Carlos Bernardo

Born in Cardiff, Wales, from Brazilian parents, December the 2nd 1971, Carlos spent his childhood in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, moving to Vitoria, a few kilometres north, in the state of Espirito Santo. In the middle 80's the passion for rock puts Carlos Bernardo in the path of music. The guitar was his first instrument and first invitation to improvisation. A few years later he signs his first work with his group, the Con'fusion Jazz co.. From this moment on, he starts to work with other artists and to gain experience as a guitarist on stage and in the studios.In 1995 he records his first solo album: Pacifico, with a jazz-fusion quintet, his compositions putting together his influences from rock, jazz and Brazilian music. .In 1998 Carlos Bernardo made a short visit to the Théâtre du Soleil in Paris where he met the composer and musician Jean-Jacques Lemêtre. From then on Carlos starts to glimpse the possibilities of other musical instruments and the association of music and other forms of art.