Jorge Pescara

Jorge Pescara (born 14 January 1966) is a Brazilian bassist and Megatar player specializing in jazz fusion, progressive rock, experimental music, and Brazilian jazz.

Setup

 * Basses: D'Alegria Defender Jorge Pescara signature 5str bass; Condor BC8000JP (prototype) fretless 8str;
 * Touchguitars: Megatar Toneweaver 12str; Megatar Dragon 12str (NST tuning); Paschalis touch 12str (Stick tenor tuning)
 * Strings: Elixir Nanoweb to Bass (.030, .045, .065, .085, .105, .130); plus super light to Megatar (009, 011, 016, 024, 032, 042)
 * Amp: StudioR Z900 power amp
 * Effects: Line6 FM4; BassWorks preamp bass modeler; Zoom G2.1U; Boss RC2; GR33 Roland Midi to synth; JP signature Bass Compressor by Rock It!; Triton Envelope Filter (Ed's Mod Shop); Moby Dick Bass Fuzz (Ed's Mod Shp); Danelectro Fab Echo; Behringer Ultra Octaver; Boss Compressor CS3; Boss Compressor CS2
 * Miscellaneous: Hot Hands by Source Audio, Hi EBow; Funk Fingers; Dunlop (plectros & picks); violin bow; Roland EV5 pedal

Contributions

 * Leila (Correndo Perigo) Mix House / Eldorado 1995
 * Geisan Varne (Caldeirao de Arruda) Seven Gates records 1996
 * Renato Grinberg (Caetano Sem Palavras) Camerati discos 1996
 * Mello Jr. (Plugged) Indie 1997
 * Laura Finocchiaro (Eco Glitter) Dabliu / Eldorado 1997
 * Jadir de Castro (Ziriguidum... e Deus Criou o Samba!) Jazz Station records 1998
 * Flor de Lis (Flordelis) Gospel Music 1998
 * Celso Fonseca (Out of the Blues "single") Geleia Geral 1998
 * Edu Helou (Ser) H. Music 1999
 * Fabio Pestana (Faces) SETO ES 2000
 * Street Angels (A Benefit Album...) Mr. Bongo UK / Jazz Station records 2000
 * Dom Um Romao (Lake of Perseverance) Jazz Station records / IRMA Italy 2001
 * Compilation (Gradation Transition) IRMA Italy 2001
 * JSR All Stars (Friends From Brazil 2001) Jazz Station records / IRMA Italy 2001
 * Pingarilho (Stories & Dreams) Jazz Station records 2002
 * Dom Um Romao (Nu Jazz Meets Brazil) Jazz Station records / IRMA Italy 2002
 * Brazil All Stars (Rio Strut) Jazz Station Records / Milestone records 2002
 * Compilation (A Day in Rimini) Jazz Station Records / IRMA Italy 2002
 * Chill Out Wear (Chill Out Wear) IRMA Italy 2002
 * Cool Jazzy cuts with Brazilian flavour (Sister Bossa vol 3) IRMA Italy 2002
 * Dom Um Romao (Groovystation EP) IRMA Italy 2003
 * Ithamara Koorax (Someday the Ballad album) King records / JSR 2003
 * Ithamara Koorax (Love Dance the Ballad album) Milestone records / Fantasy 2003
 * Lord K (Com Ropa) K & Rivero Produções 2003
 * Cool Jazzy cuts with Brazilian Flavour (Sister Bossa vol 4) IRMA Italy 2003
 * Various Artists (Chill Out Cafe vol 9) IRMA Italy 2004
 * Luiz Bertoni (Constante Movimento EP) Giraffe Dying records 2005
 * Various Artists (Brazilia the Very Best of the New Brazilia Sound) IRMA Italy 2005
 * Ithamara Koorax (The Best Of Ithamara Koorax) JSR / EMI 2006
 * Ithamara Koorax (O Vento) IRMA Italy 2006
 * Zero (Quinto Elemento) C&C Celebration 2007
 * Compilation (Bajista) Bajista Magazine 2007
 * Ithamara Koorax (Brazilian Butterfly) IRMA Italy 2007
 * Mobius Megatar (TouchStyle Cd) Megatar cd 2007
 * Elixir strings (Brazilian Great Music vol II) Elixir Brazilian's endorsees cd 2007
 * Ithamara Koorax (Brasil Canta com Ithamara Koorax) Cedem 2008
 * Sallaberry (Sambatuque) Tum Tum Home Music 2009
 * Ithamara Koorax & Mamoru Morishita Singer & Songer records 2011
 * Sallaberry (New Bossa) Tum Tum Home Music 2011
 * Paulo Moura (Paulo Moura & André Sachs - Fruto Maduro) Biscoito Fino 2012
 * Ithamara Koorax (Got \to Be Real) IRMA records 2012
 * Sallaberry (Rhythmist) Tum Tum Home Music 2013
 * Dialeto (The Last Tribe) Moonjune, 2013
 * LinhAmarela (Sol de Refletor) Nowa Music 2014

Solo

 * Grooves in the Temple (2005)
 * Knight Without Armour (2012)
 * Grooves in the Eden (2018)

Books
Pescara is the author of several bass instructional books.
 * Arthur Maia Transcriptions (by MPO 1995)
 * Curso TKT de Contrabaixo Elétrico (by TKT editora 1999)
 * Contrabaixo Completo para Iniciantes (by Irmãos Vitale editora 2004) ISBN 85-7407-183-8
 * O Dicionário Brasileiro de Contrabaixo Elétrico (by editora H. Sheldon 2005)
 * Coleção Toque de Mestre - Harmônicos (by HMP editora 2006)
 * Contrabaixo Completo – Manual do Groove (by Irmãos Vitale editora 2008) ISBN 978-85-7407-235-7

Videos

 * O Contrabaixo Completo (by MPO video 1994)