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The music of Brazilian guitarist
Fabiano do Nascimento is steeped in the traditions of samba and choro as well as American jazz and pop. After a stint as a Los Angeles session player, he formed the Latin jazz group
Triorganico and released the 2009 highlight
Convivência. Over the following decade, he continued his explorations, launching a solo career with 2015's
Dança dos Tempos.
Fabiano's 2021 release,
Ykytu, featured the most tranquil and refined distillation of his sound to date.
After studying classical piano and theory at a young age, the Rio de Janeiro native discovered the guitar as a 12-year-old and devoted himself fully to the instrument. Studying under masters like Dalmo Motta and his late uncle, Lucio Nascimento, he eventually left Brazil and settled in Los Angeles, where in the early 2000s he became an in-demand session player working with a variety of artists from
Arthur Verocai to
Mia Doi Todd and
Aloe Blacc. Several years later,
Fabiano formed the adventurous Latin jazz trio
Triorganico with woodwind player
Pablo Calogero and percussionist
Tiki Pasillas.
Triorganico's 2009 debut for the Now-Again label,
Convivência, won them critical acclaim. In 2013, he collaborated with saxophonist
Sam Gendel on Sul, an album of traditional South American folk music.
Two years later,
Fabiano made his solo debut with the thrilling
Dança dos Tempos, a set of originals, covers, and traditional songs that featured contributions from legendary percussionist
Airto Moreira. His follow-up LP, Tempos dos Mestres, arrived in 2017, expanding on the style of its predecessor. Released in 2020, his third album,
Prelúdio, was
Fabiano's first solo release to consist entirely of original material and was recorded with his
Triorganico bandmate
Pasillas on drums. Appearing just one year later,
Ykytu took a more stripped-down approach, featuring just solo guitar with minimal overdubs. ~ Timothy Monger