Multi-instrumentist musician, arranger and composer, Josec Neto begun his music studies with acoustic guitar and electronic organ, moving after to the keyboards and synthesizers. In the year of 1992 started to work with computer music, mainly focused on sound synthesis.
 
In 1997 starts on saxophone and clarinet, taking lessons with renowned teachers like Flávio Corilow and Anderson Alves. In the next year begins to research and learn ethnic wind instruments (worldwinds), keeping himself in contact with many musicians around the globe, mastering instruments like the indian flute (bansuri), chinese (dizi), andean (quena, zampoña, tarka), celtic (tinwhistles, irish flute) and arabian (sipsi, kaval), to name a few. In 2003 adds the Wind Controller to his sound pallete.
 
Josec Neto played on Unicamp University's Unibanda project during 1997-2000 period, besides played on many instrumentals groups on diverse music styles, performing on various events in Campinas, Sorocaba and São Paulo neighborhood. He also has a long experience on diverse gig types, like wedding ceremonies, parties, company presentations, among others.
 
In the year of 2005 his first solo album 'Josec' was released, entirely produced on his private studio, with good reviews from critic and public. His second cd, 'Sons of the Temple', released on 2008, is a tribute to the Order of the Knights Templar and its great master Jacques DeMolay.
 
Josec Neto also writes and share several technical articles about subjects like computer music, ethnic instruments and windcontroller, doing his part to increase the portuguese language literature for this kind of subjects. His articles are available on various Internet pages and also on several brazilian music magazines.
 
Beside his solo work, at the present Josec Neto works with instrumental and pop music groups, acting as stage and studio musician. He also works as music producer and arranger.

Gaetano Partipilo

saxophonist, composer, educator, producer


Born in Cassano delle Murge, a little town near Bari, in Italy, on October 2nd 1974, he is the musician son of a musician father. He takes up his career at the early age of eight years old, playng in the band of his town. At fifteen he enroles himself at the Academy of Music N.Piccinni in Bari where in 1997 will obtain his degree. There he studied classical music and begins with jazz. He attend the jazz lessons of Roberto Ottaviano and at the same time he begins to play in several local jazz bands.
Between 1996 and 1997 he attends the E.E.C. courses for high professional qualification in Siena. There he studied with Mario Raja, Furio Di Castri, Ettore Fioravanti. In 1997 he plays in the Dolmen Orchestra for the co-operations with John Surman, Louis Sclavis and Michel Godard.
During the sammer 1998 he studies with Gianluigi Trovesi and Paolo Fresu at Siena Jazz Summer seminars. During this time he takes a scholarship to rapresent the Siena Jazz Association at the 1999 International Jazz meeting of the I.A.S.J. (International Association of School of Jazz). This is a great chance to relate with young musician from different artistic and cultural traditions but, above all with the famous Dave Liebman, Randall Conners, Ronan Guilfoyle, Greg Badolato and many others.
Beetween October and December 1999, Gaetano lives in New York City, where he meets many times some important musicians of the local scene such as Jason Moran, Tarus Mateen, Nasheet Waits and Greg Osby. Once back to Italy he establishes the “Urban Society”, were he tries out a new way in his compositions and improvisation. With the Urban Society he records the first album as a leader, with two special guests: the japaneese bassist Az’shi Osada and one of the most rappresentative drummers of the New York area, Nasheet Waits. This recording has been released by famous Soul Note in 2002
The second album Gaetano Partipilo and Urban Society BASIC was released on september 2004 for Soul Note label
On 2004 and 2007 he classed 2nd in “Italian Best New Talent” category in a “Musica Jazz reading Poll”
On 2006 he recorded in NYC a new music feature Mike Moreno on guitar, Matt Brewer on bass and Nasheet Waits on drums. This project called “New York Crew. This album has been released on September 2007 by famous Emarcy/Universal
On 2009 he release for the AUAND records a new album entitled “I like too much”a live concert with Dan Weiss and Miles Okazaki.
On January 2011 was released by Jazz Engine records a new cd “Upgrading” recorded live with his own band “Urban Society”.
On November 2011 he made several concerts in NYC for the 10 years birthday of the Auand Records playing among the others with Ray Anderson.
On Fubrary 2013 he debuts with well known SCHEMA Records with his new album “BESIDES: songs from the sixties”. This band debut at the famous Dubai Jazz Festival 2012
On February 2016 he release the first album with Contemporary Five “Daylight” by  Paolo Fresu’s TUK Music label.
On october 2019 he release BOOM COLLECTIVE for Auand records. With this band he performs in Brazil on September 2019.

Other co-operations with Dee Dee Bridgewater, Dave Liebman, Robin Eubanks, Dave Binney, Till Broenner, Magnus Lindgren, Timo Lassy, Teppo Makynen, Stefano Bollani, Fabrizio Bosso, Gianluca Petrella, Roberto Menescal, Nguyên Lê, Ralph Alessi, Paolo Fresu, Francesco Bearzatti, John Escreet, Greg Burk Dado Moroni. Gaetano Partipilo has played in several jazz festivals in Japan, Brazil, USA, England, Scotland, Germany, Belgium, Spain, Bulgaria, Switzerland, Portugal, Poland, Finland, Norway, France, Macedonia, Greece, Russia, Austria, Hungary, Turkey, UAE and Croatia.

Informations, venues on www.sylvaincathala.com


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Scoring for Brass section, Wind ensemble, Sax ensemble, Strings ensemble, 　
     
Studied at BarkLee College of Music in Boston early '90th. & joined George Russell Orchestra.     
Now playing on Harmonigon, ex-male., Funk orchestra T.P.O., Tokyo Cuban Boys etc.     
     
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Instrumentos de musica, audio profissional e iluminação. Projeto de sonorização GRATIS para igrejas e agremiações. 

Despachamos para todo o país com a maioria do frete de cortesia.

Agradecemos ao povo do Brasil pelo apoio que nos tem dado.

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