Igor Willcox Quartet - Jazz Band | Sao Paulo, Brazil

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Igor Willcox, drummer and composer, will present the songs of his first solo album, titled # 1.
With elements of jazz, funky and fusion, the album shows the composer side of the artist, exploring all his musicality, spontaneity as a drummer and interaction with the musicians.
The album had an excellent review on the most important and the popular jazz music website in the world, the All About Jazz.
“ Fans of fusion and jazz- funk in particular will appreciate Willcox's hard-driving, relentless style, and with some tasteful contributions from his colleagues, it's an auspicious outing fr ... om this versatile drummer and songwriter.”
“ There's more than enough evidence here to suggest that Willcox can claim a place at the table among current drummers continuing to draw effective inspiration from the abundant resources of jazz fusion.” Troy Dostert– All About Jazz
The CD features the special guests Bocato, Carlos Tomati, Vini Morales, Clayton Sousa, Glecio Nascimento, Rubem Farias, Bruno Alves, Erik Escobar, Jj Frannco, Fernando Rosa and Marcus Cesar.
Igor Willcox, a descendant of several generations of musicians, was influenced by his father, Paulo César Willcox (maestro, arranger, pianist and vibraphone) and his mother, Sonia Willcox (singer).
Considered one of the most important drummers in Brazil, Igor played and recorded with important artists of the national and international scene as; Jimmie Bo Horn, Camille Bertault Guilherme Arantes, Familia Lima, Sandy & Junior, Daniela Mercury, Rappin Hood, Fernanda Porto, Frejat, Gary Brown among other artists.
In the instrumental music he played and recorded with Bocato, Frank Colon (Weather Report), Tony Lakatos, Carlos Tomati, Michel Leme, Marcinho Eiras, Bocato, Lea Freire, David Richards, Arismar do Espírito Santo, Zerró Santos, Walmir Gil, Jarbas Barbosa, Djalma Lima, Wilson Teixeira, Rubem Farias, Erik Escobar, Decebal Badila, Sandro Haick, Lanny Gordin, Hélio Delmiro, etc.
His album with the trio "New Samba Jazz", released by the Swiss label Altrisuoni Records, had excellent reviews in Europe, Asia, USA and Brazil, becoming Best Seller of the label for 4 years.
Igor Willcox 4tet is formed by:
Clayton Sousa - sax
Vini Morales - electric piano and synths
Glecio Nascimento – bass
Igor Willcox - drums
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Biography

Igor Willcox was born in São Paulo on January 6, 1981. He descends of various generations of musicians as having greater influence his father, Paulo César Willcox (conductor, arranger, pianist, vibraphonist) and his mother, Sonia Rocha (singer). Igor started playing drums in 1995 at age 14, having as his teachers, the drummers Alexandre Faccas and Jojo Mayer.
Igor has played and recorded with important artists of brazilian and international scene as; The legendary singer Jimmie Bo Horn (KC & Sunshine Band), Guilherme Arantes, Familia Lima, Sandy & Junior, Camille Bertault, Fernanda Porto, ... Daniela Mercury, Annita, Frejat, Gary Brown, Kenny Brown, Placa Luminosa, among other artists.
In instrumental music, Igor has played and recorded with great names of Jazz and Brazilian music such as: Bocato, Tomati, Tony Lakatos, Frank Colon (Weather Report), Michel Leme, Marcinho Eiras, Arismar do Espirito Santo, Thiago do Espirito Santo, Tiago Costa, Sandro Haick, Wilson Teixeira, David Richards, Zerró Santos, Walmir Gil, Erik Escobar, Clayton Sousa, Decebal Badila , Lanny Gordin, Rubem Farias, Jj Franco, Bruno Alves, Fernando Rosa, Vini Morales, Glecio Nascimento, Marcus Cesar, etc.
His album with the trio "New Samba Jazz", released by the Swiss label Altrisuoni Records, had excellent reviews in Europe, Asia, USA and Brazil, becoming Best Seller of the label for 4 years.
Important Festivals / Awards: 
- Batuka Festival III (drum festival organized by the Vera Figueiredo’s Institute). Igor won the contest in category of musicality, in 1998. 
-Batuka Festival IV, alongside big names Dave Weckl and Virgil
Donati . 
- Igor was nominated as a drummer revelation in 2000, by Batera & Percussão Magazine 
- Presented on the 1st edition of Batukinha, where it also played the artists Vera Figueiredo, Sam Aliano, Marco Minnemann, Jim Chapin and Dom Famularo. 
- 2nd Modern Drummer Festival (Brazil). 
- Performed workshops in Germany at the University of Music in Frankfurt, Hamburg School of Music, among others. 
- IV Modern Drummer Festival IP & T. 
- Columnist for the Batera & Percussão Magazine, for 1 year. 
- Zildjian Camp Brazil 2015
Currently Igor Willcox is dedicated to his instrumental music projects "Musical Experiments" and "Igor Willcox Quartet," 
plays with the artists Bocato, Sophia Abrahão, Kel do Nascimento, as well as producing and performing with his electronic music project WallBreakers and E-cox Live . 
Igor just released his first album and play-along as a solo artist, called #1, with his compositions, with the participation of big names in brazilian instrumental music.
The album had an excellent review on the most important and the popular jazz music website in the world, the All About Jazz. 
“ Fans of fusion and jazz- funk in particular will appreciate Willcox's hard-driving, relentless style, and with some tasteful contributions from his colleagues, it's an auspicious outing from this versatile drummer and songwriter."
"There's more than enough evidence here to suggest that Willcox can claim a place at the table among current drummers continuing to draw effective inspiration from the abundant resources of jazz fusion.”  Troy Dostert - All About Jazz.
Igor Willcox #1 is available in the most important digital stores in the world and also in CD format, released by the record label Room 73 Records.
Igor Willcox is endorsee of Zildjian Cymbals, Nagano Drums, Korg and Luen Drumheads, Fsa Cajons, Power Click.
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