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Paulinho Garcia
Bossa Nova / Latin / Jazz

Awarded Chicago's best jazz entertainer, 2001



CHICAGO, Illinois
United States

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Last Login:  7/15/2009
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Member Since2/27/2007
Band Websitehttp://www.paulinhogarcia.com
Band Members
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*PAULINHO GARCIA

*TWO FOR BRAZIL (Paulinho Garcia & Greg Fishman)

*DOIS NO CHORO (Paulinho Garcia & Julie Koidin)

*GRAZ & PAULINHO (Paulinho Garcia & Grazyna Auguscik)

*JAZZMINEIRO (Paulinho Garcia, Heitor Garcia, Geraldo de Oliveira, Luis leal, Willy Garcia, Dan De Lorenzo, Steve Eisen)



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InfluencesBrazilian music - Jazz vocalists
Sounds Liketo the untrained ears Paulinho could be compared to some Brazilian jazz musicians but in reality he has his own unique sound and style.
Record LabelJazzmin Records
Type of LabelIndie


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Katerina’s Chicago, Illinois
Jun 29 2009 1:00P
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   About Paulinho Garcia
May 1st, 1979 Paulinho Garcia arrived in Chicago, Illinois, USA. That was the beginning of a new life and a re-start of his musical career. With him were his wife Maria Angelina Seta Garcia (Teka) and his 5 years old son Paulo Garcia Junior. Teka passed way in December 1996 but her children Paulo Garcia Junior and Paula Setta Garcia and 3 grandchildren Elias, Eliana and Eliza Garcia survive her. Paulinho was born in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, on August 16th, 1948 from father Heitor Gianizelli Garcia and mother Isabel da Silva Garcia. His first contact with music came very early in life, around 9 years old, when he started singing in a Sunday’s children program at Radio Inconfidencia in his hometown. In his teens he played first the drums and then moved to the bass, which became his main instrument until 1991 when he then switch to the guitar. Paulinho was well known in his hometown as a jingle composer, arranger and performer. He led the band “Os Agitadores” for many years, one of the top bands in the TV program “Brasa 4” and played bass for the Celio Balona group, a wedding band and the house band at Emissoras Associadas TV Itacolomi-Radio Guarani. Before coming to the USA Paulinho under graduated in Physics and was pursuing electrical engineering at the Universidade Federal de Belo Horizonte. Being a self taught musician Paulinho started his bassist career when an amateur band needed a bass player at the last minute and Paulinho took the instrument. About two years later, already a well-known bass player and the house musician for the television network Paulinho was asked by a famous bassist touring his town if he could borrow his instrument, it was then that Paulinho found out that all that time he was playing with his own tuning since he used the bass as it was, out-tuned, when he first started. It didn’t take long to re-learn the right way though. Paulinho was 16 when his father got him a used guitar in a trade. Not knowing anything about the instrument he tried very hard to play his first chords by watching other guitar players but little he knew that the difficulty in getting a clear sound was due a bent neck which made the action of the strings too high. Besides the problem he learned many songs on that guitar and on 1973 his wife present him with a Di Giorgio guitar and from then on playing was comparably a breezy. In 1978 some of his friends musicians moved to Chicago and the opportunity to come to the USA came through his long time friend and drummer Dedé Sampaio who was at the time playing for Breno Sauer Brazilian Sounds. In need of a bass player Breno arranged a working visa for Paulinho and the band Made in Brazil was formed. Paulinho played with Made in Brazil until 1991 when he started his own band Jazzmineiro whose eponymous 1996 CD received excellent reviews in the Chicago Tribune, Jazziz magazine, the Brazilian Music Review, and The Brazilians. (…Paulinho ought to be considered a Chicago treasure… Howard Reich, Chicago Tribune) Also in the mid 90’s Paulinho for 5 years lead a 20-piece carnaval band for the Brazilian cultural center of Chicago for their annual carnaval party, one of the largest and best organized in the USA. Paulinho performs and records as a solo musician, with his group Jazzmineiro and three well-know duos: Two for Brazil with Greg Fishman, Dois no Choro with Julie Koidin and Paulinho Garcia-Grazyna Auguscik duo. He is a world-touring musician performing in renowned theaters, jazz festivals and clubs in Asia, Europe and America. With Greg Fishman Paulinho was the winner of the 2001 best jazz entertainer ward given by the Chicago music awards. His 50 years of Bossa Nova concert at the Chicago Millennium Park on July 24th 2008 alongside João Donato was seen by a record audience of 12000 people and in December of the same year he shared the famous Esplanade Hall stage in Singapore with Jeremy Monteiro and Toots Tielemans for a sold out audience of 1600 people. He has been regularly performing in Poland with Grazyna Auguscik and in many prestigious jazz festivals such as the North Sea jazz festival in Holland, Elite and Fujitsu jazz festivals in Japan, Singapore jazz festival, Jazz w museum and Jazz nad Odrq in Poland, Central Pennsylvania friends of jazz, North Beach and Sarasota jazz fest in the USA just to mention a few. He has also performed many times at the jazz cruise and jazz party at sea. Paulinho is also a clinician and has given workshops and concerts at many prestigious universities such as Northwestern, Wisconsin at Milwaukee, Cornell, Hope College, etc. and in June-July of 2009 he’ll be teaching at the Moscow College of Improvised Music. Paulinho presently teaches Brazilian guitar and vocals at Old Town School of folk music and coaches a Brazilian combo at Roosevelt University.

