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Everton Firmeza Trio

"EVERTON FIRMEZA TRIO explores the many intersections between Brazilian

Music, Jazz and Experimental Music in a contemporary version of the Piano, Bass and
Drums trio."
Besides the compositions by EVERTON FIRMEZA, created especially for the group,
the public can also enjoy Brazilian and Jazz Standards in outstanding arrangements
where abstract and conceptual are naturally present.
The group prepares for 2017 new album and tour, soon TBA.

Everton Firmeza (Brazil / Portugal) - electric & acoustic bass, compositions &
arrangements
Piergiorgio Pirro (Italy) - piano, keyborads & accordeon
Christi Joza Orisha (Benin) - drums & percussion

Everton Firmeza

"EVERTON FIRMEZA is a bassist and composer who has always had

experimentalism as his trademark."
A brazilian that looks to the world, this is how EVERTON FIRMEZA sees himself and
is seen. In his 15 years of career the 30-year-old musician born and raised in São Paulo
has already an experience and artistic maturity as like lot of plus aged musicians.
FIRMEZA has begun his music studies at age 7, in the school where he studied,
being always one of the best students. Many years later he discovered he had already
absolute pitch at the time.
At age 12 he started his studies in the bass guitar playing Rock and the FM Popular
Repertoire at bars, parties and public events. His technical and musical development
came together with an interest for Classic Rock, Jazz, Brazilian Music, and soon after that
for Classical and Experimental Music.
At age 18 FIRMEZA moved to Belo Horizonte for the Classical & Experimental
Composition Bachelor Degree at the very praised and straightforward UFMG School of
Music, one of the best universities in Brazil. At that period Everton could experiment and
develop many projects in a lot of different styles and concepts: he played in Jazz,
Brazilian Music, Pop, Choro and Contemporary Classical Music ensembles, worked as
sound technician, wrote arrangements for different ensembles, composed electroacoustic
and electronic music, studied and acted in theater and clown plays, researched sound-
image relationships and organized music festivals just to tell some of them. He also
studied with many well respected musicians such as Cliff Korman, André Mehmari, Itiberê
Zwarg, Itamar Collaço, Adriano Campagnani, Enéias Xavier, Guto Bambrilla, Fausto
Borém, Fernando Rocha, João Pedro Oliveira and Oiliam Lanna among many others.
After graduating FIRMEZA decided to specialize himself as Bassist and Composer
and to embrace Brazilian Music, Jazz and Experimental Music as his universes. Since
2012 Everton could participate of the experimental ensemble D E R I V A SONS and
brazilian choro quartet Assanhado, to act as bassist and music producer of singers Maíra
Labanca, Nego Henrique and to deepen his studies in Brazilian and traditional Jazz at the
Berklee-associated Souza Lima Consevatory, in São Paulo.
In 2015 Everton went to live and work in the cultural and cosmopolitan city of
Brussels where he is already playing and developing new projects with talented musicians
from different countries and artistic backgrounds. Some of the most sucessful to the
moment are the Clube do Choro de Bruxelas (Brussels Choro Club) and his Trio, with a lot
more yet to come.
EVERTON FIRMEZA has already presented all over Brazil and also in Argentina, in
Belgium and Cuba. If in Brazil or outside, his music always praise his country and the
Musical, Artistic and Cultural richness, as a way to give great value to its traditions and to
consolidate its reputation as a important cultural reference in world's contemporary
multifaceted scenario.

Contact info:

Everton Firmeza
16 Avenue des Armures
1190 Forest, Belgium
info@evertonfirmeza.com
+32 485 44 20 49
evertonfirmeza.com

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Everton Firmeza Trio
«EVERTON FIRMEZA TRIO explora as diversas fusões entre os universos da Música
Brasileira, do Jazz e da Música Experimental em uma versão moderna do trio piano,
contrabaixo e bateria."

