Andrey Gonçalves is a Brazilian bassist based in Urbana, Illinois. He earned his Brazilian Popular Music degree from the Espírito Santo Music College (Brazil). Currently pursuing his doctor of musical arts at the University of Illinois, he studies with professor Larry Gray. As a teaching assistant, he teaches bass and jazz ensembles. In the studio, he has recorded as a guest musician on twenty-one records, produced six albums, and composed two game soundtracks. Onstage, he has toured in Europe, South America, the U.S., and played with artists such as Frank Gambale, Chuchito Valdés, Willy Thomas, Denis DiBlasio, Ben Sollee, and Alain Broadbent.