Gustavo Amarante - Bassist
UPCOMING SHOWS
Smoke
09.10.08 | 8:00 pm; 10:00pm and 11:30pm
NYC
w/ Brazilian drummer VANDERLEI PEREIRA & BLINDFOLD TEST
Vanderlei Pereira, drums
Oscar Feldman, sax and flute
Deanna Witkowski, piano
Paul Meyers, acoustic guitar
Gustavo Amarante, bass
Germany
11.03.08
Augsburg, Germany
w/ Hendrik Meurkens Samba Jazz Quartet
Hendrik Meurkens: harmonica/vibes
Misha Tsiganov: piano
Gustavo Amarante: bass
Adriano Santos: drums
PAST SHOWS
Sweet Rhythm
09.06.08 | 9:00 pm; 11 pm and 1 am sets
NYC
w/ Brazilian drummer VANDERLEI PEREIRA & BLINDFOLD TEST
Vanderlei Pereira, drums
Oscar Feldman, sax and flute
Deanna Witkowski, piano
Paul Meyers, acoustic guitar
Gustavo Amarante, bass
Sweet Rhythm
09.05.08 | 9:00 pm; 11 pm and 1 am sets
NYC
w/ Brazilian drummer VANDERLEI PEREIRA & BLINDFOLD TEST
Vanderlei Pereira, drums
Oscar Feldman, sax and flute
Deanna Witkowski, piano
Paul Meyers, acoustic guitar
Gustavo Amarante, bass
Vail Jazz Festival
08.29.08 to 09.01.08
Hendrik Meurkens Samba Jazz Quintet
Hendrik Meurkens, Helio Alves, Jed Levy, Gustavo Amarante and Adriano Santos
Scranton Jazz Festival
08.03.08 | 6pm
Scranton
w/ Hendrik Meurkens Jazz Quartet
Zinc Bar
08.02.08 | 10pm
w/ Marianni
BB King's
07.29.08 | 8pm
NYC
w/ Hendrik Meukerns Samba Jazz Quartet
w/ Rob Curtos' Sanfona Project
07.26.08
NYC
Norwood Village Green Concert series
07.17.08
Norwood, NY
w/ Paul Meyers' World on a String Quintet
paul meyers: guitars
Helen Sung: piano
Vanderlei Pereira: drums
Gustavo Amarante: bass
TBA: trombone
Smithtown Township Arts Council
07.12.08 | 6pm
Smithtown
w/ Hendrik Meurkens
Hendrik Meukens: vibes/harmonica
Misha Tsiganov: piano
Gustavo Amarante: bass
Adriano Santos: drums
Plataforma
07.11.08 | 7pm
NYC
w/ Portinho
Portinho: drums
Analu: voice
Klaus Mueler: piano
Gustavo Amarante: bass
Zinc Bar
07.09.08 | 7pm and 8pm sets
NYC
w/ Vanderlei Pereira & Jovino Santos project
Jovino Santos: piano
Vanderlei Pereira: drums
Rodrigo Ursaia: sax/flute
Zinc Bar
07.08.08 | 7pm and 8pm sets
NYC
w/ Vanderlei Pereira & Jovino Santos project
Jovino Santos: piano
Vanderlei Pereira: drums
Rodrigo Ursaia: sax/flute
Marian Anderson Theatre
04.26.08 | 7:30pm
NY
w/ Juan Carlos Formell and Son Radical
Trumpets
04.05.08
Montclair, NJ
w/ Hendrik Meurkens
Ukraine/Russia Tour With Hendrik Meurkens
03.17.08 to 03.27.08
Hendrik Meurkens:harmonica/vibes
Misha Tsiganov: piano
Gustavo Amarante:bass
Adriano Santos: drums
South Florida Jazz
03.15.08
Ft. Lauderdale
Hendrik Meurkens Samba Jazz Quartet
Hendrik Meurkens, Helio Alves, Gustavo Amarante and Adriano Santos
Smoke
03.12.08
NY
Juan Carlos Formell and Son Radical
Watchung Arts Center
03.07.08
w/ Hendrik Meurkens Samba Jazz Quartet
