PAULINHO GARCIA
Genres: Latin Jazz, Pop, Art Song, Folk • Brazil

Paulinho was born in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. His first contact with music came very early in life, 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" and was a bass player for the house band at Emissoras Associadas TV Itacolomi-Radio Guarani. Paulinho moved to Chicago in 1979 and joined the group 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 and LA Times)   Paulinho read more...