Carlos Ezequiel

Carlos Ezequiel works with Brazilian music and Jazz since 1992. Originally from Alagoas, in the northeast of Brazil, Carlos performed actively in the early 90‘s. In 1996 he won a scholarship to study at Berklee College of Music, in Boston, where he got his Bachelor`s degree in 1999. In 2014, he got his Master`s degree from Universidade Federal da Bahia, by presenting a research on Polyrhythms and Odd-Meters applied to Brazilian Rhythms. His first Cd, “Images” (with guitarist Lupa Santiago), was nominated for the Latin Grammy 2002 as “Best Latin Jazz Album”. In the same year Carlos and Lupa founded the group Sinequanon, releasing three more albums: “Sinequanon” (2004), “Telescópio” (2006) and “Horizonte Artificial” (2008). Carlos also plays with renowned Brazilian bassist Sizão Machado. As a performer, Carlos has played in Europe, Asia, South America, U.S.A., and all over Brazil. He`s been a featured player at the Hong Kong Jazz Festival, Copenhagen Jazz Festival, Montreux Jazz Festival, Atina Jazz Festival (Italy), Schelde Jazz Festival (Holland), Festival de Jazz de La Plata (Argentina), Cascavel Jazz Festival (Brazil), among many others. He`s a member of Finnish sax player Pekka Pylkkanen`s Global Unit group, Irish bassist Ronan Guilfoyle`s group, and the Thomas Walbum & Thomas Maintz Brazilian Quintet in Denmark. In 2001, Carlos was nominated for the Visa Music Award in Brazil as Best Instrumentalist. He has been a sideman for jazz artists such as Lage Lund, Kurt Rosenwinkel, David Binney, David Liebman, besides many Brazilian jazz artists like Fernando Correa, Nelson Faria, Marcelo Coelho, and Daniel D’Alcântara. Carlos is a faculty member at Faculdade Souza Lima in São Paulo, and is the author of “Melodic Interpretation for the Drumset”, “Baiao and Northeastern Rhythms”, and “Brazilian Music in Odd-Meters”, all released worldwide by Advance Music. As a producer, Carlos works for the Cultural Institute of Denmark, producing tours of Danish jazz artists in Brazil.