User:Mario Zazv

Mario Zazv (Born 10/23/1981 Rio de Janeiro, RJ) is a brazilian jazz fusion electric bass player.

Biography

Mario Zazv comes from a very musical family. His mother was a classical pianist who used to play in church. By the age of 10, he revealed himsef a self taught musician and began to play the piano, guitar, drums and later bass in rock bands as a teenager.

After all, Zazv finds out he has “perfect pitch” and changes rock for jazz, in order to attend the opportunity of playing with Toninho Horta, Paulo Braga and João Donato.

These days, he works as an arranger, producer, composer, bass player, bandleader and he’s known for his perfect improvisation skills.

Birthname: Mario Carlos Rodrigues Gomes.

Born: 10/23/1981 Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.

Resident: Rio de Janeiro.

Spouse: Stella Junia since 2003.

Children: 2 dogs. Nina & Abel.

Superior Education: Independent.

Occupations: Musician, Electric Bassist, Producer, Arranger, Bandleader, Teacher, Composer.

Origin: Son of a very musical family with tradition in Baptist Church.

Genre: Jazz Fusion.

Influences: Miles Davis and his associated acts.

Skills: Perfect Pitch, Soulful Improvisation.

Years Active: 2000 – Present.

Associated Acts: Toninho Horta, Paulo Braga, João Donato.

Gear: Fender Jazz Bass American Standard 2010 4-string, alder body, maple fingerboard. Ernie Ball strings 45-105 Hybrid Slinky Roundwound.

Complementary Instruments: Piano, upright Bass, Drums, Percussion, Guitar, Voice, Synth.

Human Interest: Hedonism.

Curiosity: The name ZAZV has no origin in any known ethnicity. It’s just a transcription of a child’s dream.