Gustavo Amarante

Born in 1973 in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, bassist Gustavo Amarante began his musical studies at the Fundação de Educação Artística and Fundação Clovis Salgado. Gustavo started to play professionally accompanying singers at a young age. In Brazil he also worked as a studio musician recording jingles and albums.

After deciding to continue his formal studies, Gustavo moved to the United States in 1994, where he attended the Berklee College of Music in Boston. At Berklee, he studied bass, composition and improvisation with renowned teachers such as Oscar Stagnaro, Hal Crook, Ed Tomassi and Whit Browne. Gustavo graduated in 1998 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Professional Music.

In the United States he has had the opportunity to perform, tour and record with several artists and groups.
Gustavo’s credits include performances/recordings with or alongside: Hendrik Meurkens, Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, John Scofield, Claudio Roditi, Romero Lubambo, Aquiles Báez, Latin Grammy nominated artist Luis Salinas, Simón Díaz , Machan Taylor, Helio Alves, Bob Moses, Katie Viqueira, Elin, Alon Yavnai, Victor Mendoza, Giana Viscardi, Carlos Malta and Jovino Santos to name a few.
Major Festivals and Venues include: Nuits D’Afrique (Montreal, Canada) and Reggae on the River Music Festival (California, USA) ; Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (Washington DC, USA); Lincoln Center (New York, USA); Blue Note (New York, USA); Jazz Standard (New York, USA); Americas Society (New York, USA); Queens Theater in The Park (New York, USA) and Mercury Theater (Chicago, USA); Moods Jazz Club (Zurich, Switzerland), Palais Odeon (Brugg, Switzerland), Bird’s Eye Jazz Club (Basel, Switzerland), Unterfathrt (Munich, Germany), Reigen (Vienna, Austria) and Porgy and Bess Jazz Club (Vienna, Austria).

Gustavo Amarante - Bassist