Thiago Espirito Santo is a Brazilian multi instrumentalist with a 24 year internationally recognized career. He’s been teaching and ministering clinics throughout Brazil (as well as many other places through Skype lessons) for many years, helping students and professional musicians to truly develop their skills and be able to express themselves through their instrument.

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Thiago has written bass methods that are used by the Brazilian government to help kids study music effectively. Besides that, he is the founder of Entenda Música (Understand Music), an online music school (for all instruments) that offers thousands of video lessons and PDF exercises to Portuguese speaking students all around the world. Soon these videos will be translated to English and Spanish as well.

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He has played and recorded with several great artists, such as Hermeto Pascoal, Dominguinhos, Toninho Horta, Hélio Delmiro, Yamandú Costa, Hamilton de Holanda, Oswaldinho do Acordeon, Heraldo do Monte, Arismar do Espirito Santo, Silvia Goes, Gabriel Grossi, Marcio Bahia, Robertinho Silva, Toquinho, Filó Machado, Maria Bethânia and Kiko Loureiro, as well as with international artists like George Benson, Jim Stinnett, Dom Moio, Todd Johnson, Kenwood Dennard, Alessio Menconi and Gregoire Maret.

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He’s performed in the US, Argentina, Ecuador, Germany, Austria, Spain, Portugal, Netherlands, Italy, France, Mozambique, Japan and Russia. Nominated for the 2012 Latin Grammy’s for his work in production on Oswaldinho do Acondeon’s album “Choro Chorado”. Thiago has, at 36 years of age, released more than 12 solo and group albums.

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Thiago uses DR Strings, Aguilar Amplification and has a signature 4 string bass from N.Zaganin.

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• Project UMDOISTRIO (2002), with Michel Leme (electric guitar) and Cuca Teixeira (drums);

• "Resistindo" (2003), with Silvia Goes (piano) and Alex Buck (drums);

• “Thiago Espirito Santo” (2005), first solo álbum in wich he recorded with several friends, Alex Buck, Arismar do Espirito Santo, Amoy Ribas, Bia Goes, Chico Pinheiro, Cuca Teixeira, Daniel D’Alcântara, Dió de Araújo, Djalma Lima, Dominguinhos, Edson Montenegro, Edu Ribeiro, Fuba de Taperoá, Guello, Léa Freire, Liv Moraes, Raphael Ferreira, Rogério Caetano, Silvia Goes, Vainer and Zé Renato;

• “Hemisférios” (2008), with Alex Buck (drums) and Edson Sant’Anna (piano);

• “NEURAL CODE” (2009), with Kiko Loureiro (electric guitar) and Cuca Teixeira (drums);

• "Na Cara do Gol" (2001), first album that Thiago recorded playing electric guitar. With Serginho Machado (drums), Carlinhos Noronha (bass), Fábio Leandro (piano) and JP Barbosa (saxophone and flute);

• “The Jazz Tradition” (2011), recorded in the USA with Jim Stinnett (acoustic bass), Todd Johnson (6 strings bass), Dom Moio (drums) and Dino Govoni (saxophone);

• "Alma de Músico | Musician’s Soul" (2014), with Fábio Peron (mandolin) and Mestrinho (accordion);

• “Intuitivo”(2016), duo with Silvia Goes (piano) *to be released*

• “B.R.A.S.I.L.”(2016), with Cléber Almeida (drums), Vinícius Gomes (acoustic and electric guitar), Fábio Peron (mandolin) and JP Barbosa (saxophone) *to be released*