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Born in Florianópolis and now living in São Paulo, Brazil, Edu Ribeiro is a 5-time Grammy Award winning drummer. He has performed with numerous musicians, including Randy Brecker, Luciana Souza, João Bosco, Eliane Elias, Paquito D’Rivera, and is a founding member of Trio Corrente. His current trio with Vinicius Gomes on guitar, and Noah Garabedian on bass, is touring the United States for the month of September. Tonight they will perform original music rooted in traditional Brazilian rhythms and styles, composed by each member of the band.
Band Members and Instrumentation:
Edu Ribeiro – Drums
Vinicius Gomes – Guitar
Noah Garabedian – Bass
Group Bio:
Edu Ribeiro holds a Bachelor’s degree in Popular Music from UNICAMP, a Lato Sensu in Education for Higher Education from UNIP, and a Master’s degree in Music from the Federal University of Bahia – UFBA.
He has released over 15 albums both as leader and collaborator in various formations. His latest personal work is the creation of the Edu Ribeiro Trio, which began in January 2022 and has already been receiving critical acclaim.
He is a founding member of Trio Corrente and Vento em Madeira, which has more than 10 albums released and countless presentations on four continents, and has worked alongside some of the most important names in Brazilian and international music, such as João Bosco, Yamandú Costa, Ivan Lins, Hamilton de Holanda, Mônica Salmaso, Leny Andrade, Leila Pinheiro, Stacey Kent, Maria Schneider, Brad Mehldau, Randy Brecker, Paquito D’Rivera, Sadao Watanabe, and Mike Stern, among many others.
Ribeiro works constantly in education, being Pedagogical Coordinator at the São Paulo State School of Music – EMESP/Tom Jobim and Professor of both undergraduate and graduate courses at Faculdade Santa Marcelina, as well as managing and teaching at his own e-learning website, Edu Ribeiro Music Workshop. He also teaches classes and workshops in several schools in Brazil and around the world, such as the Juilliard School of Music in NYC, the École de Musique Didier Lockwood in Paris, and the Brasília Music School, among others.
Social Media Links
https://www.eduribeiro.mus.br/
https://www.facebook.com/eduribeirobaterista
https://www.instagram.com/edu_ribeiro_baterista/
Proof of vaccination is no longer required for Covid-19. Masking is optional and masks are available upon request. The California Jazz Conservatory kindly requests that anyone feeling unwell refrain from attending in-person events of any kind.
This concert is sponsored by JAMBAR