Paulo Bellinati

Paulo Bellinati (born in São Paulo, Brazil, 1950) studied classical guitar with Isaias Sávio and graduated Conservatory Dramático e Musical of São Paulo. Between 1975 to 1980, Bellinati continued studies at the Conservatory of Geneva and teaching at the Conservatory of Lausanne. He also performed with his own group in many European jazz festivals including the Montreux Jazz Festival.
Besides performing solo concerts and giving master classes in many international guitar festivals, Bellinati also toured with the American bassist Steve Swallow, the Brazilian singer Mônica Salmaso, flutist Antonio Carrasqueira, and European musicians . He has both recorded and performed with other important artists including Carla Bley, Gal Costa, Leila Pinheiro, João Bosco, Edu Lobo to name a few.
As a composer, and multi-instrumentalist, Bellinati has written guitar solos, guitar and voice arrangements, guitar duos, trios, and quartets. His works have been recorded and performed by many important guitarists, including John Williams, The Los Angeles Guitar Quartet, Costas Cotsiolis, Quaternaglia, Badi Assad, The Assad Brothers, Cristina Azuma, Shinichi Fukuda, and Carlos Barbosa Lima.

Artist website: www.bellinati.com

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