Hercules Gomes

Born in Vitória (ES), Hercules began his studies at age 13 as an autodidact and shortly thereafter he was playing in bands capixaba (Brazilian Region) music scene. He studied at the Music School of the Espírito Santo (Brazilian State)  and later joined the course of Popular Music at the State University of Campinas (Unicamp), where he graduated and studied with the teachers Paulo Braga, Hilton Valente (Gogô) and Silvio Baroni.

He appeared in some of the most important music festivals in Brazil and abroad as the XV CCPA Jazz Festival in Asuncion (Paraguay), the 25th International Festival Jazz Plaza in Havana (Cuba), Brazil Instrumental Festival in Tatuí (São Paulo) and the Cascavel Jazz Festival in Cascavel (Parana).

Was awarded in Fampop festivals (Avaré), Americana Festival (American) and the piano competition Guiomar Novaes. In April 2012 he won the 11th Award Nabor Pires de Camargo - Instrumentalist promoted by Indaiatuba Pro-Memory Foundation, in honor of important natural composer of the city.

He has participated in work with renowned musicians like Letieres Leite, Arismar Espírito Santo, Vinicius Dorin, Sizão Machado, Alessandro Penezzi, Wilson das Neves, Bruna Caram, among others.

 In 2013, Hercules releases his first solo album in which demonstrates their strong influences of Brazilian rhythms, jazz and classical music combined with a refined technique translating to your piano sound universe. With six original compositions and arrangements for six composers of songs like Edu Lobo, Hermeto Pascoal and Ernesto Nazareth, the CD pianism brings panoramic photos of the Brazilian piano with a lot of rhythm and lyricism.

published at the suggestion of Jorge Carvalheira