Hendrik Meurkens-harmonica, vibes; Misha Tsiganov-piano; Gustavo Amarante-bass; Adriano Santos-drums
B.B King's Lucille's Grill
03.04.08
NY
With Hendrik Meurkens
Cachaça
02.14.08
NY
Miho Nobuzane Quartet
Miho Nobuzane: piano
Jorge Continentino: sax/flute
Gustavo Amarante: bass
Adriano Santos: drums
The Kitano
01.30.08
NY
Hendrik Meurkens New York Samba Jazz Quartet
West Coast Tour with Mattan Klein
12.08.07 to 12.17.07
Zinc Bar
12.04.07 to 12.06.07
9:30pm,11:30pm & 1am sets
NY
Juan Carlos Formell And Son Radical
J.C Formell: guitar, voice
Gustavo Amarante: bass
Roman Diaz: percussion
Ludwig Afonso: drums
Zinc Bar
11.04.07 to 11.06.07
9:30pm, 11:30pm and 1am sets
NY
Juan Carlos Formell & Son Radical
Juan C. Formell: guitar/voice
Gustavo Amarante: bass
Ludwig Afonso: drums
Roman Diaz: percussion
Cornerstone Cafe
10.26.07 | 7:30-11:30 pm
Metuchen
Hendrik Meurkens Quartet
Hendrik Meurkens: harmonica/vibes
Helio Alves: piano
Gustavo Amarante:bass
Adriano Santos: drums
Clearwater Jazz Festival
10.21.07
Clearwater
Hendrik Meurkens Quartet
Hendrik Meurkens: harmonica/vibes
Helio Alves: piano
Gustavo Amarante:bass
Adriano Santos: drums
Jazz Gallery
10.18.07
New York
Show with Aquiles Baez
Aquiles Baez: guitar
Anat Cohen: clarinet
Gustavo Amarante: bass
Neil Ochoa: percussion
Yayo Cerca: drums
The Kitano
10.17.07
New York
Miho Nobuzane CD release
Miho Nobuzane: piano
Gustavo Amarante: bass
Adriano Santos: drums
Rose Live Music
10.04.07 | 9 pm
Brooklyn
Show with Aquiles Baez
Aquiles Baez:guitar
Anat Cohen: clarinet
Gustavo Amarante: bass
Neil Ochoa: percussion
Zinc Bar
10.03.07 to 10.31.07
10:00pm, 11:30pm and 1:00am sets
New York
Every Saturday with Brazilian Singer Marianni
Blue Note
09.02.07 | 12:30pm & 2:30pm sets
New York
Hendrik Meurkens Quartet
Hendrik Meurkens: harmonica
Helio Alves: piano
Gustavo Amarante: bass
Mauricio Zotarelli: drums
Trumpets
09.01.07
Montclair
Show with Hendrik Meurkens
Hendrik Meurkens: harmonica; vibes
Ian MacDonald:piano
Gustavo Amarante: bass
Mauricio Zottarelli: drums
Hendrik Meurkens at Trumpets
10.27.06
Montclair, NJ
Show with Hendrik Meurkens
Hendrik Meurkens: Harmonica & Vibes
Dario Eskinazi: piano
Gustavo Amarante: bass
Guillermo Nojechowis: drums
Ochun In China
10.18.06 to 10.25.06
Shanghai & Hang Zhou , China
Tour with Cuban Band Ochun
Mattan Klein Quintet Tour
08.11.06
Going on tour with the Mattan Klein Quintet
Read more at www.mattanklein.com
Cornerstone Cafe
08.04.06 | 7:30-11:30 PM
Metuchen, NJ
THE HENDRIK MEURKENS QUARTET
with
Hendrik Meurkens - harmonica, vibes(?!?)
Alon Yavnai - piano
Gustavo Amarante - bass
Adriano Santos - drums & perc
Cornerstone Cafe
08.04.06 | 7:30-11:30 PM
Metuchen, NJ
THE HENDRIK MEURKENS QUARTET
with
Hendrik Meurkens - harmonica, vibes(?!?)
