Members of Hermeto Pascoal e Grupo coming to Japan
Hermeto Pascoal (keyboard, accordion, teapot, bass flute, his skeleton, cup of water...)
Itibere Zwarg (electric bass and percussion)
Andre Marques (piano, flute and percussion)
Jota P. (saxes and flutes)
Fabio Pascoal (percussion)
Rodrigo Digão Braz (drums and percussion)

Hermeto Pascual is music itself.
An iconic composer and multi-instrumentalist, he was born in Lagoa da Canoa, Alagoas, and set foot on the musical path in Recife in 1950, when he was only 14.
Two Latin Grammy Awards and the New England Conservatory, Universidade Federal da Paraíba (UFPB), and an honorary doctorate from the Juilliard School of Music in New York, he led important groups such as Quarteto Novo in 1967, Brazilian Octopus in 1969, and, since the late 1970s, the continuing " He led important groups such as the Group.
His performances at prestigious festivals, including the 1979 Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland, led to the release of the double album "Hermeto Pascoal Ao Vivo" in 1979. early 1970s, Miles Davis described him as "the most inspiring musician in the world.

A prolific composer with more than 10,000 compositions, Hermeto composed one song each day in the "Calendário do Som" project in the 1990s, which he compiled into a 414-page book in 1999. In 1999, he compiled them into a 414-page book. Always creative, he introduced concepts such as Universal Music, Universal Notation, Music of the Aura, Music of the Iron, and the Present Body Method.
Nicknamed "The Magician of Sound," he performs on stage with his legendary group, playing a succession of instruments including keyboards, piano, bass flute, melodica, 8-bass accordion, pig, kettle, and boogle. The group's membership has remained unchanged for over 45 years.
Few musicians have achieved the stature of El Mate and have evolved to a high level as true conductors, icons of Brazilian culture, multi-instrumentalists, composers, and arrangers.

Hermeto believes in the freedom and universality of music.
In 2007, he offered his entire catalog so that global musicians could record his entire music and encouraged them to "thoroughly enjoy it."
With over 35 releases, in 2017, the Sesc label released " Hermeto Pascoal & Grupo - No Mundo dos Sons" and also presented "Hermeto Pascoal e Big Band - Natureza Universal".
More recently, he released an album entitled "Hermeto Pascoal e sua Visão Original do Forró". This is a tribute to the genre as well as a showcase of his lyrical talent; the album was recorded in 1999 but released in 2018. On this album, he plays accordion (including an 8-bass accordion) on all the songs, along with friends musicians from the province of Pernambuco, and bassist Ichibele Zwarg, percussionist Fabio Pascual, guitarist Eraldo de Monte, and beloved performing with saxophonist Vinicius Dolin.

El Mate has performed with the group on stages around the world, most notably on the famous "Nave Mãe" (Mother Ship), which has been a platform for such renowned Brazilian instrumentalists as Carlos Marta, Jovino Santos Neto, Nene, Marcio Bahia, Vinicius Dolín, and Eraldo do Monte. It is also the platform that propelled their careers.
Its current members include Ichibert Zwarg (bass), Jota P. (saxophone and flute), Fabio Pascual (percussion), Andre Marques (piano), and Ajurinha Zwarg (drums). Together with the "champions" themselves, their performance offers an experience that is inexpressible, unforgettable and without side effects.
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For more information, visit the official website : www.hermetopascoal.com.br