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Genil Castro

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  • Genre: Bossa Nova / Jazz

    Location Brasilia, Distrito Federal, BR

    Profile Views: 42450

    Last Login: 7/18/2012

    Member Since 12/21/2006

    Record Label Genil Castro Music

  • Bio

    Genil Castro started to play guitar in 1981 at 15. He studied acoustic guitar 'bossa nova" with Gamela (Sidney Barros) for two years. In 1983/84 Genil enrolled G.I.T for six months,during this period he had the opportunity to meet and study with Joe Diorio and also attended seminars with Lenny Breau, Howard Roberts,Ron Eschete, Larry Coryell, Mick Goodrick, Steve Morse, Moacir Santos, Carl Schroeder, Jeff Berlin, Tommy Tedesco, Frank Gambale among others..... Genil also studied with Joe Diorio at his guitar courses in Brazil in 1985/1989(Rio) and 1995(Brasilia), he also participated of E.M.B summer course in 1998 with Toninho Horta..... Genil has played and/or recorded with important musicians such as: Joao Donato, Joe Diorio, Toninho Horta, Don Burrows, Vittor Santos, Nelson Faria, Jeff Andrews, Jorge Helder, Paulo Braga, Hamilton de Holanda, Paulo Russo, Andrew Scott Potter, Steve Barnes, Ademir Junior, Moisés Alves (Paraibach), Daniel Alcântara, Rubinho Antunes, Leandro Braga, Adriano Giffone, Carlos Bala, Widor Santiago, Carlos Malta, Márcio Bahia, Cássia Eller, Alex Carvalho, Carlos Ribeiro Jr,Sérgio Galvão, Cássio Moura, Marco Tulio Pinheiro, Yuri Popoff, Kiko Freitas, Lupa Santiago, Délia Fischer, Lourival Galliani, Arnou de Mello, Marcos Britto, Erivelton Silva, Nema Antunes, Eric Sayer,Ricardo Boy Nakamura, Phil deGreg, Mark Tracy, Gamela, Saulo Ferreira, Niromar Fernandes, Alex Queiroz, Serge Von Frasunkiewicz, Enrico Carinci,Paulo Dantas,Ticho Lavenere, Oswaldo Amorim, Affinity Jazz trio, Marabeau Jazz trio, among others. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ....compre aqui.... ....buy here.... ....you tube.... ....facebook.... .. ...... .. .... .... .. .. .. ...... .. .. ...... .. .. ...... .. .. ...... .. .. ...... .. .. ...... .. .. ...... .. .. .. .. .... ..circum•ambulação circum•ambulation.. ........lançamento do cd circum•ambulação. ....adquira agora na livraria cultura.......new album release circum•ambulation. ...... buy now online at cdbaby....... .. ...... .. .. .. ..
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  • Influences

    Bill Evans, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Pat Martino, Joe Diorio, Lenny Breau, Ted Greene, Mick Goodrick, Roy Buchanan, Gamela, Ed Bickert, Joe Pass, Jim Hall, Wes Montgomery, Guinga, John Scofield, Niromar,Toninho Horta. John Main, Ken Wilber, Krishnamurti, Raimon Pannikar, Bede Griffths, Laurence Freeman, Thomas Merton, Thomas Keating, Alan Watts.
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Bio:

Genil Castro started to play guitar in 1981 at 15. He studied acoustic guitar 'bossa nova" with Gamela (Sidney Barros) for two years. In 1983/84 Genil enrolled G.I.T for six months,during this period he had the opportunity to meet and study with Joe Diorio and also attended seminars with Lenny Breau, Howard Roberts,Ron Eschete, Larry Coryell, Mick Goodrick, Steve Morse, Moacir Santos, Carl Schroeder, Jeff Berlin, Tommy Tedesco, Frank Gambale among others.

Genil also studied with Joe Diorio at his guitar courses in Brazil in 1985/1989(Rio) and 1995(Brasilia), he also participated of E.M.B summer course in 1998 with Toninho Horta.

Genil has played and/or recorded with important musicians such as: Joao Donato, Joe Diorio, Toninho Horta, Don Burrows, Vittor Santos, Nelson Faria, Jeff Andrews, Jorge Helder, Paulo Braga, Hamilton de Holanda, Paulo Russo, Andrew Scott Potter, Steve Barnes, Ademir Junior, Moisés Alves (Paraibach), Daniel Alcântara, Rubinho Antunes, Leandro Braga, Adriano Giffone, Carlos Bala, Widor Santiago, Carlos Malta, Márcio Bahia, Cássia Eller, Alex Carvalho, Carlos Ribeiro Jr,Sérgio Galvão, Cássio Moura, Marco Tulio Pinheiro, Yuri Popoff, Kiko Freitas, Lupa Santiago, Délia Fischer, Lourival Galliani, Arnou de Mello, Marcos Britto, Erivelton Silva, Nema Antunes, Eric Sayer,Ricardo Boy Nakamura, Phil deGreg, Mark Tracy, Gamela, Saulo Ferreira, Niromar Fernandes, Alex Queiroz, Serge Von Frasunkiewicz, Enrico Carinci,Paulo Dantas,Ticho Lavenere, Oswaldo Amorim, Affinity Jazz trio, Marabeau Jazz trio, among others. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
compre aqui buy here you tube facebook
CD
circum•ambulação circum•ambulation
lançamento do cd circum•ambulação.

adquira agora na livraria cultura.
new album release circum•ambulation.

buy now online at cdbaby.
.. .. ..

Member Since:

December 21, 2006

Members:





Influences:

Bill Evans, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Pat Martino, Joe Diorio, Lenny Breau, Ted Greene, Mick Goodrick, Roy Buchanan, Gamela, Ed Bickert, Joe Pass, Jim Hall, Wes Montgomery, Guinga, John Scofield, Niromar,Toninho Horta. John Main, Ken Wilber, Krishnamurti, Raimon Pannikar, Bede Griffths, Laurence Freeman, Thomas Merton, Thomas Keating, Alan Watts.

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Genil Castro Music

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