Background
He was born in São Paulo Gonçalo, Rio de Janeiro and began playing in local bands there from the age of 12.
He was born in São Paulo Gonçalo, Rio de Janeiro and began playing in local bands there from the age of 12.
He later worked in Mexico with the Brazilian bossa nova group Tamba 4 before moving to the United States. He established himself as a musician in Los Angeles in the early 1970s where he also became the record producer for the Argentine group Arco Iris who had moved to the United States and shifted from rock to jazz.