Jose Gobbo is a Brazilian jazz guitarist. He moved to Iowa City in 2011 to pursue his master’s degree in jazz performance, and soon took a leadership role in the city’s musical scene.

His debut album as a leader was released in 2013, titled Zé, featuring legendary multi-instrumentalist Roberto Sion. Other activities during that time include performances at the Iowa City Jazz Festival; International clarinet convention with Dr. Maurita Marx; John Rapson’s recording of “The Night Sky and Turquoise Sea”.

Moving to Illinois in 2014, Jose kept a busy performance schedule while pursuing his doctoral degree (DMA), completed in 2020.

He appears regularly with the Brad Wheeler Quartet and the Chip Stephens Organ Trio, which opened a Steely Dan concert and recorded the album Transgressions in 2019.

In 2020 Jose co-founded The House Trio with Ben Taylor and Nikola Djokic, which performed 52 consecutive weekly live streams on their YouTube Channel, and recorded the album Live from Home, featuring 10 of Jose’s original compositions.

Jose’s teaching experience includes two years as a Teaching Assistant in the Jazz Department at The University of Iowa, and two years at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He also worked for two years in the Latin American Studies Department at UIUC.

The profound Brazilian jazz guitarist releases his brand new album as the Jose Gobbo Trio Current this week and it features the sonic painting of Max Beckman on bass, and the crafty drumming of Jay Ferguson.

1. Mais Feliz (4:56)
2. Dia das crianças (5:27)
3. Perdido na correnteza (6:20)
4. Clareou (6:22)
5. Father’s Day (5:19)
6. Toda Simpatia (7:13)
7. Hope (5:00)

This vibrantly seductive new recording opens on the enthusiastically resolute Mais Feliz and then free flows into the a wholly gratifying Dia das crianças (complete with heartfelt guitar solo), an exhilarating Perdido na correnteza (itself veined with a dutiful drum), a rather impish, three-note pattern hued Clareou, the album rounding out on the lush balladry of Father’s Day, the charming waltz that drives Toda Simpatia, closing on the blissful Hope.

MUSICIANS:
Jose Gobbo - guitar/vocals, Max Beckman - bass, Jay Ferguson - drums

Current - New Album Official EPK

www.josegobbomusic.com