Além das composições de EVERTON FIRMEZA, criadas especialmente para o projeto, o

público do FIRMEZA TRIO poderá apreciar versões inusitadas de standards da Música
Brasileira e do Jazz em arranjos ousados onde o abstrato e o conceitual estão
naturalmente presentes.

O grupo prepara um novo álbum e uma turnê européia em 2017, que será anunciada em
breve.

Everton Firmeza (Brazil / Portugal) – baixo elétrico e acústico, composições e

arranjos
Piergiorgio Pirro (Italy) - piano, teclados & acordeon
Christi Joza Orisha (Benin) – bateria e percussão

Everton Firmeza
"EVERTON FIRMEZA é um contrabaixista e compositor que sempre teve como marca
fundamental o experimentalismo."

Um brasileiro que olha para o mundo. Assim EVERTON FIRMEZA é visto e se vê. Com
27 anos de idade e 13 de carreira, o músico paulistano nascido e criado em Pirituba já
possui uma experiência e maturidade artística digna de músicos de bem mais velhos.
FIRMEZA iniciou os estudos musicais aos 7 anos de idade, no colégio onde estudava.
Nas aulas de flauta doce e musicalização tinha um interesse e facilidade muito acima da
média e era considerado um dos melhores alunos. Mais tarde descobriu que já possuía
na época o ouvido absoluto.
Aos 14 anos iniciou os estudos do contrabaixo elétrico. Começou tocando Rock e as
canções que faziam sucesso na época em bares, festas e eventos públicos. Com o
desenvolvimento técnico e musical no instrumento veio o seu interesse por outros estilos
musicais como o Rock Clássico, o Jazz, a Música Popular Brasileira, além da Música
Erudita e Experimental.
Aos 18 anos EVERTON FIRMEZA mudou-se para Belo Horizonte - MG para cursar o
Bacharelado em Composição na Escola de Música da UFMG. Na época o que parecia
algo bem específico e restrito revelou-se exatamente o oposto e nesse período FIRMEZA
pôde desenvolver diversos projetos dos mais variados estilos e conceitos musicais: teve
grupos de jazz, de choro, de música popular brasileira, foi produtor executivo, técnico de
gravação, arranjador, compõs música eletroacústica e eletrônica, participou de peças de
teatro, estudou para ser ator e palhaço, gravou trilhas para teatro e animação, trabalhou
com free-jazz e improvisação livre, pesquisou as diversas relações entre som e imagem
em pinturas, estudou funk carioca, organizou mostras e festivais para citar alguns.
Após a formatura FIRMEZA decidiu especializar-se como Contrabaixista e Compositor e
a adotar a Música Brasileira, o Jazz e a Música Experimental como seus universos
principais. Desde 2012 Everton pôde participar do grupo D E R I V A SONS, de música
experimental, de atuar como contrabaixista e produtor musical do cantor e compositor
Nego Henrique e de aprofundar-se nos estudos de Jazz e música Instrumental Brasileira
no conceituado Conservatório Musical Souza Lima, em São Paulo-SP.
EVERTON FIRMEZA já se apresentou em diversas cidades do Brasil e também na
Argentina, na Bélgica e em Cuba. Seja no exterior ou em seu próprio país, seus shows
sempre exaltam o Brasil em suas riquezas Musical, Artística e Cultural, no intuito de
difundir e valorizar as suas tradições bem como de consolidar sua importante referência
cultural no século XXI.

Contato
Everton Firmeza
16 Avenue des Armures
1190 Forest, Belgium
info@evertonfirmeza.com
+32 485 44 20 49
evertonfirmeza.com
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Everton Firmeza - Bio Courte:
Bassiste et compositeur, Everton Firmeza débute sa carrière de musicien a 13 ans tout en
se formant dans les écoles les plus prestigieuses du Brésil. En concert, il a sillonné son
pays. Il a joué en Argentine et à Cuba avant d’arriver, récemment, en Belgique.
Everton aime dire qu’il cherche à expérimenter en permanence, tout en mettant en avant
la richesse artistique, culturelle et musicale de son pays d’origine.

