Pre-selected for the Latin Grammy Awards 2007 in 5 categories and chosen by the site iTunes as one of the 10 best records of 2007, Alexandre Grooves (or simply, Grooves), began to play at the age of 7, in the Zimbo Trio’s music school. First, he learned to play the piano, the bass and, later, the guitar, drums and percussion by himself.
Before starting a solo career, he performed with great artists such as
MaurÃcio Manieri, Seu Jorge, Cláudio Zoli, Jair Oliveira, among others, besides being part of bands like Grooveria and Paumandado.
Already performed with him in his shows Wilson Simoninha, Luciana Mello, MaurÃcio Manieri, Milton Guedes, Gabriel Moura, among others.
Influences: Djavan, Lenny Kravitz, Gilberto Gil, Ray Charles, Stevie Wonder, Seu Jorge, Jamiroquai, Beatles, until gets his unique and unmistakable sound style. The lyrics of his songs are inteligent and sensitive. This is the music of Alexandre Grooves.
The multi-instrumentist and singer gets in a solo project
with a sound that mixes the new and the old, Brazillian Music and POP, in a singular way, with swing and subtlety.
His debut record, “Amanhã eu não vou trabalhar” (Tomorrow I’ll not work), features Seu Jorge e MaurÃcio Manieri, and the young Brazillian singer Céu.
The song that gives the title to the album reached the radio Eldorado FM’s top 10(SP-Brazil) and can be listened in radios from Rio de Janeiro, Curitiba, Belo Horizonte, Porto Alegre and other cities in Brazil.
The song “Passar por mim” was recorded by Luciana Mello in her new album “Nêga”.
In october/2008, Alexandre was the openning act in the KT Tunstall show in São Paulo, at Via Funchal.
Alexandre Grooves and his CD “Amanhã eu não vou trabalhar” give their first step into an international career, and the album is already being sold in Japan.
