Rogério Botter Maio

Rogerio Botter Maio
Acoustic And Electric Bass Player Composer Arranger And Producer Born And Raised In Sao Paulo Brazil Rogerio Has Lived Eleven Years Between Europe And The United States Where He Performed In Several Music Styles But Always Enriching Them With The Strength And Richness Of His Homeland Music Traditions. From 1987 Through 1989 Studied In Austria At The Hochschule Fur Musik In Graz In Both Jazz And Classical Programs.
In 1989 He Lived One Year In Rome Italy Where Besides Actively Performing He Played The Role Of A Musician In The Movie "God Father III". In 1990 Moved To Paris Where He Lived And Performed For A Year. After Being Awarded A Scholarship For The Berklee College Of Music Moved To Boston In 1991 To Study For One Year.
During The Following Five Years In New York City Worked With Paquito D'Rivera Lionel Hampton Claudio Roditi Manfredo Fest Leny Andrade Hendrik Meurkens Among Others.
His Main Recordings Were With Gerry Mulligan & Jane Duboc 93 Dom Salvador Trio Transition-98 Hendrik Meurkens October Colors And Poema Brasileiro Manfredo Fest Fascinating Rhythm And Nana Vasconcelos Fragments Weber Iago Children Of The Wind Jovino Santos Neto Roda Carioca And Nelson Ayres Perto Do Coracao . As A Composer Arranger And Producer Released In 1996 His First CD 'CRESCENDO' Independently In USA. In 2000 Released His Second CD 'APRENDIZ' Which Marks His Return To Brazil. Ever Since He Played With The Dom Salvador Quartet At The Chivas Jazz Festival Brasil-May/2003 With Hermeto Pascoal Danilo Caymmi Jovino Santos Neto Jane Duboc Duofel With The Soundcape Big Band Orquestra Popular De Camara To Name Just A Few. He Is A Steady Member Of The Nelson Ayres Trio. Since 1994 Has Come Every Year To Europe For His Own Brazilian Jazz Group And Other Musical Projects. In 2004 He Also Played With His Group In Asia At The Indonesia Open Jazz Festival. His Third CD 'PRAZER DA ESPERA' Was Released In April 2006. Text From Http //www.Bottermaio.Com/ read less