Helio Alves

A native of São Paulo, Brazil, pianist Helio Alves combines the rhythmic complexity of modern Brazilian music with the edgy energy of contemporary jazz. A resident of NYC since the '90s, Alves has received high praise as an in-demand sideman with the likes of Joe Henderson, Yo-Yo Ma, Sadao Watanabe, Slide Hampton, Airto Moreira & Flora Purim, Paquito D'Rivera, Joyce, and Rosa Passos to name but a few. Helio has also released four albums under his own name: ""Trios"" (1998), ""Portrait in Black & White"" (2004), ""It's Clear"" (2009) and most recently, ""Musica"" featuring Antonio Sanchez, Reuben Rogers, Claudio Roditi and Romero Lubambo.