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Biography
About
Born in Juiz de Fora, Brazil, Pedro began playing bass at fifteen, developing through the musical scene of his hometown before moving to São Paulo to study double bass with Sizão Machado. His path later took him to Paris and Amsterdam, where he studied with Marc Buronfosse, Ernst Glerum and Frans van der Hoeven. Living in Europe since 2012 and in the Netherlands since 2014, he has gradually developed a musical language in which his Brazilian background exists alongside a deep engagement with European improvised music.
Pedro leads Orè, a project at the centre of his work as a composer and improviser. The music brings together Brazilian rhythmic influences, contemporary jazz and free improvisation, moving fluidly between written material and spontaneity. Orè's third album, "Matter Antimatter" (2025), takes this dialogue as its starting point, exploring the tension and continuity between composition and improvisation, structure and freedom. The album was warmly received by the international press, with reviews highlighting the group's distinctive approach to composition, interplay and improvisation.
Alongside his work as a bandleader, Pedro has been a member of the Nefertiti Quartet for more than a decade. The group has performed extensively throughout Europe and releases its fifth album, Live in Köln, in 2026.
He is also active with projects including Cacha Mundinho, Federico Calcagno Octet and other collaborations across the European jazz and improvised-music scenes.
His recent work also extends beyond the ensemble format. His first solo album explores the double bass as a complete musical environment, bringing together improvisation, composition, sound and the physical possibilities of the instrument.
Alongside performing and composing, Pedro is a dedicated educator, teaching double and electric bass, bands and improvisation. His teaching focuses on listening, finding your own technique and developing an individual musical voice, encouraging students to become more independent, curious and responsive musicians.
