Tiago Barros

Bio

Tiago Barros is a saxophonist, composer and arranger.

Born in Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil, he studied Brazilian music at the "Bituca University of Popular Music" in Barbacena (Brazil) from 2004 to 2008. At that time he studied with the masters Cléber Alves, saxophone; and Ian Guest, harmony, composition and arrangement.

He has been living in Basel (Switzerland) since 2011 where he completed his BA in Music at the Musikakademie Basel in the Department of Jazz in 2014. He finished his Masters Degree in Jazz Pedagogy in 2016 at Jazzcampus Basel. He studied with several masters during these five years of studies in Switzerland, among them Domenic Landolf, saxophone and Guillermo Klein, composition and arrangement.

In 2016 he released his first album of original compositions "Por um bom motivo", to which Guillermo Klein contributed the liner notes.
In 2020 followed the second album "Montanhas", which also features legendary trombonist Raúl de Souza († 2021) and brilliant guitarist and composer Juarez Moreira as special guests.
Both albums were composed, recorded and produced in Switzerland.

He has performed with musicians such as:
Guillermo Klein, Dudu Penz, Hans Feigenwinter, Arismar do Espírito Santo, Raúl de Souza, Leila Pinheiro, Mauro Martins, Rodrigo Digão Braz, Oliver Pellet Santos, Aliéksey Vianna, Anissa Damali, Roberto Koch, Edmundo Carneiro, Ricardo Fiúza, Stephan Kurmann, Marc Sway, Leny Andrade, Dudu Lima, Milton Nascimento, João Bosco e mais.

He participated in Workshops and classes with Andy Scherrer, Jorge Rossy, Mark Turner, Michael Chylewski, Julio Barreto, Bänz Öster, Larry Grenadier, Bill McHenry, Mike del Ferro, Miguel Zenon, Arismar do Espírito Santo among others.

Tiago Barros is active as a bandleader and sideman in several musical formations.
He also teaches saxophone, composition and arrangement.

Projekte

New album MONTANHAS out now!

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Die Berge sind nicht nur ein typisches Wahrzeichen der Schweiz, sondern auch des brasilianischen Bundesstaates Minas Gerais, aus dem der brasilianische Saxofonist und Komponist Tiago Barros stammt. Es ist nicht die einzige Gemeinsamkeit mit der Schweiz, so ist die Region auch bekannt für ihren guten Käse und die Bewohner, die Mineiros, gelten als introvertiert und eher still.

Schweiz und Brasilien - die beiden Länder prägen seit mehreren Jahren Tiago Barros' Leben und sein musikalisches Schaffen. Die musikalischen Wurzeln des Künstlers hat Brasilien ihm mitgegeben, seine Inpiration zum Komponieren aber hat er während seinem fünfjährigen Studium in Basel gefunden.

Die Melodie ist die Hauptperson im Kompositionskonzept des Künstlers. Die Melodien sind spontan, sanglich und eingänglich. Oftmals sind sie geprägt von grossen Intervallen, die sich wunderbar mit den Bergen assoziieren lassen. Die Klanglichkeit ist warm und farbig, wie Brasilien. Das Verschmelzen brasilianischer Folklore mit Elementen des Jazz gibt der Musik seinen einzigartigen Charakter.

Mit dem Tiago Barros Quinteto wurde eine Band geschaffen, die diesen Kompositionen in jeglicher Art und Weise gerecht wird. Es sind alles hervorragende Instrumentalisten aus Brasilien und der Schweiz, die seit über fünf Jahren zusammen auftreten und sowohl in der brasilianischen Musik als auch im Jazz zu Hause sind.

Tiago Barros composition, soprano, alto, tenor sax
Oliver Pellet guitar
Simone Bollini piano
Dudu Penz bass
Rodrigo Digão drums

Special Guest: Raul de Souza trombone
Juarez Moreira guitar and composer by Cantíga Bossa Nova

Recorded june 2018 by Luca Fina and Marion Mächler at 77 Sound Studio, Dulliken (CH)
Mixed by Fernando Delgado at 77 Sound Studio, Dulliken (CH)
Mastered by Benjamin Gut at Idee & Klang, Basel (CH)
Artwork and photo by homberger minet graphic design, Basel (CH)
Photos musicians and watercolor by Carmen Hellbach, Basel (CH)

@2020
Contact and Booking: contact@tiagobarros.ch

Tiago Barros Quinteto

Youtube

Line up: Tiago Barros (s, comp, arr), Simone Bollini (p), Oliver Pellet (g), Dudu Penz/Fabio Gouvea (b), Paulo Almeida (dr)

Lively, original, rhythmic, melodic, authentic, varied - this is the sound of the music written by composer and saxophonist Tiago Barros.