Everton Firmeza - Bio Longue (FR):

“Un Brésilien qui regarde le monde”. C’est ainsi que se définit lui-même Everton Firmeza
et c’est aussi comme ça que le voient ceux qui le connaissent. Au cours des ses déjà 15
ans de carrière, ce musicien de 28 ans, natif de São Paulo, a déjà accumulé autant
d’expérience et de maturité musicale que bien de ses aînés !

Everton a commencé à étudier la musique à l’âge de 7 ans et a dès le début montré des
dispositions exceptionnelles pour cet art. Il a commencé à jouer de la basse à 12 ans, se
produisant lors de fêtes et d’événements publics. Il a ensuite exploré des genres aussi
variés que le rock classique, le jazz, la musique brésilienne, la musique classique et la
musique expérimentale.

Il a écrit des arrangements pour des ensembles dans différents styles, a composé de la
musique électro-acoustique et électronique, conduit des recherches sur la relation entre
son et image et organisé des festivals de musique.

En julliet 2015 Everton arrive à Bruxelles et commence une nouvelle étape de sa carrière.
Il dévelloppe désormais plusieurs projets avec des musiciens de differentes origines,
styles et profils (Clube do Choro de Bruxelas, Fujinn Open Ochestra, Everton Firmeza
Trio, Lekan Fakeye Trio, Rojah Lao et Tralala Band, etc).

Everton consacre une partie de son temps à l´enseignement en tant que professeur de
musique dans le secondaire (Institut Notre Dame de Heusy, à Verviers) et en tant que
animateur d´éveil musical, de solfège, de rhythme et percussion et de guitare) dans les
écoles primaires et créches (Institut de l"Assomption / Sint-Jozef School, à Boitsfort, C.E.
Dames de Marie, à Saint-Josse et Crèche Les Capucines, à Uccle) en français et en
néerlandais.
Everton a joué au Brésil, en Argentine, en Belgique, en Holande, en France et à Cuba.
Partout où il se présente, sa musique se veut une ode à la richesse culturelle, artistique
et musicale de son pays.

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Everton Firmeza - Korte Bio (NL)

Everton Firmeza is een bassist en componist die experimentalisme steeds als
handelsmerk hanteert. Afkomstig uit Brazilië heeft hij het hele land rondgetoerd en is
vervolgens ook actief geweest in Argentinië, Cuba en België. Zowel in Brazilië als
daarbuiten prijst zijn muziek immer zijn vaderland en de muzikale, artistieke en culturele
rijkdom die dit land vertegenwoordigt. Op deze manier bewijst hij grote eer aan zijn
tradities en bevestigt hij de Braziliaanse reputatie als een belangrijke culturele referentie
voor de hedendaagse scène van de wereldmuziek.

PRESS QUOTES :

(...)I ended up in nearby Café Floréo: a boiling, airless room with some vaguely African art on the

walls, sat at a table by the window, necking cold Maes Pils as bassist Everton Firmeza (Brazilian,

but based in Brussels since 2015) and his multi-national trio stormed through some funked-up

latin originals, with a few Hermeto Pascoal numbers thrown in. Firmeza's was one of the few gigs
on the programme labelled avant-garde. It wasn't the free improv set I was hoping for, but the

group were compelling to watch all the same: thrillingly reactive, totally in sync, switching between

feels mid-song and mid-chorus. Firmeza and Italian keys player Piergiorgio Pirro teamed up on

the melodies and Beninese drummer Christi Joza Orisha dropped halftime R&B, bossa nova, and

rumba feels, stitching needle-sharp patterns on the rim of his snare with his shell-adorned dreads

dancing about his shoulders. Towards the end of the set, they invited excellent flautist Sylvain

Boisvert to join them and he added breathy multiphonics and snatches of fluttering

counterpoint.

-Thomas Rees, Jazz Wise Magazine, June 1st 2017