Alon Yavnai - piano
Gustavo Amarante - bass
Adriano Santos - drums & perc
Zinc Bar
08.01.06 to 08.03.06
9,11,12:30 sets
New York
Tuesday -Thursday of next week the Quartet is
appearing at the Zinc Bar. We will be playing
selections from our recent CD 'AMAZON RIVER
plus a number of new compostions, including
several Choros.
Please save the date!
Tuesday - Thursday, August 1st- 3rd
THE HENDRIK MEURKENS QUARTET
with
Hendrik Meurkens - harmonica, vibes(?!?)
Alon Yavnai - piano
Gustavo Amarante - bass
Adriano Santos - drums & perc
at the
ZINC BAR
90 W. Houston St., corner of LaGuardia Pl.
tel. 212-477-8337
http://www.zincbar.com/
Sets at 9, 11pm, 12:30am
www.hendrikmeurkens.com
http://www.bluetoucanmusic.com/amazonriver.html
Sweet Rhythm
06.21.06 | 7:30-11:30 PM
NYC
Hendrik Meukens & Amazon River
Hendrik Meurkens: harmonica/vibes
Dario Eskenazi: piano
Gustavo Amrante: bass
Adriano Santos: drums
Cornelia's st. Cafe
06.14.06 | 8:00 pm & 10:00 pm sets
Hedrik Meurkens Brazilian Jazz Quartet
Hendrik Meurkens: harmonica
Helio Alves: piano
Gustavo Amarante: Bass
Adriano Santos: Drums
Trumpets
03.18.06 | 8:30, 10:30PM & 12:00AM sets
Montclair
HENDRIK MEURKENS & AMAZON RIVER
Hendrik Meurkens: harmonica
Dario Eskenazi:piano
Gustavo Amarante: bass
Adriano Santos: drums
Bitter End
03.07.06 | 10:30 pm
NYC
Brujeros
Juancho Herrera: guitar/voice
Gustavo Amarante: bass/voice
Manu Koch: keys
Andy Sanesi: drums/voice
Cornerstone Cafe
03.03.06 | 7:30-11:30 PM
Metuchen, NY
Hendrik Meukens & Amazon River
Hendrik Meurkens: harmonica/vibes
Dario Eskenazi: piano
Gustavo Amrante: bass
Adriano Santos: drums
Cecil's Jazz Club
12.17.05 | 9:00 PM
Hendrik Meurkens & Amazon River
Hendrik Meurkens: harmonica,vibes
Helio Alves: piano
Jed Levy: sax, flute
Gustavo Amarante: bass
Adriano Santos: drums
Cecil's Jazz Club
12.16.05 | 9:00 PM
Hendrik Meurkens & Amazon River
Hendrik Meurkens: harmonica,vibes
Helio Alves: piano
Jed Levy: sax, flute
Gustavo Amarante: bass
Adriano Santos: drums
Cornerstone Cafe
12.14.05 | 7:30-11:30 PM
Metuchen
HENDRIK MEURKENS & AMAZON RIVER
Hendrik Meurkens: harmonica
Helio Alves: piano
Gustavo Amarante: bass
Adriano Santos: drums
Jazz Standards
11.08.05 | 7:30 and 9:30 sets
NYC, NY
HENDRIK MEURKENS & AMAZON RIVER
Hendrik Meurkens: harmonica
Helio Alves: piano Pedro Ramos: cavaquinho
