Bianca Gismonti

Origin

Rio de Janeiro, RJ

Years Active

1997

Genres

instrumental music, MPB, jazz

Instruments

piano

Biography

Bianca Gismonti was born in Rio de Janeiro in 1982, the daughter of renowned composer Egberto Gismonti and actress Rejane Medeiros. She began her musical journey studying piano and theory in childhood, going on to perform worldwide with her father and her brother Alexandre while still a teenager, before entering the bachelor's degree program in piano at UFRJ.

Throughout her career, she founded Duo Gisbranco alongside Claudia Castelo Branco, a project that resulted in albums, DVDs, and important partnerships with names such as Chico César, Jaques Morelenbaum, and Mônica Salmaso. Over the years and following her marriage to drummer Julio Falavigna, the artist intensified her work as a composer, culminating in the release of her solo albums and the consolidation of the Bianca Gismonti Trio alongside Falavigna and bassist Antonio Porto.

The group began touring extensively in Brazil and abroad, taking her music to countries in Europe and Asia and carrying out remarkable tributes to the work of Egberto Gismonti. Her discography spans acclaimed works such as Sonhos de Nascimento, Primeiro Céu, Desvelando Mares, and the Gismonti 70 project, in addition to prominent collaborations in the Brazilian instrumental scene.

Discography

• Gisbranco (2005)
• Sonhos de Nascimento (2013)
• Duo Gisbranco Dez Anos (2016)
• Pássaros (2018)
• Pássaros - Homenagem a Chico César (Ao Vivo) (2021)