Guilherme Monteiro
Guilherme Monteiro
Genres: jazz, guitar, latin, dub, instrumental
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About Guilherme Monteiro
Guilherme Monteiro was born in Rio de Janeiro on July 20th 1971. He started playing music at the age of seven and to learn the guitar at the age of twelve in Sao Paulo. By the age of fifteen he was performing in jazz clubs and teaching privately in the city of Belo Horizonte, soon becoming one of the most respected musicians in that city. In Belo Horizonte Guilherme played with Toninho Horta and Tavinho Moura at the age of nineteen. These composers had a strong impact on his musicianship as they brought him closer to the roots of Minas Gerais through their unique approach. In 1999 Guilherme was accepted to the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz Performance, a highly selective program that accepts eight students of each instrument after auditioning musicians from all over the world. At the Institute he studied privately with Clark Terry and Jimmy Heath, also performing and teaching clinics with these living legends. Living in New York City since 2000 Guilherme has played and recorded with some of the most respected musicians in town, such as Kenny Werner, two records with Ron Carter and Grady Tate for Harry Allen, Slide Hampton’s Jobim’s project with Claudio Roditi and Duduka da Fonseca, Lee Konitz, Randy Brecker, Joao Bosco and Johnny Alf. In 2006 he contributed to Lila Downs' album La Cantina. On September 2007 Guilherme and Lionel Loueke performed in a duo setting at the 3rd International Guitar Festival in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Throughout the years he has been living in New York, Guilherme has lent his unique sound to help shape the music of very different artists. He is featured on artist]Kurt Elling’s release, “Night Moves” alongside Christian Mc Bride and Bob Mintzer, Eliane Elias’ cd “Dreamer”, Chiara Civello’s “Last Quarter Moon” (produced by Russ Titleman), “The Space In Between” and “7752”, and Luciana Souza’s acclaimed release, “Duos II”, which won her a nomination for the Grammy of best Jazz vocalist of 2004. He was a member of Lila Downs’ band, with whom he toured for four years and recorded two albums. The first one of them (One Blood) won a Latin Grammy for best Folk album. Guilherme is also a current member of Duduka Da Fonseca’s Quintet with which he recorded it’s latest release, Samba Jazz In Black And White and the band Forro in the Dark, with whom he is helping to redefine Brazilian music for this century. With Forro, Guilherme had the opportunity to collaborate with special guests David Byrne, Miho Hatori and Bebel Gilberto on the band’s 1st album, Bonfires of Sao Joao. Besides leading his own band, Guilherme is the co-leader of a jazz quartet featuring Jorge Continentino, hosting a weekly house gig at NYC’s hot spot, Nublu. He was also a member of Bebel Gilberto’s band alongside his band mates from Forro In The Dark. Most recently, Guilherme was featured on Ron Carter’s latest release for Blue Note Records, Jazz & Bossa. A collection of Mr. Carter’s originals and classics the legendary bassist recorded in the past. In the summer of 2009 Guilherme joined Ron Carter’s group to tour in Europe and Lebanon along RC’s long time collaborators Stephen Scott, Payton Crossley and Rolando Morales-Matos. His first album entitled “Air” came out on the spring of 2009 trough the independent label Brooklyn Jazz Underground. Know for his versatility, he recently recorded bass as well as guitar on Jesse Harris’ upcoming release “Through The Night”.
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