Sandro Haick Thomaz, or simply Sandro Haick, was born under the sign of music. At age 2, Sandro got his first drum set from his father, the drummer Netinho. By the age of 12, he participated in the children's group “Bom Bom”, recording for CBS the hit “Vamos a La Playa”, appearing in several radio and television programs, traveling throughout Brazil for concerts. Endowed with some inborn talent, soon the necessity of moving into harmonic and melodic instruments pressed on, and Sandro started studying guitar and musical theory, having private lessons with Mozart Mello for one year, and musical perception with Ricardo Brent at the Universidade Livre de Musica, and harmony with Claudio Leal Ferreira. He exercised his dual practice of guitar and drums in several local Sao Paulo venues (Sanja Jazz Bar, Jazz and Blues, etc) in a very fruitful phase, until he felt another strong necessity to amplify even more his musical talents, and he dedicated another 4 years to the intense study of electric and acoustic basses. Still drums, electric guitar, electric and upright basses were not enough, and were added to the mix 6 and 7 string nylon and steel acoustic guitars, bandolim, Brazilian percussions in general, melodica, and he is currently dedicating his practice time to the study of piano and keyboards in general, and, very unpretentiously, transversal flute and flugelhorn. Sandro Haick breathes music, his geniality a fact. He is not only a multi-instrumentalist, but also an arranger, producer, musical director, recording and mixing technician, having started a very productive phase as composer with over fifty instrumental titles to his credit in varied styles. Sandro Haick is certainly one of the most complete and mature Brazilian musicians in the contemporary scene. Conservatory teaching positions: Institute of Guitar and Technology -IGT (1987), Steps Ahead (1988), Souza Lima (1996 to 97), IGT (1998 to 99) . Today he teaches private and restricted lessons in his studio. Sandro's Instructional Video called “Bateria Rock Fusion” was released by MPO Vídeos in 1992, distributed today by Aprenda Videos. A few events in which he permormed include: the 2000 Visa Prize of Instrumental Music, alongside Thiago Espírito Santo, interpreting songs by Hermeto Pascoal; Cascavel Jazz Festival in the years of 2000 e 2004 ; The Savassi Jazz Festival and Lounge of Belo Horizonte in 2004; Duos Brasileiros in the Theater Cultura Inglesa in 2004; Guitarras Paulistanas in Tonton Jazz and Music Bar em 2004; several Sescs throughout Brasil; The Duo Festival in the Cultural Center Vergueiro em 2004; The 1st and 2nd Brazilian Drummers' Encounter in the Sesc Pompéia in Sao Paulo; Via Jazz Brasil Contrapontos etc...
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With all this musical plurality, it shouldn't come as a surprise that Sandro has accompanied several diverse Brazilian MPB and international artists, performing in different instruments, enriching his own works. Follows a list of the musicians and artists with whom Sandro Haick has performed in instrumental and comercial recordings, workshops, concerts and jam sessions: Faíska, TNT, Tomati, Cuca Teixeira, Wilson Teixeira, Mr. Motaba, Pepe Rodriguez, Guga Stroeter, Sizão Machado, Arismar do Espírito Santo, Yamandú Costa, Zé Paulo Becker, Filó Machado, Endrigo Bettega, Glauco Solter, Chumbinho, Kiko Freitas, Enéas Xavier, Magno Alexandre (BH), Alessandro Kramer (Bebê), Guinha Ramirez, Gringo, Mário Conde, Ulisses Rocha, Toninho Horta, Soundscape Big Band, Djalma Lima, Turquinho Filho, Michel Leme, David Richards, Zerró Santos, Celso Pixinga, Mozart Mello, Jarbas Barbosa, Fabio Índio, Silvia Góes, Vinícius Dorin, Bocato, Walmir Gil, Proveta, François de Lima , Daniel Alcântara , Victor Alcântara , Maguinho , Lito Robledo, Alexandre Mihanovich, Nico Assumpção, Marcio Montarroyos, Alexandre Carvalho, Marcinho Eiras, Armando Marçal, Arthur Maia, Carlos Bala, Heartbreakers , Milton Nascimento, Léo Gandelman, Léa Freire, Bob Wyatt, Scott Henderson, Mike Stern, Frank Gambale, Michael Brecker, Joe Lovano, Lee Konitz, Wynton Marsalis, Kirk Covington, Joey Taylor, Tom Brechelen, Stephen Scott, Louis Nash, Carmine Appice, Ernie Watts, Steve Cardenas, David Berkman, Nana Vasconcelos, Trio Curupira, Nenê, Hermeto Pascoal, Dominguinhos, Alex Buck, Rogério Boccato, Bruno Cardozo, Thiago Espírito Santo, Edu Ribeiro , Fabio Torres. Eduardo e Silvinha Araújo, Wanderléia, Ronnie Von, VPA, Dr. Sin, Maurício Mattar, Fábio Jr ,Sexteto Jô Soares, Família Lima, Débora Blando, Miltinho Edilberto, Wanessa Camargo, Afonso Nigro, Erasmo Carlos, Pepeu Gomes, JJ Jackson, Fafa de Belém, Pedro Mariano, Artistas Reunidos (TRAMA), Silveira, Sampa Crew, Fat Family, Mafalda Minozzi, Milton Guedes, Supla, Jair Rodrigues, Rita Lee, Jorge Bem Jor, Jane Duboc, Sérgio Reis, Show DVD Jovem Guarda 40 anos, Elba Ramalho, Trio Chamego, Fábio Jr. especial TV Record 98/99 com: Leila Pinheiro, Zélia Duncan, Ângela Maria, Patrícia Coelho, Simone, Adriana Calcanhoto, Sandra de Sá, Joana, Marina Lima, Paula Toller, Ivete Sangalo, Fernanda Abreu, Elza Soares, Joyce, Especial DVD Raul Gil e Novos Talentos Jovem Guarda , Banda Domingão do Faustão