In his pieces, elements of Brazilian folklore merge with those of the jazz tradition and create a very characteristic sound that appeals to a large audience.

Improvisation plays an important role in the performances of the quintet, it is also one of the greatest common denominators of jazz and Brazilian music.

The pieces are played by five virtuoso instrumentalists, who are at home on stage and take the audience with their creativity and joy of playing into a unique musical universe as soon as the first note sounds.

Clube da Esquina Basel

Tiago Barros (s), Aliéksey Vianna (g), José Luiz Martins (p), Stephan Kurmann (b), Konrad Wiemann (dr)

The band around saxophonist Tiago Barros is dedicated to researching and interpreting the music of "Clube da Esquina" (Esquina: Corner), a group of musicians, composers and poets from Brazil's fourth largest state, Minas Gerais. The group always met on the same street corner in the big city of Belo Horizonte to make music, compose, philosophize and, of course, drink something.

The result of these meetings is a music that takes cultural impulses from the whole of Brazilian folk music and creates a synthesis that perhaps only Minas Gerais in the heart of the country can produce. Minas Gerais was the economic and cultural centre of Brazil in colonial times. Its landscape is characterized among other things by green hills and (mostly) disused railway tracks. The Mineiros are regarded as introverted and rather quiet because they are surrounded by mountains and not by the sea - this is where Brazil's earliest art music originated.

Milton Nascimento is the most internationally renowned musician to have emerged from the movement. In 1972, together with Lô Borges and the Clube Kollektiv, he released a groundbreaking double album entitled "Clube da Esquina". The collective "Clube da Esquina" thus wrote one of the most important chapters in the history of Brazilian popular music.

Nationally and internationally known artists who emerged from the movement Clube da Esquina: Milton Nascimento, Toninho Horta, Márcio Borges, Lô Borges, Wagner Tiso, Beto Guedes, Tavinho Moura, Fernando Brant, Nivaldo Ornellas, Ronaldo Bastos

Forró do Hermeto

Forró is dance, partyl and at the same time the name of traditional music from northern Brazil.
Hermeto Pascoal is probably one of the most famous, weirdest and at the same time most productive musical personalities that Brazil has produced. His countless compositions are a wild mixture of Brazilian rhythms, melodic fantasies, influences from rock music and a pinch of free jazz. Surprising and untamed.
The quartet around the Brazilian guitarist Oliver Pellet, who lives in Basel, takes on the music of Hermeto and brings the Forró to the stage.

Oliver Pellet – g
Tiago Barros – saxes
Florian Abt – b
Konrad Wiemann – dr

Trio Brasil

Tiago Barros (s)
José Luiz Martins (p)
Oliver Pellet (g)

Brazil: a country of extremes, a melting pot of different peoples and cultures. It is obvious that Brazil's musical universe is also enormously diverse and fascinating. The Brasil Trio takes us on a musical journey to their homeland. The three musicians from São Paulo and Minas Gerais interpret a fine selection of pieces from the MPB (música popular brasileria) with great creativity, skill and enthusiasm. These include composers such as João Donato, Tom Jobim, Gilberto Gil, Djavan and a few others.

Music for your occasion

The ideal music for the perfect atmosphere at your event!

Music: Jazz, Bossa Nova, Brazilian Music, Pop, Classical Music

Ideal for company events, aperitifs, weddings, birthdays, graduation ceremonies, vernissages, etc.

Various formations: Duo, Trio, Quartet, Quintet or bigger

Contact for inquiries:
Tiago Barros
tiagobsax@yahoo.com.br
+41 (0)76 624 27 42

Saxophone lessons

In addition to his activities as a saxophonist, composer and arranger, Tiago also offers saxophone lessons for beginners and advanced players of all ages in the areas of jazz, improvised and Brazilian music. He has many years of experience in teaching and in September 2016 successfully completed his Master's in Music Pedagogy at the Jazzcampus in Basel.

For questions or to arrange a non-binding trial lesson please use the contact form on this website or send an email directly by click.

