Gustavo Assis-Brasil
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Gustavo Assis-Brasil is a Brazil
ian jazz
guitar
ist. Based in Boston
, he is considered a major pioneer in organizing the study and development of the hybrid picking
technique for guitar. In 1999 he received a full scholarship to get his Master's degree at Berklee College of Music
and The Boston Conservatory. His main teachers were Mick Goodrick
, Wayne Krantz
, Ed Tomassi, Dave Fiuczynski
, Rick Peckham, and Larry Baione. He has also studied with Charlie Banacos
, and Prasanna. In 2005, Gustavo released the book Hybrid Picking for Guitar.
He is the director of the Jazz
and Contemporary Music Ensembles of The Cambridge School of Weston
and he teaches at Berklee College of Music during the Guitar Sessions.
He has performed and recorded with artists like John Stowell
, Tim Pascoal, Frank Potenza, Richard Smith, Mauricio Zottarelli, Hiromi, Tony Grey (John McLaughlin
), Prasanna, Greg Hopkins, Esperanza Spalding
, Brett Wilmott, Garo Saraydarian, Tony Gaboury, Matthew Nicholl, Tim Ries (The Rolling Stones
, Paul Simon
, Stevie Wonder
), Nelson Faria
, Renato Pereira (Dionne Warwick
Band), Jose Pienasola (Elis Regina
, Romero Lubambo
, Leny Andrade), Marina Elali, Michael Farquharson, Hiroaki Honshuku, Winnie Dahlgren, Dough Johnson, Natalie Dietrich, Fernando Huergo, among others.
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
ian jazz
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
guitar
Guitar
The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
ist. Based in Boston
Boston
Boston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had...
, he is considered a major pioneer in organizing the study and development of the hybrid picking
Hybrid picking
Hybrid picking is a guitar-playing technique that involves picking with a pick and one or more fingers alternately or simultaneously. Hybrid picking allows guitar players who use a pick to perform music which would normally require fingerstyle playing. It also facilitates wide string leaps Hybrid...
technique for guitar. In 1999 he received a full scholarship to get his Master's degree at Berklee College of Music
Berklee College of Music
Berklee College of Music, located in Boston, Massachusetts, is the largest independent college of contemporary music in the world. Known primarily as a school for jazz, rock and popular music, it also offers college-level courses in a wide range of contemporary and historic styles, including hip...
and The Boston Conservatory. His main teachers were Mick Goodrick
Mick Goodrick
Mick Goodrick is an American post bop jazz guitarist and educator most noteworthy for his work with vibraphonist Gary Burton's band from 1973 to 1976, where for part of that time he was playing alongside guitarist Pat Metheny...
, Wayne Krantz
Wayne Krantz
Wayne Krantz is an American jazz fusion guitarist. He has played with top artists such as Steely Dan, Michael Brecker, Billy Cobham, and others, but is most active as a solo performer.-Biography:...
, Ed Tomassi, Dave Fiuczynski
David Fiuczynski
David "Fuze" Fiuczynski is an American guitarist, best known as the leader of the Screaming Headless Torsos and David Fiuczynski's KiF, and as a member of Hasidic New Wave...
, Rick Peckham, and Larry Baione. He has also studied with Charlie Banacos
Charlie Banacos
Charlie Banacos was an American pianist, composer, author and educator, concentrating on jazz.Banacos created over 100 courses of study for improvisation and composition. His concepts of teaching and his courses influenced educators since the late 1950s...
, and Prasanna. In 2005, Gustavo released the book Hybrid Picking for Guitar.
He is the director of the Jazz
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
and Contemporary Music Ensembles of The Cambridge School of Weston
The Cambridge School of Weston
The Cambridge School of Weston, also known as CSW, is a private, coeducational high school in Weston, Massachusetts. Currently the school has approximately 330 students, 25% of whom are boarding. The Head of School is Jane Moulding...
and he teaches at Berklee College of Music during the Guitar Sessions.
He has performed and recorded with artists like John Stowell
John Stowell
John Stowell is an American Jazz guitarist, composer, author and lecturer.- Biography :Stowell, who plays electric and acoustic guitar, raised in Connecticut had private studies with Linc Chamberland and John Mehegan...
, Tim Pascoal, Frank Potenza, Richard Smith, Mauricio Zottarelli, Hiromi, Tony Grey (John McLaughlin
John McLaughlin (musician)
John McLaughlin , also known as Mahavishnu John McLaughlin, is an English guitarist, bandleader and composer...
), Prasanna, Greg Hopkins, Esperanza Spalding
Esperanza Spalding
Esperanza Spalding is an American multi-instrumentalist best known as a jazz bassist and singer, who draws upon many genres in her own compositions...
, Brett Wilmott, Garo Saraydarian, Tony Gaboury, Matthew Nicholl, Tim Ries (The Rolling Stones
The Rolling Stones
The Rolling Stones are an English rock band, formed in London in April 1962 by Brian Jones , Ian Stewart , Mick Jagger , and Keith Richards . Bassist Bill Wyman and drummer Charlie Watts completed the early line-up...
, Paul Simon
Paul Simon
Paul Frederic Simon is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist.Simon is best known for his success, beginning in 1965, as part of the duo Simon & Garfunkel, with musical partner Art Garfunkel. Simon wrote most of the pair's songs, including three that reached number one on the US singles...
, Stevie Wonder
Stevie Wonder
Stevland Hardaway Morris , better known by his stage name Stevie Wonder, is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer and activist...
), Nelson Faria
Nelson Faria
Nelson Faria is a Brazilian guitar player.-Biography:Started his guitar lessons with Sidney Barros in Brasilia.At the age of 19 moved to Los Angeles and studied at the G.I.T...
, Renato Pereira (Dionne Warwick
Dionne Warwick
Dionne Warwick is an American singer, actress and TV show host, who became a United Nations Global Ambassador for the Food and Agriculture Organization, and a United States Ambassador of Health....
Band), Jose Pienasola (Elis Regina
Elis Regina
Elis Regina Carvalho Costa, known simply as Elis Regina was an important singer of Brazilian popular music. She became nationally renowned in 1965, after singing Arrastão in the first edition of TV Excelsior festival song contest, and soon joined O Fino da Bossa, a television program on TV Record...
, Romero Lubambo
Romero Lubambo
Romero Lubambo is a Brazilian jazz guitar player.Romero Lubambo started learning classic piano at a very early age...
, Leny Andrade), Marina Elali, Michael Farquharson, Hiroaki Honshuku, Winnie Dahlgren, Dough Johnson, Natalie Dietrich, Fernando Huergo, among others.