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Bassist, arranger and composer, Marcos Paiva, who is considered by music critics as one of the most important names of his generation, has just released his eighth album: Slamousike.
Winner of the 2017 Music Professionals Award (PPM), with the album Concerto para Pixinguinha (Atração Fonográfica, 2016), alongside the singer Vânia Bastos, Marcos has 7 more albums: Slamousike (Marcos Paiva Sextet e Convidados - MP6, 2022), Ensemble Choro Erudito (Ricardo Valverde, Wanessa Dourado and Marcos Paiva - KUARUP, 2020), Bailado (Marcos Paiva - Daniel Grajew - YB, 2016), Choroso (Marcos Paiva Trio – MP6, 2015), Meu Samba no Prato – Tributo a Edison Machado (Marcos Paiva Sextet – MP6, 2012), São Mateus (Marcos Paiva Sexteto – MP6, 2007) and Regra de Três (Bob Waytt, Lupa Santiago and Marcos Paiva - TRATORE, 2007).
The bassist has two books released: Brazilian Idiomatic Improvisation (MP6 - art and sounds, 2022) and The Double Bass in the Choro Wheel (Kirja, 2017), which was edited in Germany by Editions Gruber (The Bass in the Choro Jam Sessions)being the first of choro to contrabass in Brazil.
In addition to PPM 2017, the bassist won a scholarship to compose an unpublished work for the program Música Nova, the Savassi Festival (Belo Horizonte).
As a Sideman musician, he played in concerts and recordings alongside great Brazilian and foreign artists such as Leo Gandelman, Zizi Possi, Bibi Ferreira, Teresa Salgueiro (Portuguese singer), Glaucia Nasser, Cauby Peixoto, Ná Ozzetti, Danilo Caymmi, Tânia Maria (pianist based in France), Guga Stroeter, Lea Freire, Max BO, Kivitz, Alessandra Leão, Agnaldo Rayol, soundscape Big Band and Bob Waytt Quartet. As producer, Paiva worked with Fabiana Cozza (where he was music director for 10 years and producer of CDs O Samba é Meu Dom and Quando O Céu Clarear, and the DVD Quando O Céu Clarear), Maria Perola, Lisa Kalil, Ná Ozzetti, Nilze Carvalho, Luciana Oliveira, Renata Jambeiro and others.
Marcos has a Master's degree from the State University of Campinas - UNICAMP and works as an educator.
