SANDRO ALBERT
 
 

GUITARIST / PRODUCER / ARRANGER / SONGWRITER

 
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Music cannot be defined by technical mastery alone; it must emote a personal philosophy and passion as its sourceā€¦

Some people are born with music in their souls, and these are the people that change us forever. Sandro Albert's love affair with music began on the streets of Porto Alegre, Brazil. At the age of 14, Sandro bought his first guitar from an ice cream vendor who played his instrument to the people walking by. Not long afterwards, a friend started to share his jazz collection with him. Some of his earliest influences were Wes Montgomery, Miles Davis, and Brazilian icons Milton Nascimento and Antonio Jobim. To this day, the sounds and imprints of the busy streets of Porto Alegre can be heard in Sandro's music. Sandro is that rare phenomenon in the jazz world who is equally gifted as a guitarist as well as a composer. For the past half decade, he had dedicated himself solely to his music.

 

Sandro has performed at the North Sea Jazz Festival, Ronnie Scott's, Catalina Bar & Grill, Yoshi's, the Blue Note, and many others.

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Sandro has played, produced and / or recorded with major Brazilian and American artists such as Milton Nascimento, Lenine, Jorge Vercilo, Omar Hakim, Patti Austin, James Ingram, Flora Purim, Maria Gadu, Brenda Russell, Dionne Warwick, Ruben Blades, Victor Bailey, Rita Coolidge, Abraham Laboriel, Jimmy Haslip, Alphonso Johnson, Darryl Jones, Herb Alpert, Bill Charlap, Toninho Horta, Claudio Roditi, Flavio Venturini, Jane Duboc, Renato Russo, Radio Taxi, Buster Williams, Mark Egan, Danny Gottlieb, Russell Ferrante, Kenny Garrett, Fred White, Harvey Mason, Peter Erskine, Antonio Sanchez, Terri Lyne Carrington, Vinnie Colaiuta, Luis Conte, Larry Williams, Bashiri Johnson, Sachal Vasandani, James Francis, Leon Ware, Dr Dre, Group War, Raphael Saadiq, James Ingram, Robben Ford, Joe Diorio, and Jimmy Wyble.

 

In Brazil, Sandro found his magical sense of harmony and melody; in the United States, he defined his masterful improvisational style.

 

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