These two prominent figures in South American music play romantic and stripped back Brazilian melodies together in a remarkable one-off seven-string guitar and piano encounter.
Guilherme Vergueiro began his musical studies with his grandfather, the renowned classical Brazilian pianist Guilherme Fontainha, and his assistant Fumiko Kuwanami. His professional career began in 1970, when started playing in the nightclubs of São Paulo and Rio.
In a dark time of civil unrest in Brazil, Guilherme moved to New York in 1975 and soon hit it off with all of the big Apple scenesters. He grafted hard on New York's club circuit, soaking up American jazz and fusing it to his Bosa Nova roots to create a unique style of piano jazz.
Guilherme returned to Brazil in 1979 with a fresh outlook on instrumental music and enjoyed several world tours and collaborations with key Brazilian musical figures. After moving to Los Angeles in 1990, Guilherme formed the Brazilian Big Band, and there he has settled, often returning to Brazil to satisfy the appetite of his many fans there.
In 2000, Guilherme met Brazilian seven-string guitarist Carlos Dos Santos in LA for a special one off encounter for Naim Label.