Por um bom motivo – CD

Digitally available on iTunes, Amazon, Spotify, exlibris and other Internet platforms.
For CD orders please use the contact form (price: 25 CHF).

"His music strucks me as lively and original. His Brazilian roots and all jazz tradition melting and creating a very healthy, rhythmic and harmonic combination. It's a pleasure to hear it and a valid addition to the musical world."

Guillermo Klein - composer, arranger, pianist

The first album with original compositions by saxophonist and composer Tiago Barros was released in February 2016.

The title of the album "Por um bom motivo" means "For a good reason" in German, whereas in Portuguese the word "motivo" can be understood as motive in the musical sense as well as motive in the sense of reason. On the album there are four pieces whose titles all contain the word "motivo".

Although the compositions are harmonically relatively complex, the melodies always seem catchy and vocal, they never lose the lightness and playfulness of Brazilian folklore.
The album is characterized by a warm and refined sound, not least thanks to the extraordinary musicians. The Rhythm Section is Brazilian through and through, consisting of creative and virtuoso instrumentalists who provide the basis for this sound.
The melodies, the heart of the musical work, were all arranged for brass, inspired by typical jazz formations. Improvisation is present in all pieces and is one of the greatest common denominators of jazz and Brazilian music.

Tiago Barros - soprano, alto, tenor sax, compositions, arrangements
Oliver Pellet - guitar
Fernando Delgado - drums
Dudu Penz - bass
Fabian Willmann - bass clarinet
Wolfgang Zumpe - trumpset
Marc Roos - trombone
Simone Bollini - piano

Recorded: June 26, 27, 28 2015 at Jazz Campus Basel, CH

Mixing: Fernando Delgado - Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Mastering: Idea and Sound Studio Basel CH

Youtube Channel

Tiago Barros - Youtube

Media

Konzerte

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Vergangene Konzerte - Past concerts

Tiago Barros Quinteto

Basel

Ricardo Fiúza Quinteto (Kopie)

Bird's eye Jazzclub

Ricardo Fiúza Quinteto

Bird's eye Jazzclub

Forró Basel

Neuchâtel

Forró Basel

Zum Eck

Banda Espresso 222

Privatanlass in Pratteln

Tiago Barros Trio

Kannenfeldpark Basel

J'Trane

Deutschland

Oliver Pellet and friends

Klosterbergfest Basel

Thiago K

Klosterbergfest Basel

Thiago K

Klosterbergfest Basel

Tiago Barros - Thiago K - Duo

Gässli Film Festival

Forró do Thiago K

Bern

J'Trane

Deutschland

Anissa Damali Band

Stiftung Brasilea Basel

Tiago Barros Trio

ZumEck Basel

Thiago K

ZumEck

Forró do Thiago K

Vereinslokal Basel

Thiago K Trio

ZumEck

Forró do Hermeto

Bird's eye Jazzclub

Forró do Hermeto

Bird's eye Jazzclub

Brasil Trio

Brasilea Stiftung

Barros - Gouvea - Almeida

Kultur Kaffi Bâle

Tiago Barros Solo

Buchhandlung Ganzoni

Tiago Barros Quinteto - Montanhas

Birdseye Basel

Tiago Barros Quinteto

Basel

Tiago Barros Quinteto - Montanhas

Atlantis Basel

Viviane de Farias

Kunstmuseum Basel

Thiago K

Basel

Viviane de Farias e Amigos

Bird's eye Basel

Viviane de Farias e Amigos

Bird's eye Basel

Viviane de Farias e Amigos

Bird's eye Basel

Viviane de Farias e Amigos

Bird's eye Basel

Forró do Hermeto - cancelled

Cargobar - Basel

Forró do Hermeto - cancelled

Cargobar - Basel

Forró do Hermeto

Cargobar - Basel

Montanhas CD-Taufe

Radius 39

Forró do Hermeto

Cargobar - Basel

Forró do Hermeto

Cargobar - Basel

Hommage à João Gilberto

Le Bout du Monde - Rue d'Italie 24 - 1800 Vevey

Tribute to João Gilberto

Café con Letras - Rheingasse 69 - 4058 Basel

Forró do Hermeto

Cargobar - Basel

Forró do Hermeto

Cargobar - Basel

Trio Brasil - Privatanlass

Basel

Anissa Damali Band

Brasilea

J'Traine'

