Rafael Vernet is a classically trained pianist from Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. He began his career in the 1980s in Porto Alegre, Brazil and in 1987, he moved to Rio de Janeiro where he is still based.
Rafael is one of Brazil’s most respected pianists on the scene today. He has performed worldwide and recorded with many of Brazil’s most respected artists, including: Hermeto Pascoal, Ed Motta, Toninho Horta, Paulinho da Viola, Zé Renato, Joyce Moreno, Chico Pinheiro, Flavio Venturini, Roberto Menescal, Mario Adnet, Fatima Guedes, Lô Borges, Paula Santoro, JT Meirelles, as well as non-Brazilian artists such as Jean-Paul "Bluey" Maunick, Josee Koning, Scott Feiner, Jan Dumée, Harvey Wainapel, Hector Costita, Eugenia Melo e Castro.
Rafael is also a sought-after producer and arranger. 
Besides accompanying other artists, Rafael has his own instrumental projects and teaches private lessons and workshops throughout Brazil.


"Vernet é um dos maiores talentos da sua geração e improvisa com propriedade e cultura." 
Hugo Sukman - O Globo


"...For me however, the most memorable appearances came from the Brazilian musicians...Notable among these are pianist Rafael Vernet, who grabs your attention with his inventiveness."
Curtis Davenport - Jazz Improv Magazine 

"Keyboardist Rafael Vernet embraces the vintage sounds of Fender Rhodes and Wurlitzer electric pianos, painting engaging harmonies, infectious comps and grooving left-hand bass lines…" 
Jeff Potter - DownBeat Magazine

"...pianista e melodista d'eccezione, votato ad un'accanita ricerca dell'inconsueto, del peculiare e del raffinato". Olga Chieffi - Jazzitalia

"Vernet’s piano solos induced goosebumps."
Nayantara Mazumder - The Telegraph (India)

"Rafael Vernet deu provas de ter uma sólida formação musical, toca em função da música, solando com maestria…" 
Fabian Chacur - Mondo Pop

"Músico de sentido rítmico notável, além de extrair sonoridades surpreendentes do piano." 
Juarez Fonseca - Zero Hora 

"Vernet transmite algo de emocional ao tocar…" 
Carlos Eduardo Cardoso - Revista BackStage




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