Guilherme Vergueiro

Origin

São Paulo, SP

Genres

MPB, jazz, instrumental

Instruments

piano

Biography

Guilherme de Campos Vergueiro is a renowned Brazilian pianist, arranger, music producer, documentarian, and composer, born in São Paulo on October 30, 1953. Coming from a family with a strong artistic and historical background, he is the son of actor and composer Carlos Vergueiro, brother of fellow artist Carlinhos Vergueiro, and cousin of actress Maria Alice Vergueiro, as well as the father of singer Dora Vergueiro.

His journey in music encompasses a solid discography that began in the 1970s and 1980s, featuring striking albums such as Naturalmente, Só por Amor, and Ao vivo em Copenhagen. Over the years, Guilherme expanded his work with acclaimed projects like Love, Carnival & Dreams, Rio-Bahia: Encontro, Espiritu, Tanta Luz, Parceria, Intemporal, and Novos Horizontes, demonstrating his versatility between instrumental piano and song.

In addition to his consolidated career as an instrumentalist and composer, Vergueiro also stood out in the audiovisual field, acting as co-producer and co-director of important documentaries for national culture, such as works dedicated to iconic figures like samba artist Germano Mathias and singer Jamelão. Sharing musical affinities with central names of our scene, his artistic work engages with the richness of MPB and Brazilian instrumentality.

Discography

• Naturalmente (1980)
• Zaccaro, Guilherme Vergueiro, Giuseppe Mastroianni – Um Piano ao Cair da Tarde Volume III (Nacional) (1980)
• Só por Amor (1981)
• LOVE, CARNIVAL AND DREAMS (1994)
• Molambo (1997)
• Amazon Moon: Music Of Mike Stoller (1998)
• Guilherme Vergueiro & Carlos dos Santos – Espiritu (1999)
• Parceria (2007)
• Ao Vivo
• Love Carnival & Dreams