Romero Lubambo: guitar Ze Mauricio: percussion
Gustavo Amarante: bass
Adriano Santos: drums
Beth Tikvak
11.06.05 | 10 am
Knoxville, TN
Concert with Seeds of Sun
Knoxville Tennessee JCC
11.05.05
Knoxville, TN
Concert with Seeds of Sun
Congregation B'nai Israel
11.03.05 | 7 pm
Sapartanburg, SC
Concert in South Carolina with Seeds Of sun
Duke Ellington Jazz Festival
09.30.05
Washington DC, DC
Concert with Guitarrist Aquiles Baez
Aquiles Baez: guitar
Gustavo Amarante: bass
Harvey Wirth: drums
Savannah Jazz Festival
09.24.05
Savannah, GA
SABOR BRASIL BAND
Susan Pereira: vocals/perc Helio Alves: piano
Laura Dreyer: sax Gustavo Amarante: bass
Vanderlei Pereira: drums
Cornerstone Cafe
09.20.05 | 7:30 - 11:30 PM
Metuchen, NJ
HENDRIK MEURKENS & AMAZON RIVER
Hendrik Meurkens: harmonica
Klaus Mueller: piano
Gustavo Amarante: bass
Adriano Santos: drums
Bitter End
08.22.05 | 9:30 pm
New York
Show with the group "PESADO"
Juancho Herrera:guitar/vocals Gustavo Amarante:bass/vocals
Andy Sanesi:drums/vocals Renato Thoms:perc/Vocals
Satalla
08.11.05 | 7:30 PM
New York
AQUILES BAEZ QUINTET
Aquiles Baez: guitar, cuatro Anat Cohen: sax
Gustavo Amarante: Bass Pablo Bencid: drums
Neil Ochoa: Percussion
Cornelia's st. Cafe
08.09.05 | 8:30 PM
New York
HENDRIK MEURKENS & AMAZON RIVER
Hendrik Meurkens: harmonica
Klaus Mueller: piano
Gustavo Amarante: bass
Adriano Santos: drums
Bitter End
08.08.05 | 9:30 pm
New York
Show with the group "PESADO"
Juancho Herrera:guitar/vocals Gustavo Amarante:bass/vocals
Andy Sanesi:drums/vocals Renato Thoms:perc/Vocals
Sweet Rhythm
07.31.05 | 8:00 pm & 10:00 pm sets
New York
Hendrik Meurkens & Amazon River
Hendrik Meurkens: harmonica
Helio Alves: piano
Gustavo Amarante: bass
Adriano Santos: drums
Cornerstone Cafe
07.27.05 | 7:30 - 11:30 PM
Metuchen, NJ
HENDRIK MEURKENS & AMAZON RIVER
Hendrik Meurkens: harmonica
TBA: piano
Gustavo Amarante: bass
Adriano Santos: drums
Sweet Rhythm
07.24.05 | 8:00 pm & 10:00 pm sets
New York
Hendrik Meurkens & Amazon River
Hendrik Meurkens: harmonica
Helio Alves: piano
Gustavo Amarante: bass
Adriano Santos: drums
Dobbs Ferry
07.20.05 | 6:30 & 8:00PM sets
New York, NY
HENDRIK MEURKENS & AMAZON RIVER
Hendrik Meurkens: harmonica
Helio Alves: piano
Gustavo Amarante: bass
Adriano Santos: drums
Clemente Soto Velez Cultural Ctr.
