Eduardo Belo Quintet

Eduardo Belo is a bass player and composer from Brasília, Brazil. Since a young age, Eduardo has been interested in many different styles of music and is known for his versatility. He has shared the stage with a variety of musicians, including: Michel Camilo, Romero Lubambo, Lee Konitz, Kevin Hays, Bebel Gilberto, Steve Wilson, Duduka da Fonseca, Pedro Martins, Chico Pinheiro, Ari Hoenig, Clarice Assad, Claudio Roditi, and Mario Adnet, among many others. <br>Eduardo is the recipient of a Fulbright Scholarship (2008) and won second place in the national bass competition, “Concurso Nacional de Contrabaixo Sandrino Santoro” hosted in Rio de Janeiro in 2009. After moving to New York City, Eduardo received his master’s degree at Queen’s College of New York and has been working as one of the most in-demand bass players in the scene. Eduardo is a regular in NYC jazz clubs and has performed in many big venues such as Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center and Bimhuis. <br /><br />Itai Kriss, a recording artist praised by Jazzwax as “one of the most exciting new flutist-composers” on the scene, commands a variety of musical genres with an eclectic style infused with Jazz, Latin and Middle Eastern sounds. <br>According to Downbeat Magazine, there is a “tangy, exotic flavor” to the New York musician’s style, which can be heard on his latest album, The Shark. The album features Kriss’ “soaring technique and phrasing that is both aggressive and pastoral,” which displays the versatility of his command of the flute, shifting through genres from funk and reggae to salsa and Arabic stylings with fluid ease. <br>weblinks: <br>www.itaikriss.com <br /><br />This artist does not have a bio yet. <br /><br />This artist does not have a bio yet. <br /><br />This artist does not have a bio yet.