Kaiserslautern

Pellet - Almeida - Barros

Kulturverein Allschwil-Schönenbuch

Oliver Pellet Group

Klosterbergfest

Oliver Pellet/Tiago Barros Duo

Lindenberg 8

J'Traine' Spring Time Show

Schlossbergstube Otterbach DE

Privatanlass

Basel

International Blues Challenge Memphis USA

Memphis USA

International Blues Challenge Memphis USA

Memphis USA

International Blues Challenge Memphis USA

Memphis USA

International Blues Challenge Memphis USA

Memphis USA

International Blues Challenge Memphis USA

Memphis USA

Privatanlass

LOLA Basel

Basel World Music Festival

Halle 7 - Basel

J'TRAINE feat. Vanessa Holmes & Julian Warren

Kaiserslautern

Jazz with Tiago Barros and friends

Swartbasel

Jazz with Tiago Barros and friends

Swartbasel

Jazz with Tiago Barros and friends

Swartbasel

Jazz with Tiago Barros and friends

Swartbasel

Clube da Esquina Basel

Bird's eye Basel

Clube da Esquina Basel

Bird's eye Basel

Clube da Esquina Basel

Bird's eye Basel

Clube da Esquina Basel

Bird's eye Basel

Clube da Esquina Basel

Bird's eye Basel

Clube da Esquina Basel

Bird's eye Basel

Clube da Esquina Basel

Bird's eye Basel

Clube da Esquina Basel

Bird's eye Basel

Trio Brasil

Werk 8/Basel

Trio Brasil

Werk 8/Basel

Trio Brasil

Werk 8 - Basel

Trio Brasil

Werk 8 - Basel

Tiago Barros convida Rodrigo Digão

Café con letras, Rheingasse 69, Basel

Tiago Barros convida Rodrigo Digão

Café con letras, Rheingasse 69, Basel

Privatanlass

Basel

Privatanlass

Basel

Brasil à três

CHEZ SOIF (Basel)

Tiago Barros/Eugênio Aramuni Duo

Itacaré - Bahia - Brasil

Tiago Barros solo

Txai Resort - Itacaré - Bahia - Brasil

Tiago Barros solo

Txai Resort - Itacaré - Bahia - Brasil

Tiago Barros e Samy Erick Duo

Xicrona Cultural

Tiago Barros e Samy Erick Duo

Café com Letras

Tiago Barros e Samy Erick Duo

Café com Letras

Pellet-Martins-Barros-Côrtes-Barbosa

Café Sete, Rua Sete de Setembro, 1447, 13560-180 São Carlos - Brasil

Pellet-Martins-Barros-Côrtes-Barbosa

Café Sete, Rua Sete de Setembro, 1447, 13560-180 São Carlos - Brasil

Tiago Barros Quinteto

Spaghetti Factory, Metzgergasse 8, Aarau

Barros/Martins Duo

Basel

Barros/Martins Duo

Basel

Clube da Esquina Basel

Kulturscheune Liestal

Clube da Esquina Basel

Kulturscheune Liestal

Anissa Damali Band

Parterre 1 - Basel

Clube da Esquina Basel

Jazzcampus Basel, Utengasse 15, 4058 Basel

Clube da Esquina Basel

Jazzcampus Basel, Utengasse 15, 4058 Basel

Homenagem a Elis Regina

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Barros/Martins Duo

Hombis Salon Zürich

Barros/Martins Duo (Privatanlass)

Basel

Barros/Martins Duo (Privatanlass)

Basel

Barros/Martins Duo (Privatanlass)

Basel

Barros/Martins Duo (Privatanlass)

Basel

Oliver Pellet Trio

Café TATkraft - Binningen

Homenagem a Elis Regina

Birdseye Jazzclub Basel

Homenagem a Elis Regina

Birdseye Jazzclub Basel

Jazz Matinee "Homenagem a Elis Regina"

Basel

Barros - Pellet - Koch Trio

Werk 8, Basel

Barros - Pellet - Koch Trio

Werk 8, Basel

Saxofon Duo

Sissach

Saxofon Duo

Sissach

Brasil Jazz Trio

Restaurant Walliserhof Basel

Anissa Damali Trio

Basel

Anissa Damali Trio

Basel

Anissa Damali Brazil Quintett

Missionsstrasse 21, Basel

Offener Workshop mit Arismar do Espírito Santo

Bird's eye Jazzclub Basel

Offener Workshop mit Arismar do Espírito Santo

Bird's eye Jazzclub Basel