07.07.05 | 10:00 pm
New York
Show with Juancho Herrera
Juancho Herrera: guitar/vocals/compositons
Gustavo Amarante:bass/vocals
Harvey Wirth:drums
Federico Picasso:eletronics
Zinc Bar
07.02.05 to 07.30.05
10:00, 11:30 and 1:00 sets
New York
Saturdays with Brazilian singer Marianni
Zinc Bar
06.18.05 to 06.25.05
10:00, 11:30 and 1:00 sets
New York
Saturdays with Brazilian singer Marianni
Aquiles Baez Quintet
06.16.05
Chicago
Aquiles Baez Quintet
Aquiles Baez: guitar, cuatro TBA: sax
Gustavo Amarante: Bass Pablo Bencid: drums
Omar Ledezma: Percussion
The Boliavarian Hall
06.15.05
Washington-D.C
Aquiles Baez Quintet
Aquiles Baez: guitar, cuatro TBA: sax
Gustavo Amarante: Bass Pablo Bencid: drums
Omar Ledezma: Percussion
Trumpets
06.11.05 | 8:30, 10:30PM & 12:00AM sets
Montclair, NJ
HENDRIK MEURKENS & AMAZON RIVER
Hendrik Meurkens: harmonica
Helio Alves: piano
Gustavo Amarante: bass
Adriano Santos: drums
Miami Global Theatre
06.05.05 | 6:00 pm
Miami, FL
Aquiles Baez Trio
Aquiles Baez: Guitar, cuatro
Gustavo Amarante: Bass
Omar Ledezma: percussion
Brasero de el Doral
06.04.05 | 10:00 pm
Doral, FL
Aquiles Baez Trio
Aquiles Baez: Guitar, cuatro
Gustavo Amarante: Bass
Omar Ledezma: percussion
Swing Martini
06.03.05 | 10:00 pm
Weston, FL
Aquiles Baez Trio
Aquiles Baez: Guitar, cuatro
Gustavo Amarante: Bass
Omar Ledezma: percussion
Gonzales y Gonzales
06.02.05 | 9:30 pm
New York, NY
Show with Cuban group: Ochun
Jazz Gallery
05.26.05
NYC, NY
Aquiles Baez Quintet
Aquiles Baez: guitar, cuatro Felipe Salles: sax
Gustavo Amarante: Bass Pablo Bencid: drums
Omar Ledezma: Percussion
Cornerstone Cafe
05.25.05 | 7:30 - 11:30 PM
Metuchen, NJ
Hendrik Meurkens & Amazon River
Hendrik Meurkens: harmonica
Helio Alves: piano
Gustavo Amarante: bass
Adriano Santos: drums
Regattabar
05.24.05
Boston, MA
Aquiles Baez Quintet
Aquiles Baez: guitar, cuatro Felipe Salles: sax
Gustavo Amarante: Bass Pablo Bencid: drums
Omar Ledezma: Percussion
Museo del Barrio
05.20.05
NYC
Show with Aquiles Baez
Aquiles Baez Quintet
Aquiles Baez: guitar, cuatro Felipe Salles: sax
Gustavo Amarante: Bass Pablo Bencid: drums
Omar Ledezma: Percussion
B.B King's
05.10.05 | 8:00 PM
NYC
With Sabor Brasil
Susan Davis: Vocals, percussion
Piano: Helio alves
Bass: Gustavo Amarante
Sax:Laura Dreyer
Drums: Vanderlei Pereira
Zinc Bar
05.07.05 to 05.28.05
10:00 PM
NYC
With Brazilian singer Marianni every Saturday
OITC
05.02.05 to 05.04.05
Hoston, TX
Aquiles Baez
Nuyorican Poets Cafe
04.17.05 | 8:00 pm
NYC, NY, United States
Show with Eliane
Zinc Bar
04.09.05 to 04.30.05
10:00 pm
NYC, NY, United States
Every Saturday with Marianni
Satalla
04.06.05 | 7:30 pm
NYC, NY
Show with Aquiles Baez
Belle Epoque
03.24.05 | 9pm
NYC, NY
Show with Jose Conde y Ola Fresca
TrailHead Amphitheatre
03.20.05
Mandeville, LA
Show with Jose Conde y Ola Fresca
Twiropa Mills
03.19.05
New Orleans, LA
Show with Jose Conde y Ola Fresca
Sogo Live
03.18.05 | 11pm
Baton Rouge, LA
Show with Jose Conde y Ola Fresca
307 Jazz Club
03.17.05
Lafayette, LA
Show with Jose Conde y Ola Fresca
Hilton Hotel
03.14.05
San Francisco, CA
Show with guitarist Aquiles Baez
Van Dyke Cafe
03.10.05 | 9pm
Miami, FL
Show with Jose Conde y Ola Fresca
Van Dyke Cafe
03.09.05 | 9 pm
Miami, FL
Show with Jose conde y Ola Fresca
Zinc Bar
02.19.05 | 10:00 pm
NYC
Every Saturday of February
with Marianni
Belle Epoque
02.17.05 | 9:30 pm
NYC
With Jose Conde y Ola Fresca
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