Gabriela Machado

Origin

Santo André, SP

Years Active

1994–Presente

Genres

choro, Brazilian music, Brazilian jazz

Instruments

flute

Biography

Gabriela Machado is a Brazilian flutist, composer, and educator with a career spanning over three decades dedicated to popular and classical music. Her musical journey is marked by versatility, moving between chamber and orchestral formations, and exploring diverse Brazilian musical genres, with an emphasis on choro.

As an instrumentalist, Machado was a soloist with the renowned group Choronas for 19 years, during which the group recorded three albums: "Atraente" (2000), "Choronas Convida" (2004), and "O Brasil Toca Choro" (2008). She was also a member of Quarteto Quadrantes, with which she released the CDs "Passos Largos" (2013) and "Sinuosa" (2016). Currently, she is a flutist in groups such as Quintal de Fulô and Choro de Bola, and she is part of Câmaranóva, a chamber group with 16 instrumentalists that has released the albums "Overture" (2024) and "Câmara Brasileira" (2023).

In 2024, Gabriela Machado released her first authorial project, "Equilibrando no Acupe", which features compositions, arrangements, and musical production of her own, blending popular flute sounds with her symphonic experience. Her work as an educator includes collaborations in projects such as "Todas as Bandas", in partnership with Funarte and UFRJ, and activities in various cities in Bahia. Machado is also a doctoral student at the Federal University of Bahia, with research focused on creativity in collective musical practice.