Paulo Ramos (3)

MFB, jazz singer, guitarist, drummer, percussionist, songwriter. Brazilian born into a family of musicians in São Paulo, began playing percussion at the age of ten. At the age of twelve, under the guidance of his brother Toninho Ramos, a virtuoso guitarist, he started playing classical guitar, which became his main instrument. He arrived in Montreal in 1986 and formed the “Paulo Ramos Group” with Dan Gigon on bass and Yves Gigon on drums. This group toured extensively in Canada and abroad (United States, Brazil, Switzerland, Germany, Belgium, Italy, Sweden, Finland, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore). Zig-zag (1988) and Futuro (1991), the band’s first two albums, produced by the Japanese label Tayo Music, received rave reviews in both Los Angeles and Tokyo. Zig-zag was a top 40 hit. Futuro, recorded and mixed in Los Angeles by Roger Nichols (collaborator of Steely Dan, Donald Fagen, Stevie Wonder, Ricky Lee Jones, etc.), features the participation of internationally renowned musicians such as Alex Acuna, Don Gruisin and Dori Caymmi. In 1996, the “Paulo Ramos Group” performed in front of more than 50,000 people at the Montreal International Jazz Festival. In 1997, their album Africa do Brasil won the Juno award for best world music album. That same year, the group’s 4th album was recorded live at the prestigious Montreux Festival in Switzerland: Live at Montreux.