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Paulinho Garcia's Friends Comments
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Round About Jazz Band





Jun 22 2009 3:53 PM

Hello!
Excellent music on your page!

Waiting you in Moscow!
Stella Ahangi





Jun 11 2009 9:09 PM

THANK YOU!!!
 

Kenny & Leah





Jun 2 2009 9:01 PM

Thank you so much for posting a comment on you-tube on our video Paulinho. {And so quickly}
My Space is fortunate to have you and your gift, both inside and out in it's presence.
Hugs,
Leah
Pablo Fagundes





May 4 2009 9:29 PM

Grande Paulinho Garcia!!!!
Foi um prazer imenso tocar com você no Harmonica Convergence!
Coloquei tres músicas no youtube, vc já viu? Parece até que a gente ensaiou.....

Abraços
eloy teixeira





May 3 2009 8:52 AM

Oi Paulinho tudo Bém?Não consegui falar com o Breno ao vivo.
Sobre a turné estou aguardando posição.Visite myspace.com/eloyteixeira gravei umas musicas do Tom Jobin.Um abraço Paco Florianópolis Brasil.
Genoveva Tavares - Compositora,cantora, poeta





Apr 18 2009 12:24 AM

OlÁ! Paulinho,
Que bom tê-lo no meu myspace. E melhor ainda poder ouví-lo cantando "Ternura Antiga". Manteremos o contato.
GENOVEVA TAVARES
Anatomy of Soul





Apr 11 2009 4:09 PM


Hey!
Thank you!
New Anti-War song Mr.
President by Anatomy of Soul
Peace and Love,
ANATOMY OF SOUL

eloy paco





Apr 7 2009 3:33 AM

Alô Paulinho muito bom este Take five.Violão firme bom suingue.
Um abraço no Greg belo som.
Não achei o Breno Sauer no Brasil.
Estou também em bandas- myspace.com/eloyteixeira passa lá.
Um abraço Eloy Brasil
Kenny & Leah





Apr 7 2009 9:19 PM

Paulinho I just love singing your interpretation of Caminos Cruzados. Thank you, Thank you...
Hope all is well and you are busy, busy.

Kenny and I miss you,
Leah
Brian K Hilton





Mar 28 2009 12:57 AM

Thank you for the add and all your great sound and bringing back that Two for Brazil style, God Bless
eloy paco





Mar 25 2009 1:54 PM

Amigo Paulinho Garcia,Tanks for ADD, muito bom seu som e diversidade de estilos.
O Brasil exportou seus talentos.
E as novas gerações não tem esta alma e sentimento.PACO Florianópolis Brasil.
Kenny & Leah





Mar 22 2009 6:26 PM

My Dearest Paulinho,
You have been a blessing to Kenny and me. Your compassion and caring towards others is beautiful to behold. We love all your music, like you, enchanting, rhythmically exciting and just lovely.

Love, Kenny and Leah
Jazz Blues Florida - www.JazzBluesFlorida.com





Feb 28 2009 4:53 PM

Thanks coming over and visiting JAZZ BLUES FLORIDA! We need all the good friends we can find to support your good music! Be sure to come back again after we have a chance to tidy this place up a bit….Please stop by and check us out at www. JazzBluesFlorida. com too! Our March edition will be posted later today.
And, again, I want to tell you how much we enjoyed your concert in West Palm Beach for JAMS!
Chicago Sessions





Feb 12 2009 7:58 PM

Congratulations on the release of "My Very Life"!

And THANK YOU for your involvement and support!

- Nick Eipers, Chicago Sessions
Mała Czarna





Feb 8 2009 8:25 PM

Dear Paulinho,
I saw one of your concerts with G. Auguścik. It was great and soothing.
I wish you all what's best in life and music and - many visits to Poland. :)
Justyna
Marc Liebeskind





Feb 7 2009 4:18 PM

Merci pour l'ajout Marc
Mała Czarna





Feb 6 2009 8:56 PM

Thank you very much for the add!
Great music.
All the best,
Mała Czarna
Dario





Jan 25 2009 7:27 PM

Fantastico sentirti Paulinho! 2 more weeks on crutches and then free, I hope all is well also, I will make sure to come see you whenever you play in Chicago, a presto! Dario
Julio Caliman





Jan 10 2009 11:57 PM

Paulinho, obrigado por me adicionar.
Adorei tua música! Lindo o arranjo de Boto e tambem o Take 5 com swing todo brazuca! Parabéns!
Miguel de Leon





Dec 31 2008 1:28 PM

Feliz Ano Novo!
Miguel de Leon





Dec 24 2008 11:12 PM

Oi,
Feliz Natal!
Un Abrazo,
Miguel
Gabriela Luna





Dec 21 2008 3:53 PM

Paulinho! wishing you the happiest Holidays and a wonderful New Year!
All the best to you and your family.

Latino Comments & Scraps
Hot House Florida





Dec 1 2008 7:53 PM

Hello from Sunny Florida! We are working on getting you some great weather to greet you on your arrival for the concert for the Jazz Arts Music Society in West Palm Beach! Be sure to pick up a copy of our magazine; you are featured on the cover this month!
Best!
Dave Herrero





Oct 26 2008 4:31 PM

Sound great in here. All the best.

PS

My best friends sister is married to Randy Brecker. : ) Small world.
Compass Rose quintet





Jul 25 2008 3:17 AM

Paulinho--

Beautiful concert tonight in Millenium Park. You assembled an amazing array of talent to complement your mastery of Brazilian jazz.

Bravo.

Larry Howe
Compass Rose quintet
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