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Group Members
 Felipe Braga,
Alto and Soprano Sax.
Versatile, the engineer Felipe Braga, married, born in 1962 shows his charisma in activities as diverse as cooking
(he writes a weekly WEB Column on it), enology, music and his profession,
just to
mention a few. After playing acoustic guitar and electric Bass for a
while, he has chosen the Saxophone in 1988. He was mainly influenced by
Michael Brecker,
Mauro Senise, George Coleman and Jan Garbarek.
He has studied Saxophone with Pedro Figueiredo and Márcio Tubino. He
defines himself as an "Audiophile" and at the moment he is dedicating
some of
his time to search and buy high
fidelity equipment.
 Antonio
Xavier, Acoustic and Electric Guitars.
As a Chemical Engineer, he accommodates in his agenda a highly dynamic professional activity, his family and the music. Born in Porto Alegre in
1961, as the main melody creator of the group he transports to his hobby
a native capacity for method and organization. He began playing guitars
at 6 and was greatly influenced by great guitar players such as John Mclaughlin, Wes Montgomery, Pat Metheny
and Toninho Horta. He studied with known guitarists like Alegre Corrêa, Pedro Tagliani
and James Liberato. An eclectic style musician, he's a Jazz
enthusiast, specially after the bebop movement and appreciates the
fusion between Bossa Nova, Caribean Music and Jazz.
 Marcelo
Leal, Electric Bass.
Moving about his home, the rehearsal studios and the glassware of his lab, the
chemist Marcelo Braga, a Porto-Alegrean born in 1963, always takes music
with him. Playing guitars from a very early age, he has been dedicated
to Bass from his teens, participating in several bands - at
times with his friends Antônio and Felipe. He was influenced by the
great masters in the instrument like Jaco Pastorius, John
Patitucci, Nico Assunção and Artur Maia. He studied bass
with Renato Lujeiko, among others. Although always aware of the perfect composition of
melodic bases, he doesn't abandon his creativity in the essential art
of improvisation.
 Rubem
Penz, Drums.
Born in Porto Alegre in 1964 he dedicates himself to music as much as
his agenda allows him to. Between his passion for Drums and his work - a
telecommunication company - there are his family and
literature. From a very early age he always demonstrated an interest for
rhythms, supported by his family. Brings with him the
influence of world known Brazilian Drummers like Paulinho Braga, Nenê
and Robertinho Silva, as well as percussionists like Djalma Corrêa, Naná
Vasconcelos and Airto Moreira, who have become popular since the birth of
Bossa Nova. Rubem believes the Brazilian way of playing Drums is one of
the richest in the world and admires the work of many professionals, who in high quality instrumental formations or accompanied
by our best voices, project to the world the best of Brazilian music.
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