# Jorge Pescara

Jorge Pescara (born 14 January 1966) is a Brazilian bassist and Megatar player specializing in jazz fusion, progressive rock, experimental music, and Brazilian jazz.

## Setup

* Basses: D'Alegria Defender Jorge Pescara signature 5str bass; Condor BC8000JP (prototype) fretless 8str;
* Touchguitars: Megatar Toneweaver 12str; Megatar Dragon 12str (NST tuning); Paschalis touch 12str (Stick tenor tuning)
* Strings: Elixir Nanoweb to Bass (.030, .045, .065, .085, .105, .130); plus super light to Megatar (009, 011, 016, 024, 032, 042)
* Amp: StudioR Z900 power amp
* Effects: Line6 FM4; BassWorks preamp bass modeler; Zoom G2.1U; Boss RC2; GR33 Roland Midi to synth; JP signature Bass Compressor by Rock It!; Triton Envelope Filter (Ed's Mod Shop); Moby Dick Bass Fuzz (Ed's Mod Shp); Danelectro Fab Echo; Behringer Ultra Octaver; Boss Compressor CS3; Boss Compressor CS2
* Miscellaneous: Hot Hands by Source Audio, Hi EBow; Funk Fingers; Dunlop (plectros & picks); violin bow; Roland EV5 pedal

## Selected discography
### Contributions

* Leila (Correndo Perigo) Mix House / Eldorado 1995
* Geisan Varne (Caldeirao de Arruda) Seven Gates records 1996
* Renato Grinberg (Caetano Sem Palavras) Camerati discos 1996
* Mello Jr. (Plugged) Indie 1997
* Laura Finocchiaro (Eco Glitter) Dabliu / Eldorado 1997
* Jadir de Castro (Ziriguidum... e Deus Criou o Samba!) Jazz Station records 1998
* Flor de Lis (Flordelis) Gospel Music 1998
* Celso Fonseca (Out of the Blues "single") Geleia Geral 1998
* Edu Helou (Ser) H. Music 1999
* Fabio Pestana (Faces) SETO ES 2000
* Street Angels (A Benefit Album...) Mr. Bongo UK / Jazz Station records 2000
* Dom Um Romao (Lake of Perseverance) Jazz Station records / IRMA Italy 2001
* Compilation (Gradation Transition) IRMA Italy 2001
* JSR All Stars (Friends From Brazil 2001) Jazz Station records / IRMA Italy 2001
* Pingarilho (Stories & Dreams) Jazz Station records 2002
* Dom Um Romao (Nu Jazz Meets Brazil) Jazz Station records / IRMA Italy 2002
* Brazil All Stars (Rio Strut) Jazz Station Records / Milestone records 2002
* Compilation (A Day in Rimini) Jazz Station Records / IRMA Italy 2002
* Chill Out Wear (Chill Out Wear) IRMA Italy 2002
* Cool Jazzy cuts with Brazilian flavour (Sister Bossa vol 3) IRMA Italy 2002
* Dom Um Romao (Groovystation EP) IRMA Italy 2003
* Ithamara Koorax (Someday the Ballad album) King records / JSR 2003
* Ithamara Koorax (Love Dance the Ballad album) Milestone records / Fantasy 2003
* Lord K (Com Ropa) K & Rivero Produções 2003
* Cool Jazzy cuts with Brazilian Flavour (Sister Bossa vol 4) IRMA Italy 2003
* Various Artists (Chill Out Cafe vol 9) IRMA Italy 2004
* Luiz Bertoni (Constante Movimento EP) Giraffe Dying records 2005
* Various Artists (Brazilia the Very Best of the New Brazilia Sound) IRMA Italy 2005
* Ithamara Koorax (The Best Of Ithamara Koorax) JSR / EMI 2006
* Ithamara Koorax (O Vento) IRMA Italy 2006
* Zero (Quinto Elemento) C&C Celebration 2007
* Compilation (Bajista) Bajista Magazine 2007
* Ithamara Koorax (Brazilian Butterfly) IRMA Italy 2007
* Mobius Megatar (TouchStyle Cd) Megatar cd 2007
* Elixir strings (Brazilian Great Music vol II) Elixir Brazilian's endorsees cd 2007
* Ithamara Koorax (Brasil Canta com Ithamara Koorax) Cedem 2008
* Sallaberry (Sambatuque) Tum Tum Home Music 2009
* Ithamara Koorax & Mamoru Morishita Singer & Songer records 2011
* Sallaberry (New Bossa) Tum Tum Home Music 2011
* Paulo Moura (Paulo Moura & André Sachs - Fruto Maduro) Biscoito Fino 2012
* Ithamara Koorax (Got \to Be Real) IRMA records 2012
* Sallaberry (Rhythmist) Tum Tum Home Music 2013
* Dialeto (The Last Tribe) Moonjune, 2013
* LinhAmarela (Sol de Refletor) Nowa Music 2014

### Solo

* Grooves in the Temple (2005)
* Knight Without Armour (2012)
* Grooves in the Eden (2018)

## Books

Pescara is the author of several bass instructional books.
* Arthur Maia Transcriptions (by MPO 1995)
* Curso TKT de Contrabaixo Elétrico (by TKT editora 1999)
* Contrabaixo Completo para Iniciantes (by Irmãos Vitale editora 2004) ISBN 85-7407-183-8
* O Dicionário Brasileiro de Contrabaixo Elétrico (by editora H. Sheldon 2005)
* Coleção Toque de Mestre - Harmônicos (by HMP editora 2006)
* Contrabaixo Completo – Manual do Groove (by Irmãos Vitale editora 2008) ISBN 978-85-7407-235-7

## Videos

* O Contrabaixo Completo (by MPO video 1994)