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Jorge Pescara
Jorge Pescara
	Pescara in 2005
Background information
Birth name	Jorge Luiz Pescara
Born	14 January 1966 (age 58); Sto André, São Paulo
Genres	Progressive rock; jazz fusion; experimental; Brazilian jazz;
Occupations	Bandleader; composer;
Instruments	Bass guitar; fretless bass; upright bass; Megatar Touchbass; Chapman Stick;
Years active	1998—present

Jorge Pescara (born 14 January 1966) is a Brazilian bassist and Megatar player specializing in jazz fusion, progressive rock, experimental music, and Brazilian jazz.^[1]

Setup

Basses: D'Alegria Defender Jorge Pescara signature 5str bass; Condor BC8000JP (prototype) fretless 8str;
Touchguitars: Megatar Toneweaver 12str; Megatar Dragon 12str (NST tuning); Paschalis touch 12str (Stick tenor tuning)
Strings: Elixir Nanoweb to Bass (.030, .045, .065, .085, .105, .130); plus super light to Megatar (009, 011, 016, 024, 032, 042)
Amp: StudioR Z900 power amp
Effects: Line6 FM4; BassWorks preamp bass modeler; Zoom G2.1U; Boss RC2; GR33 Roland Midi to synth; JP signature Bass Compressor by Rock It!; Triton Envelope Filter (Ed's Mod Shop); Moby Dick Bass Fuzz (Ed's Mod Shp); Danelectro Fab Echo; Behringer Ultra Octaver; Boss Compressor CS3; Boss Compressor CS2
Miscellaneous: Hot Hands by Source Audio, Hi EBow; Funk Fingers; Dunlop (plectros & picks); violin bow; Roland EV5 pedal

Selected discography

Contributions

Leila (Correndo Perigo) Mix House / Eldorado 1995
Geisan Varne (Caldeirao de Arruda) Seven Gates records 1996
Renato Grinberg (Caetano Sem Palavras) Camerati discos 1996
Mello Jr. (Plugged) Indie 1997
Laura Finocchiaro (Eco Glitter) Dabliu / Eldorado 1997
Jadir de Castro (Ziriguidum... e Deus Criou o Samba!) Jazz Station records 1998
Flor de Lis (Flordelis) Gospel Music 1998
Celso Fonseca (Out of the Blues "single") Geleia Geral 1998
Edu Helou (Ser) H. Music 1999
Fabio Pestana (Faces) SETO ES 2000
Street Angels (A Benefit Album...) Mr. Bongo UK / Jazz Station records 2000
Dom Um Romao (Lake of Perseverance) Jazz Station records / IRMA Italy 2001
Compilation (Gradation Transition) IRMA Italy 2001
JSR All Stars (Friends From Brazil 2001) Jazz Station records / IRMA Italy 2001
Pingarilho (Stories & Dreams) Jazz Station records 2002
Dom Um Romao (Nu Jazz Meets Brazil) Jazz Station records / IRMA Italy 2002
Brazil All Stars (Rio Strut) Jazz Station Records / Milestone records 2002
Compilation (A Day in Rimini) Jazz Station Records / IRMA Italy 2002
Chill Out Wear (Chill Out Wear) IRMA Italy 2002
Cool Jazzy cuts with Brazilian flavour (Sister Bossa vol 3) IRMA Italy 2002
Dom Um Romao (Groovystation EP) IRMA Italy 2003
Ithamara Koorax (Someday the Ballad album) King records / JSR 2003
Ithamara Koorax (Love Dance the Ballad album) Milestone records / Fantasy 2003
Lord K (Com Ropa) K & Rivero Produções 2003
Cool Jazzy cuts with Brazilian Flavour (Sister Bossa vol 4) IRMA Italy 2003
Various Artists (Chill Out Cafe vol 9) IRMA Italy 2004
Luiz Bertoni (Constante Movimento EP) Giraffe Dying records 2005
Various Artists (Brazilia the Very Best of the New Brazilia Sound) IRMA Italy 2005
Ithamara Koorax (The Best Of Ithamara Koorax) JSR / EMI 2006
Ithamara Koorax (O Vento) IRMA Italy 2006
Zero (Quinto Elemento) C&C Celebration 2007
Compilation (Bajista) Bajista Magazine 2007
Ithamara Koorax (Brazilian Butterfly) IRMA Italy 2007
Mobius Megatar (TouchStyle Cd) Megatar cd 2007
Elixir strings (Brazilian Great Music vol II) Elixir Brazilian's endorsees cd 2007
Ithamara Koorax (Brasil Canta com Ithamara Koorax) Cedem 2008
Sallaberry (Sambatuque) Tum Tum Home Music 2009
Ithamara Koorax & Mamoru Morishita Singer & Songer records 2011
Sallaberry (New Bossa) Tum Tum Home Music 2011
Paulo Moura (Paulo Moura & André Sachs - Fruto Maduro) Biscoito Fino 2012
Ithamara Koorax (Got \to Be Real) IRMA records 2012
Sallaberry (Rhythmist) Tum Tum Home Music 2013
Dialeto (The Last Tribe) Moonjune, 2013
LinhAmarela (Sol de Refletor) Nowa Music 2014

Solo

Grooves in the Temple^[2] (2005)
Knight Without Armour^[3] (2012)
Grooves in the Eden^[4] (2018)

Books

Pescara is the author of several bass instructional books.

Arthur Maia Transcriptions (by MPO 1995)
Curso TKT de Contrabaixo Elétrico (by TKT editora 1999)
Contrabaixo Completo para Iniciantes (by Irmãos Vitale editora 2004) ISBN 85-7407-183-8
O Dicionário Brasileiro de Contrabaixo Elétrico (by editora H. Sheldon 2005)
Coleção Toque de Mestre - Harmônicos (by HMP editora 2006)
Contrabaixo Completo – Manual do Groove (by Irmãos Vitale editora 2008) ISBN 978-85-7407-235-7

Videos

O Contrabaixo Completo (by MPO video 1994)

References

^ "Jorge Pescara Biography". allaboutjazz.com. Archived from the original on 26 December 2011. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
^ "Grooves in the Temple". dougpayne.com. 30 June 2004. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
^ "Jorge Pescara - Knight Without Armour Review". 5 June 2005. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
^ "Resenha: Grooves in the Eden (2018)" [Review: Grooves in the Eden (2018)] (in Portuguese). 27 April 2019. Retrieved 22 May 2020.