barros. In 1995 he was featured in Guitar Player Magazine - USA (Spotlight session). In 1999 he got a full scholarship to get his Master Degree In Jazz at Berklee College of Music and The Boston Conservatory. His main teachers were Mick Goodrick (Gary Burton Quartet, Pat Metheny), Wayne Krantz (Leni Stern, Steely Dan, Michael Brecker), Hal Crook (duo w/Joe Diorio), Ed Tomassi, Dave Fiucsynski (Screaming Headless Torsos), Rick Peckham, Larry Baione, Charlie Banacos, and the South Indian ‘guru’ Prasanna. Gustavo also had master-classes/lessons with Pat Metheny, Frank Gambale, Mike Stern, Dave Liebman and John Scofield. From 2001 until 2006, Gustavo played/toured the renowned group the Dig Trio. He is also the director of the Jazz and Contemporary Music Department of the Cambridge School of Weston and teaches at Berklee College of Music’s Guitar Sessions. Also as a teacher, Gustavo taught clinics at GIT, Guitar Institute of Technology, Los Angeles, CA; University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA; Berklee College of Music, Boston, MA; UFRGS, Brazil; Federal University of Santa Maria, Brazil; University of Passo Fundo, Brazil. Use
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Chromatic Dialogues
In Concert
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Mahavishnu Re-Defined
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Maestros of Cool - a Tribute to Steely Dan
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MAHAVISHNU Re-Defined - A Tribute To John McLaughlin & The Mahavishnu Orchestra
Manhã Transfigurada: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
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MAHAVISHNU Re-Defined - A Tribute To John McLaughlin & The Mahavishnu Orchestra (Disc 1)
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A Tribute To John Mclaughlin And Mahavishnu Orchestra: Mahavishnu Re-Defined (Disc 1)
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Baianjo
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Maestros Of Cool - A Tribute To Steely Dan (Disc 2)
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Masters of Cool (Disc 2)
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A Tribute To John Mclaughlin And Mahavishnu Orchestra: Mahavishnu Re-Defined